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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."USS Salem History
The USS Salem is one of the Des Moines-class heavy cruisers ordered by the U.S. Navy. In 1945, just before the end of World War II, the Bethlehem Steel Company began its construction in Quincy, Massachusetts. Salem was the last of its class to be commissioned and is the only heavy cruiser still standing.
For ten years, the USS Salem served as flagship for the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and the U.S. Second Fleet in the Atlantic, hosting notables such as the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and King Paul of Greece.
The warship was launched at the beginning of the Cold War when tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were at an all-time high. Although the heavily armed military vessel never had to fire its weapons, its impressive battery was enough to deter possible attacks."...
..."USS Salem History
The USS Salem is one of the Des Moines-class heavy cruisers ordered by the U.S. Navy. In 1945, just before the end of World War II, the Bethlehem Steel Company began its construction in Quincy, Massachusetts. Salem was the last of its class to be commissioned and is the only heavy cruiser still standing.
For ten years, the USS Salem served as flagship for the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and the U.S. Second Fleet in the Atlantic, hosting notables such as the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and King Paul of Greece.
The warship was launched at the beginning of the Cold War when tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were at an all-time high. Although the heavily armed military vessel never had to fire its weapons, its impressive battery was enough to deter possible attacks."...
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