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USS Salem (CA-139) is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II and commissioned in 1949. The second ship of her class, she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and is the last remaining.
The USS Des Moines (CA-134) and USS Salem (CA-139) were decommissioned by 1961 but the USS Newport News (CA-148) served until 1975. The Salem is a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts (near Salem, Massachusetts, the ship's namesake); The Des Moines and Newport News were scrapped.
USS Salem (CM-11) was the civilian vessel Joseph R. Parrott, used as a minelayer from 1942 to 1945 USS Salem (CA-139) is a heavy cruiser and museum ship in service from 1949 to 1959 List of ships with the same or similar names
List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that service. The US Navy maintains its official list of ships past and present at the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), [ 1 ] although it does not include early vessels.
For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy. For ships with unique names, "USS Shipname" redirects to the ship article. For reused names, "USS Shipname" is an index page for the ships of that name; the links after the name lead to the specific ship pages.
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"Nasty Nick" – USS Nicholas, name given by crew due to the proclivity of the ship's AC units to break down in hot weather. "Nelly" – HMS Nelson – also "Nelsol" – from fleet oilers with names ending in "ol" that the Nelson class looked similar to in silhouette. "Niffy Jane" – HMS Iphigenia "NO Boat" – USS New Orleans
This list may not reflect recent changes. A. USS Albany (CA-123) ... USS Saint Paul (CA-73) USS Salem (CA-139) USS San Jacinto (CG-56) USS South Carolina (CGN-37)