USS Macon (CA-132)

USS Macon underway on 6 October 1951
History
United States
NameMacon
NamesakeCity of Macon, Georgia
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding
Laid down14 June 1943
Launched15 October 1944
Commissioned26 August 1945
Decommissioned12 April 1950
Recommissioned16 October 1950
Decommissioned10 March 1961
Stricken1 November 1969
Identification
MottoConstitution, Justice, Wisdom, Moderation
FateScrapped, 5 July 1973
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeBaltimore-class cruiser
Displacement13,600 long tons (13,818 t)
Length674 ft 11 in (205.71 m)
Beam70 ft 10 in (21.59 m)
Draft20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement1,142 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Macon (CA-132), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down on 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey; launched on 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles F. Bowden, wife of the mayor of Macon, Georgia; and commissioned on 26 August 1945 at Philadelphia, Captain Edward Everett Pare in command.