| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 13 February 1929 |
| Laid down: | 17 February 1930 |
| Launched: | 21 May 1932 |
| Commissioned: | 23 February 1933 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 July 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 March 1959 |
| Nickname: | "Sweet Pea" |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 6 October 1959 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type: | Portland-class Heavy Cruiser |
| Type: | Heavy Cruiser |
| Displacement: | 9,950 long tons (10,110 t) |
| Length: | 592 ft (180.4 m) (waterline); 610 ft 3 in (186.0 m) (overall) |
| Beam: | 64 ft 6 in (19.7 m) |
| Draft: | 21 ft 0 in (6.4 m) |
| Installed power: | 107,000 shp (80,000 kW) 8 × Yarrow boilers |
| Propulsion: | 4-shaft Parsons steam turbines |
| Speed: | 32.7 kn (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph) |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) @ 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity: | Fuel oil: 1,600 long tons (1,600 t) |
| Complement: | 876 officers and enlisted men |
| Armament: | 9 × 8 in (200 mm)/55 cal guns (3 triple turrets) 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 cal AA gun 8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns |
| Armor: | Belt: 3 to 4 in (76 to 102 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) + 2 in (51 mm) Turrets: 1.5 to 3 in (38 to 76 mm) |
| Aircraft carried: | 4 × floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities: | 2 × catapults |
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