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USS Newport News

Des Moines-class cruiser
USS Newport News was the third and last ship of the Des Moines-class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy. She was the first fully air-conditioned surface ship and the last active all-gun heavy cruiser in the United States Navy. Wikipedia
Launched: March 6, 1948
Length: 716′
Construction started: November 1, 1945
Aviation facilities: 2 × aircraft catapults; Helipad (later conversion)
Beam: 76 ft 6 in (23.32 m)
Boats & landing craft carried: 2–4 × lifeboats