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U.S.S. OMAHA
(CL-4)THE GALLOPING GHOST
OF THE EAST COAST
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CL-4 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CL-4 Shellback Initiation | Add a CL-4 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1918 | - | Keel Date: 6 DEC 1918 at Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle WA | ||
| DEC | 1920 | - | Launch Date: 14 DEC 1920 | ||
| FEB | 1923 | - | Commissioned: 24 FEB 1923 | ||
| JUL | 1941 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1941 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1941 | - | DEC | 1941 | Caribbean |
| DEC | 1941 | - | JAN | 1942 | Guantanamo Bay |
| NOV | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 1 NOV 1945 | ||
CL-4 General Specifications
Class: Omaha-class light cruiser
Named for: Omaha
Complement: 458 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7050 tons
Length: 556 feet 6 inches
Beam: 55 feet 4 inches
Flank Speed: 34 Knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped in February 1946