USS Northampton

USS Northampton

USS "Northampton" has been the name of three ships in the United States Navy:

*USS|Northampton|SP-670, a wooden motor boat acquired in 1917 and returned to its owner in 1918.
*USS|Northampton|CA-26, lead ship of the "Northampton"-class cruisers, commissioned in 1930 and was sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga in 1942.
*USS "Northampton" (CA-125) was a heavy cruiser laid down in 1944. Work on her was suspended in 1945 prior to launching. In 1948 work began to convert her into a command ship, and she was redesignated CLC-1.
*USS|Northampton|CLC-1 was a command ship (originally laid down as heavy cruiser CA-125) launched in 1951 which commissioned in 1953 and served until 1970.

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*During World War II, the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, which trained officers of the Women's Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve (WAVES), was nicknamed "USS Northampton".


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