USS Oregon City (CA-122)
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| colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:USS Oregon City (CA-122).jpg|300px|USS Oregon City (CA-122)]]<br><small>USS ''Oregon City'' (CA-122)</small>
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!align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Career
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|Ordered:
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|Laid down:
|[[8 April]] [[1944]]
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|Launched:
|[[9 June]] [[1945]]
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|Commissioned:
|[[16 February]] [[1946]]
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|Decommissioned:
|[[15 December]] [[1947]]
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|Fate:
|Scrapped in 1973
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|Struck:
|[[1 November]] [[1970]]
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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|General characteristics
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|Displacement:
|13,700 tons
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|Length:
|673 ft 5 in
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|Beam:
|70 ft 10 in
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|Draught:
|26 ft 4 in
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|Propulsion:
|GE turbines turning 120,000 horsepower
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|Speed:
|32.4 knots
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|Range:
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|Complement:
|1,142 officers and enlisted
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|Armament:
|9 x 8 in, 12 x 5 in, 48 x 40 mm, 20 x 20 mm guns
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|Aircraft:
|Four amphibious scout planes
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|Motto:
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'''USS ''Oregon City'' (CA-122)''', the lead ship of the [[Oregon City class cruiser|''Oregon City'' class]] of [[heavy cruiser]]s, was laid down [[8 April]] [[1944]] by [[Bethlehem Steel]] Company, [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]; launched [[9 June]] [[1945]]; sponsored by Mrs. Raymond P. Canfield, wife of the City Commissioner of [[Oregon City, Oregon]]. Newspapers showed pictures of celebrated radio, film and television personality [[Bing Crosby]] adding a bit of glamor to the launching. The Oregon City was commissioned [[16 February]] [[1946]], Capt. Burnett K. Culver in command.
The commissioning program says: "The U.S.S. Oregon City is named for that historical city in the state of [[Oregon]] that bears the same name as the state. Oregon City is the oldest seat of government is the entire West and the original and [[Oregon State Capitol|first capital of Oregon]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Willamette River]] and was founded over a century ago by the noted Dr. [[John McLoughlin]]."
Continuing: "The U.S.S. Oregon City, like the city it is named for believes in being a first. As the first heavy cruiser of her type and class she carries on the heritage of that great city that is noted for its historical firsts."
''Oregon City'' departed [[Boston]] [[31 March]] [[1946]] for shakedown out of [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base|Guantanamo Bay]], then returned to Boston in mid-May.
''Oregon City'' became flagship of the 4th Fleet [[3 July]] and the following month began dockside training of reservists in [[Philadelphia]]. From [[6 October]] to [[19 October]] she made a post-war Reserve Training Cruise, to [[Bermuda]], then sailed to Boston and remained until the following March with a somewhat reduced complement. Reassigned to the 2nd Fleet in January 1947, ''Oregon City’s'' crew had returned to full strength by the time she sailed for Guantanamo Bay [[30 March]]. After three weeks of exercises she returned to Boston, not sailing again until [[6 June]]. She embarked midshipmen at [[Annapolis]] on the 21st, then sailed for the Canal Zone and the [[Caribbean]] on an annual summer training cruise.
''Oregon City'' debarked her midshipmen at Norfolk in mid-August and sailed for Philadelphia and deactivation. She decommissioned on [[15 December]] [[1947]]. Her bell was sent back to Oregon were it is on display at the Museum of the Oregon Territory in Oregon City, Oregon.
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