
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
CL-47 USS Boise
- Brooklyn class Light Cruiser:
- Displacement: 12,242 tons (full load)
- Length: 608'4"
- Beam: 61'8"-69'6"
- Draft: 24'4"-25'
- Speed: 33 knots
- Armament: 5x3 6"/47, 4x2 5"/38, 4x4 40mm, 6x2 40mm, 12x1 20m, 8x1 .50-caliber MG; 2 planes
- Complement: 1,363
- Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 100,000 hp
- Built at Newport News, and commissioned 12 August 1938
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December 8, 2001