What is the name of the only "Des Moines" cruiser that still exists?
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United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS "Salem" (CA-139), a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945. The museum was established in 1993, in response to efforts by local officials and volunteers to revive the shipyard area after operations at Fore River ended in 1986. Several exhibits on board "Salem" relating to United States naval history and shipbuilding are featured along with dockside fixtures and a miniature golf course.
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USS Salem (CA-139) The third USS "Salem" (CA-139) is one of three "Des Moines"-class heavy cruisers completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II. Commissioned in 1949, she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and the only one still in existence. She was decommissioned in 1959, after serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. She is open to the public as a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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USS Washington (ACR-11) The seventh USS "Washington" (ACR-11/CA-11/IX-39), also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 11", and later renamed Seattle and reclassified CA-11 and IX-39, was a United States Navy "Tennessee"-class armored cruiser. She was laid down on 23 September 1903 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, launched on 18 March 1905, sponsored by Miss Helen Stewart Wilson, daughter of United States Senator John L. Wilson of Washington state, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 7 August 1906, Captain James D. Adams in command.
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USS Boise (CL-47) USS "Boise" (CL-47) was a light cruiser of the "Brooklyn" class in the United States Navy. The cruiser was named for Boise, the capital city of the state of Idaho. Commissioned in 1938, she saw extensive service during World War II, taking part in fighting in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters. Following the war the ship was decommissioned in 1946 and lay idle until sold to Argentina in 1951. Renamed Nueve de Julio, the ship remained in service with the Argentinian Navy until 1978, after which she was taken to Brownsville, Texas and scrapped in 1983.
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USS Manchester (CL-83) USS "Manchester" (CL-83), a "Cleveland"-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down 25 September 1944 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 5 March 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Ernest J. Gladu; and commissioned 29 October 1946, Capt. Peter G. Hale in command.
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SS Columbia SS "Columbia" is one of two remaining excursion steamships from the turn of the 20th century in existence, the second being her running mate, and sister ship SS "Ste. Claire". Both were designed by Frank E. Kirby and Louis O. Keil. "Columbia" was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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USS Chester (CA-27) USS "Chester" (CL/CA-27), a "Northampton"-class cruiser , was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania.
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USS Scout (AM-296) USS "Scout" (AM-296) was an "Admirable"-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II; she was the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. She was awarded 5 battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in February 1947 and placed in reserve. Although she did not see service in the war zone, "Scout" was recommissioned in May 1951 during the Korean War and remained in commission until March 1954, when she was placed in reserve again. While she remained in reserve, "Scout" was reclassified as MSF-296 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In October 1962, she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM "DM-09". Although she is reported out of service, her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary sources.
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SS Carroll Victory The "SS Carroll Victory" was the twenty-seventh Victory ship built during the World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. It was launched by the California Shipbuilding Company on June 13, 1944, and completed on August 31, 1944. The ship was named after Carroll, Iowa. The ship’s United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3 with a hull number 27 (V-27). It was operated by the Lykes Brothers SS Company and it served in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The Carroll was one of the new 10,500-ton class ship known as Victory ships that were designed to replace the earlier Liberty Ships. Unlike Liberty ships, Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. The Victory ships differed from Liberty ships in that they were faster, longer and wider, taller, had a thinner stack set farther toward the superstructure, and had a long raised forecastle.
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USS DeKalb (ID-3010) USS "DeKalb" (ID-3010) was a German mail ship "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" that served during the early part of the First World War as an auxiliary cruiser ("Hilfkreuzer") in the German Navy and later after the US entry into the war, as US Navy troop ship. Post war she returned to civilian service as the US transatlantic liner SS "Mount Clay".
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Kearsarge-class battleship The "Kearsarge"-class battleships were two pre-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. They were designed to be used for coastal defense. Both of the ships, USS "Kearsarge" and USS "Kentucky" , were authorized in 1895 and commissioned in 1900. Neither ship participated in a major battle, although they participated in the Great White Fleet, the oldest ships on the cruise. "Kentucky" was decommissioned in 1920 and sold for scrap in 1923. "Kearsarge" was also decommissioned in 1920, although it was then converted into a crane ship, and served in that capacity until scrapping in 1955.
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HMS Lancaster (1902) HMS "Lancaster" was one of 10 "Monmouth"-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Upon completion she was assigned to the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet. She remained there until 1912 when she returned home to be placed in reserve. The ship was recommissioned in 1913 for service with the 4th Cruiser Squadron on the North America and West Indies Station. She remained there until she was assigned to the Grand Fleet in 1915. She was transferred to the Pacific in 1916 and she became flagship of the Eastern Squadron in 1918. The ship was sold for scrap in 1920.
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USS Pandemus (ARL-18) USS "Pandemus" (ARL-18) was one of 39 "Achelous"-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II and was in commission from 1945 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1968. Named for Pandemus (a civic goddess in Egyptian and Greek mythology, perhaps of marriage, personifying earthly or common love), she has been the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name.
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USS Long Beach (CGN-9) USS "Long Beach" (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Long Beach, California.
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USS Newport News (CA-148) The second USS "Newport News" (CA–148) was a "Des Moines"-class heavy cruiser in the United States Navy. "Newport News" was laid down 1 November 1945; launched on 6 March 1948 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. The vessel was sponsored by Mrs. Homer L. Ferguson upon commissioning on 29 January 1949, Captain Floyd Smoot commanding. She was the first fully air-conditioned surface ship in the United States Navy, and the last all-gun heavy cruiser in commission in naval history.
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Midway-class aircraft carrier The "Midway"-class aircraft carrier was one of the longest-serving aircraft carrier designs in history. First commissioned in late 1945, the lead ship of the class, USS "Midway" , was not decommissioned until 1992, shortly after service in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The "USS Franklin D. Roosevelt" was decommissioned in 1977. The  was decommissioned in 1990.
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HMS Shropshire HMS "Shropshire was a Royal Navy (RN) heavy cruiser of the "London" sub-class of County-class cruisers. She is the only warship to have been named after Shropshire, England. Completed in 1929, "Shropshire" served with the RN until 1942, when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) following the loss of sister ship HMAS "Canberra" . Commissioned as HMAS "Shropshire, the ship remained in RAN service until 1949, and was sold for scrap in 1954.
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List of cruisers of the United States Navy This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser". Since the nomenclature predates the hull numbering system, and there were several confusing renumberings and renamings, there are multiple entries referring to the same physical ship.
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Cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundred years, and has had different meanings throughout this period. During the Age of Sail, the term "cruising" referred to certain kinds of missions – independent scouting, commerce protection, or raiding – fulfilled by a frigate or sloop, which were the "cruising warships" of a fleet. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers, and can usually perform several roles.
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USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) USS "John F. Kennedy" (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67) is the only ship of her class (a variant of the "Kitty Hawk" class of aircraft carrier) and the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and is nicknamed "Big John." "Kennedy" was originally designated a CVA (fixed wing attack carrier); however, the designation was changed to CV to denote that the ship was capable of anti-submarine warfare, making her an all-purpose carrier.
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USS Hampton (SSN-767) USS "Hampton" (SSN-767), a "Los Angeles"-class submarine , is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear this name. The earlier "Hampton"s were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire. There are 14 more "Hampton" towns in the United States.
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USS Chicago (CA-29) USS "Chicago" (CL/CA-29) was a "Northampton"-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago. After surviving a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbour and serving in battle at the Coral Sea and Savo Island in 1942, she was sunk by Japanese aerial torpedoes in the Battle of Rennell Island, in the Solomon Islands, on 30 January 1943.