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USS Worcester (CL-144) was a light cruiser in the United States Navy. It was the third ship to carry that name, honoring the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester was the lead ship of the Worcester-class of light cruisers. It was launched just after the close of World War II and decommissioned in 1958.
The Worcester class was a class of light cruisers used by the United States Navy, laid down in 1945 and commissioned in 1948–49. They and their contemporaries, the Des Moines-class heavy cruisers, were the last all-gun cruisers built for the U.S. Navy. Ten ships were planned for this class, but only two (USS Worcester (CL-144) and USS Roanoke (CL-145)) were completed.
USS Worcester has been the name of three ships in the United States Navy. USS Worcester (1866) a bark-rigged screw steam sloop-of-war that was launched in 1866. USS Worcester (PG-170) was renamed USS Gladwyne (PF-62) before it was laid down as a Tacoma-class frigate in 1943. USS Worcester (CL-144) was the lead ship of the Worcester-class cruisers
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USS William H. Standley; USS Worcester (CL-144) USS Worden (CG-18) Y. USS Yorktown (CG-48) This page was last edited on 3 April 2013, at 16:16 (UTC). Text is ...
USS Des Moines (CA-134) USS Worcester (CL-144) CL-154 class concept. Des Moines class (CA-134) Des Moines (1948) Baltimore class (CA-135) Los Angeles (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star, Korea: 5 stars (CA-136) Chicago (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star, later converted to CG-11; Oregon City class (CA-137) Norfolk – canceled after construction started
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English: The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Worcester (CL-144) fires its forward 6"(152mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 DP guns, circa in 1957. Date: circa 1957