USS Norfolk

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The second USS Norfolk (DL-1) was the first destroyer leader of the United States Navy. Originally projected as a hunter-killer cruiser, she was in service until 1970, and was scrapped in 1974.

1953  Wikimedia, Wikidata
DL-1; DL-1
beam 53 foot, length 520 foot, length 540 foot, 
destroyer, flotilla leader, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy, 

  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships page@
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    1953 USS Norfolk
    1970-01-15T00:00:00Z
    1970-01-15T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1953-03-04T00:00:00Z
    1953-03-04T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1951-12-29T00:00:00Z
    1951-12-29T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1949-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1949-09-01T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
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    USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1954USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1954
    USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway on 19 September 1957 (NH 94160)USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway on 19 September 1957 (NH 94160)
    USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway in Hampton Roads on 6 September 1955 (NH 94158)USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway in Hampton Roads on 6 September 1955 (NH 94158)
    USS Norfolk (DL-1) fires ASROCUSS Norfolk (DL-1) fires ASROC
    USS Norfolk (DL-1) and USS Newport News (CA-148) underway in the mid-1950s (NH 94159)USS Norfolk (DL-1) and USS Newport News (CA-148) underway in the mid-1950s (NH 94159)
    USS Norfolk (DL-1) entering port, circa in 1957 (NH 94162)USS Norfolk (DL-1) entering port, circa in 1957 (NH 94162)
    South Boston Naval Annex and South Boston Army Base, circa 1958South Boston Naval Annex and South Boston Army Base, circa 1958
    76 mm L70 gun turrets on USS Norfolk (DL-1) c196276 mm L70 gun turrets on USS Norfolk (DL-1) c1962
    USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1964USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1964
    USS Norfolk (DL-1) stern view in 1955USS Norfolk (DL-1) stern view in 1955
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      linkpageDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships page@Wikidata
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1954 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) underway on 19 September 1957 (NH 94160) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) underway in Hampton Roads on 6 September 1955 (NH 94158) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) fires ASROC Commons
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) and USS Newport News (CA-148) underway in the mid-1950s (NH 94159) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) entering port, circa in 1957 (NH 94162) Commons
      commonsimageSouth Boston Naval Annex and South Boston Army Base, circa 1958 Commons
      commonsimage76 mm L70 gun turrets on USS Norfolk (DL-1) c1962 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1964 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Norfolk (DL-1) stern view in 1955 Commons
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