USS Des Moines (CA-134)
Heavy cruiser
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USS Des Moines (CA-134) was the lead ship of the class of United States Navy heavy cruisers. She was the first ship in the United States Navy to feature the auto-loading Mark 16 8-inch/55 caliber gun, the first of its type in the world. Wikipedia
Construction started: May 28, 1945
Length: 715′
Launched: September 27, 1946
Beam: 76′
Commissioned: 16 November 1948
Complement: 1,799 officers and enlisted
Displacement: 17,255 long tons (17,532 t) (standard); 20,933 long tons (21,269 t) (full load)