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SALEM (CA 139)

GUN CRUISER

UIC:03639
Class:CA 134 Fleet:
Status:Donated as a Museum and Memorial Homeport:
Date status changed:10/13/1994 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: BETHLEHEM STL/QUINCY
Delivery Date:05/09/1949
Award Date:06/14/1943 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):45.4 years
Keel Date:07/04/1945 Commission Date:05/14/1949
Launch Date:03/25/1947 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)47.6 years Decommission Date:01/30/1959
Years from Commission to Decommission: 9.7
Stricken Date: 07/12/1991

Overall Length: 717 ft Waterline Length:700 ft
Extreme Beam:77 ft Waterline Beam:75 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:27 ft Draft Limit:27 ft
Light Displacement:16000 tons Full Displacement:20450 tons
Dead Weight:4450 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 115 Enlisted: 1623

Remarks: SALEM IS LOCATED AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SHIPBUILDING MUSEUM, MASSACHUSETTS M
ILITARY RESEARCH CENTER, 739 WASHINGTON STREET, QUINCY, MA







Custodian:SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES Ships Program Manager:
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