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    USS Portland (CA-33) - Wikipedia
    Class and typePortland-class cruiser
    Displacement9,800 long tons (9,957 t) (standard)
    Length610 ft 3 in (186.00 m) oa · 582 ft (177 m) wl
    Beam66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
    Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland
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    Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland
    C-SPAN.org1.5K viewsJan 16, 2005
    Overview

    USS Portland (CL/CA–33) was the lead ship of the Portland class of cruiser and the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Portland, Maine. Launched in 1932, she completed a number of training and goodwi… See more

    Design and construction

    Portland was the lead ship of the third class of "treaty cruisers" to be constructed by the United States Navy following the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, following the two vessels of the Pensacola class ordered in 1926 and t… See more

    Service history

    Departing Boston on 1 April 1933, the cruiser arrived Gravesend Bay, New York late in the day on 3 April. The next evening, she was dispatched on her first assignment to the scene of the airship Akron, which had crashed at … See more

    Post-war

    With the termination of hostilities, Portland was designated flagship of Vice Admiral George D. Murray, Commander Mariana Islands, who was to accept the surrender of the Carolines. The ship steamed to Truk Atoll and th… See more

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