USS Worcester (CL-144)

History of the USS Worcester (CL-144)

On June 26, 1948, the lead ship of her class, the USS Worcester (CL-144), docked at New York Shipbuilding Co. Zee in Camden, NSW West, commissioned. Originally deployed in the Mediterranean, she was sent to artillery support during the Korean War, arriving in August 1950. During this period, Worcester supported the Incheon invasion and the Wonsan landing. After serving, she returned to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe for deployment.

In January 1956, Worcester was transferred to the Pacific Fleet and remained on Mare Island, California, until her decommissioning in December 1958. She moved to Bremerton, Washington, and was part of the "Reserve Fleet" until she was removed from the Navy Register in December 1970.

Worcester sold as scrap in July 1972.

Specification

Basic

Year of Service

1948

Origins

United States

Status

stop service

Destroyed, scrapped.

supplement

1,400

staff

Class information

Class

Worcesterban

Class Size

4

ships

Class

USS Worcester (CL-144); USS Roanoke (CL-145); USS Vallejo (CL-146); USS Gary (CL-147)

Carrier

United States

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

680.0 feet

207.26m

Ray

71. 0 feet

21.64m

Draft

26. 0 feet

7.92m

Shift

14,700 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

4 x boilers provide 120,000 hp to 4 x GE steam turbines and drive 4 x axles.

Surface Velocity

33.0 nodes

(38.0km/h)

Area

7,999nm

(9,205 miles | 14,814 kilometers)

Weapons

12 x 6" (150 mm) dual-purpose (DP) main gun. 24 x 3" (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun (AA). 12 x 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.

Aircraft

1 x Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk Retrievable Seaplane (until 1949); Sikorsky HO3-S Dragonfly (since 1949); Danny Drone (1949) .