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The USS PROVIDENCE (CLG-6) was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Quincy, Massachusetts, as a light cruiser of the CLEVELAND class. |
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The USS PROVIDENCE (CLG-6) was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Quincy, Massachusetts, as a light cruiser of the CLEVELAND class. |
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| She was designated CL-82. Her keel was laid on July 27, 1943, and she was commissioned on May 15, 1945, at the Boston Naval Shipyard. |
| She served as Flagship in Mediteranean waters during the next four years with three tours of duty as a member of the SIXTH Fleet. Her first skipper was Captain W.B. Jackson. |
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