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Title |
Christmas card from U.S.S. Roanoke (CL-145) |
Dates of Creation |
circa 1951 |
Scope & Content |
A Christmas card from the U.S.S. Roanoke, CL-145, with its original envelope. The fourth Roanoke (CL-145) was laid down May 15, 1945 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched June 16, 1947; sponsored by Miss Julia Ann Henebry; and commissioned at Philadelphia April 4, 1949, Capt. John D. Kelsey in command. Following shakedown in the Caribbean, Roanoke undertook maneuvers in the Atlantic as a unit of the Battleship-Cruiser Force and on January 6, 1950 got underway to join the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean for her first extended deployment. Returning to the United States in May, she alternated 6th Fleet deployments with operations in the western Atlantic until the summer of 1952 when she added a midshipman's cruise to Europe and the Caribbean to her schedule. Continuing to operate in the Battleship-Cruiser Foree, U.S. Atlantic Fleet until the fall of 1955, Roanoke completed her sixth Mediterranean deployment in May, then prepared for transfer to the Pacific Fleet. On September 22, 1955, Roanoke departed Norfolk, Virginia for the Panama Canal. Homeported at Long Beach, she conducted nine Naval Reserve cruises and completed two WestPac cruises, May to December 1956 and September to October 1958, before decommissioning October 31,1958. She was berthed at Mare Island until sold to the Levin Metals Corporation of San Jose, California on February 22, 1972. (CL-145: dp. 18,400 (f.); 1. 680'; b. 71'; dr. 26'; s. 32 k.; cpl. 1,382; a. 12 6", 94 3", 24 20mm.; cl. Worcester) |
Year Range from |
1945 |
Year Range to |
1958 |
Subjects |
Cards Holidays Christmas cards Military service Naval ships Ships Cruisers (Warships) |
Search Terms |
USS Roanoke USS Roanoke (CL-145) |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
020\2007511.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Card, Greeting |
Object ID |
2007.51.1 |
Extent of Description |
1-card, 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", folded, with envelope (5 3/4" x 4 3/4") |