USS Fall River

USS Fall River (CA-131) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. Launched on 13 August 1944 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. Alexander C. Murray, wife of Fall River mayor Alexander C. Murray; and commissioned on 1 July 1945, Captain David Stolz Crawford in command.

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CA-131
speed 33 knot, 
Baltimore-class cruiser, heavy cruiser, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy, 

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Location: 41.705, -71.1624, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  USS Cero ⓘ
  patrol vessel of the United States Navy

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  USS Fall River ⓘ
  1944 Baltimore-class cruiser

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  USS Lionfish ⓘ
  1943 Balao-class submarine

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  USS Saratoga ⓘ
  1955 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

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  WLV-613 ⓘ
  last lightship to mark the Ambrose channel

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  Lightship No. 114 ⓘ
  lightship

1943-04-12T00:00:00Z

1943-04-12T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1945-07-01T00:00:00Z

1945-07-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1947-10-31T00:00:00Z

1947-10-31T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1944-08-13T00:00:00Z

1944-08-13T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1778-05-25T00:00:00Z

1778-05-30T00:00:00Z

1778 Mount Hope Bay raids

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778 Battle of Rhode Island

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Bow of USS Fall River at Battleship Cove

USS Fall River (CA-131) at anchor on 12 August 1945 (cropped)

Sailors watch the Able test atomic bomb cloud from USS Fall River (CA-131), 1 July 1946 (80-G-627452)

USS Fall River (CA-131) at anchor on 12 August 1945

USS Fall River (CA-131) at Bikini Atoll, 5 July 1946 (81022)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1778	Mount Hope Bay raids	United States, Continental Army, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Battle of Rhode Island	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cero	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Fall River	heavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lionfish	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Saratoga	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		WLV-613	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1930	Lightship No. 114	lightvessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Walsh-Kaiser Company	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Phoenix	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rodman	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort	1675	Russell Garrison	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort	1702	Fort Wolcott	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1776	Acushnet Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1798	Fort Adams	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Fort Church	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Barneys Joy Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Bristol Train of Artillery Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hiddensee	corvette, German Navy, United States Navy, preserved watercraft, East German Navy, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Massachusetts	preserved watercraft, battleship, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT-617	preserved watercraft, motor torpedo boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT 796	preserved watercraft, PT boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Battleship Cove	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Endeavour	survey vessel, collier, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1762	HMS Lark	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		Bow of USS Fall River at Battleship Cove		Commons
commons	image		USS Fall River (CA-131) at anchor on 12 August 1945 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Sailors watch the Able test atomic bomb cloud from USS Fall River (CA-131), 1 July 1946 (80-G-627452)		Commons
commons	image		USS Fall River (CA-131) at anchor on 12 August 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Fall River (CA-131) at Bikini Atoll, 5 July 1946 (81022)		Commons