USS Des Moines (CA-134)

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The USS Des Moines (CA-134), the second ship of that name in the United States Navy, was the lead ship of a class of heavy cruisers. She was the first ship in the United States Navy to feature the auto loading Mark 16 8-inch/55 caliber gun, which was the first of its type in the world.

History
United States
Name:	Des Moines
Namesake:	Des Moines, Iowa
Ordered:	25 September 1943
Builder:	Bethlehem Steel Company
Laid down:	28 May 1945
Launched:	27 September 1946
Commissioned:	16 November 1948
Decommissioned:	6 July 1961
Struck:	9 July 1991
Identification:	Hull symbol: CA-134
Fate:	Scrapping completed by ESCO Marine, Inc., Brownsville, TX on 16 August 2007.
General characteristics
Class and type:	Des Moines-class heavy cruiser
Displacement:	17,000 tons
Length:	716 ft 6 in (218.39 m)
Beam:	76 ft 6 in (23.32 m)
Draft:	22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion:	4 shaft; General Electric turbines; 4 boiler; 120,000 shp (89,000 kW)
Speed:	33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range:	10,500 nmi (19,450 km) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement:	1,799 officers and enlisted
Armament:	9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns 12 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns 24 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns 24 × 20 mm AA guns