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USS AMSTERDAM (CL-101)

       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Uniform - Golf - Bravo
CLASS - CLEVELAND
Displacement 10,000 Tons, Dimensions, 610' 1" (oa) x 66' 4" x 25' (Max)
Armament 12 x 6"/47, 12 x 5"/38AA, 28 x 40mm, 10 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft
Armor, 5" Belt, 6" Turrets, 2" Deck, 5" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 100,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 32.5 Knots, Crew 1255.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 03 MAR 1943 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA
Launched 25 APR 1944
Commissioned 08 JAN 1945
Decommissioned 30 JUN 1947
Stricken 02 JAN 1971
Fate: Sold for scrap to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, CA on 11 FEB 1972
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Amsterdam 70k (Very Poor) General look of this ship. USN
Amsterdam 140k USS Amsterdam (CL-101) Seen here in the final days of WW2, the Amsterdam was the last Cleveland class ship commissioned in time to see service in WW2. She was part of the final push on Japan. Commissioned on January 8, 1945, she had a short service life, being decommissioned on June 30, 1947. USN
Amsterdam
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Starboard bow view off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 29 Jan 1945. Note the high waterline. She has yet to take on ammunition.

U.S. Navy Photo #9610(45)

 David Buell
Amsterdam
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Starboard quarter view off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 29 Jan 1945. Note the high waterline. She has yet to take on ammunition.

U.S. Navy Photo #9612(45)

 David Buell
Amsterdam 140k

USS Amsterdam (CL-101) At Portland, Oregon, for Navy Day festivities, October 1945. Collection of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 98589.

 USNHC
Amsterdam 42k Port side view, while layed up in the Reserve Fleet. From the Larry Cote collection. Richard Leonhardt
USS AMSTERDAM (CL-101) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. Bob Tripp
Address: 26 William St. Hornell NY, 14843
Phone: 607-324-4787
E-mail: None

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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