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| History | |
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| Name | Columbus |
| Namesake | City of Columbus, Ohio |
| Ordered | 9 September 1940 |
| Laid down | 28 June 1943 |
| Launched | 30 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. E. G. Meyers |
| Commissioned | 8 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 31 January 1975 |
| Reclassified | CG-12, 30 September 1959 |
| Stricken | 9 August 1976 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Ad Frontes Mundi |
| Nickname(s) | The Tall Lady |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Scrapped, 3 October 1977 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Baltimore-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 13,600 tons |
| Length | 674 ft 11 in (205.71 m) |
| Beam | 70 ft 10 in (21.59 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) |
| Speed | 32.6 kn (60.4 km/h; 37.5 mph) |
| Complement | 1,906 officers and enlisted |
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The third USS Columbus (CA-74/CG-12), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Columbus, Ohio. She was launched on 30 November 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; she was sponsored by Mrs. E. G. Meyers; and commissioned on 8 June 1945.