USS Concord (CL-10)

USS Concord (CL-10), off Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, 6 January 1943.
History
United States
Name:	Concord
Namesake:	Town of Concord, Massachusetts
Ordered:	29 August 1916 4 March 1917
Awarded:	30 July 1917 11 July 1919 (supplementary contract)
Builder:	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Laid down:	29 March 1920
Launched:	15 December 1921
Sponsored by:	Miss H. Butterick
Commissioned:	3 November 1923
Decommissioned:	12 December 1945
Struck:	8 January 1946
Identification:	Hull symbol:CL-10 Code letters:NIRV
Honors and awards:	1 × battle star
Fate:	Sold for scrap 21 January 1947
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type:	Omaha-class light cruiser
Displacement:	7,050 long tons (7,163 t) (standard) 9,508 long tons (9,661 t) (loaded)
Length:	555 ft 6 in (169.32 m) oa 550 ft (170 m) pp
Beam:	55 ft (17 m)
Draft:	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) (mean)
Installed power:	12 × White-Forster boilers 90,000 ihp (67,000 kW) (Estimated power produced on trials)
Propulsion:	4 × Parsons steam turbines 4 × screws
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h; 38.8 mph) (Estimated speed on Trial)
Crew:	29 officers 429 enlisted (peace time)
Armament:	2 × twin 6 in (150 mm)/53 caliber guns 8 × single 6 in (150 mm)/53 caliber guns 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns anti-aircraft 6 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 4 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 224 × mines (removed soon after completion)
Armor:	Belt: 3 in (7.6 cm) Deck: 1 1⁄2–4 in (38–102 mm) Conning Tower: 1 1⁄2 in (38 mm) Bulkheads: 1 1⁄2–3 in (38–76 mm)
Aircraft carried:	2 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities:	2 × Amidship catapults crane
General characteristics (1945)
Armament:	2 × twin 6 in (152 mm)/53 caliber 6 × single 6 in (152 mm)/53 caliber 8 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns 6 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 3 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns 12 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons

USS Concord (CL-10) was an Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the town of Concord, Massachusetts, the site of the first battle of the American Revolution. She spent the first nine years of her career in the Atlantic as part of the Scouting Force. Concord transferred to the Pacific in 1932 and spent the rest of her career, except for the winter of 1938–39, stationed there. Her home port moved to Pearl Harbor in April 1940 but escaped the attack on Pearl Harbor because she was in San Diego for an overhaul.

Concord was authorized on 29 August 1916 and assigned to William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia on 30 July 1917. She was laid down on 29 March 1920 and launched on 15 December 1921, sponsored by Miss H. Butterick. Concord was commissioned on 3 November 1923, with future Admiral, Captain Orin G. Murfin in command.

Concord was 550 feet (170 metres) long at the waterline with an overall length of 555 feet 6 inches (169.32 metres), her beam was 55 feet 4 inches (16.87 metres) and a mean draft of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 metres). Her standard displacement was 7,050 long tons (7,160 t) and 9,508 long tons (9,661 t) at full load. Her crew, during peace time, consisted of 29 officers and 429 enlisted men.