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Illustrated booklet titled "U.S.S. Memphis CL13, 1925-1945" giving information on the history of the Omaha-class light cruiser, the fourth U.S. Navy ship named for Memphis, Tennessee. The ship was commissioned on February 4, 1925, and decommissioned on December 17, 1945. It was perhaps best-known for bringing Charles Lindbergh and his plane back to the United States after his solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927.
Identifier
MVP 4255
Date
1945
Keywords
Memphis (Cruiser)
Recommended Citation
"U.S.S. Memphis CL13, 1925-1945" (2021). United States and beyond. 89.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-pub-us/89
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