U.S.S. Marblehead (1923)

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U.S.S. Marblehead (1923)
Hull Number: CL-12
Builder: William Cramp & Sons[1]
Laid down: 4 Aug, 1920[2]
Launched: 9 Oct, 1923[3]
Commissioned: 8 Sep, 1924[4]
Decommissioned: 1 Nov, 1945[5]
Stricken: 28 Nov, 1945[6]
Broken up: 27 Feb, 1946[7]
U.S.S. Marblehead was one of ten Omaha class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.

She commissioned on 8 September, 1924 with Captain Chauncey Shackford in command.

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  1. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  2. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  3. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  4. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  5. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  6. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  7. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
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