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CANBERRA (CA 70)
(ex-PITTSBURGH (CA 70), CAG 2)

GUN CRUISER

UIC:03570
Class:CA 69 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, by Navy Sale Homeport:
Date status changed:07/15/1980 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: BETHLEHEM ST/QUIN
Delivery Date:10/14/1943
Award Date:07/01/1940 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):36.8 years
Keel Date:09/03/1941 Commission Date:10/14/1943
Launch Date:04/19/1943 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)37.3 years Decommission Date:02/02/1970
Years from Commission to Decommission: 26.3
Stricken Date: 07/31/1978

Overall Length: 674 ft Waterline Length:664 ft
Extreme Beam:71 ft Waterline Beam:69 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:29 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:13230 tons Full Displacement:17750 tons
Dead Weight:4520 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 110 Enlisted: 1620

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