Northampton-class cruiser
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The Northampton-class cruisers were a group of six heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy, and commissioned between 1928 and 1931.
USS Northampton (CA-26)
USS Northampton (CA-26)
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USS Northampton was the lead Northampton-class cruiser in service with the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1930, originally classified a light cruiser because of her thin armor but later r
Northampton-class cruiser
…the fitting of deep bilge keels. Ships in class Construction data Ship name Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Northampton CA-26 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts 12 April 1928 5 September 1929 17 May 1930 —N/a Sunk in the Battle of…
Northampton in 1930.
USS Northampton of the Enterprise task force enters Pearl Harbor on 8 December 1941.
Northampton attempting to tow Hornet during the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942