Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Heavy cruiser |
Class | Baltimore |
Pennant | CA 70 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 3 Sep 1941 |
Launched | 19 Apr 1943 |
Commissioned | 14 Oct 1943 |
End service | 2 Feb 1970 |
History | USS Canberra was named in honour of the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra lost in action at Savo Island on 9 August 1942. Decommissioned 7 March 1947. |
Former name | Pittsburgh |
Commands listed for USS Canberra (CA 70)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Capt. Alexander Rieman Early, USN | 14 Oct 1943 | 25 Feb 1945 |
2 | T/Cdr. Richard Benjamin Levin, USN | 25 Feb 1945 | 17 Jul 1945 |
3 | T/Capt. Russell Million Ihrig, USN | 17 Jul 1945 | 18 May 1946 |
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