USS Northampton (CLC-1)

42°19′03″N 72°37′57″W / 42.3176001°N 72.6326363°W / 42.3176001; -72.6326363

USS Northampton
USS Northampton underway in 1959
History
United States
NameNorthampton
NamesakeNorthampton, Massachusetts
BuilderBethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down31 August 1944
Launched27 January 1951
Sponsored byMrs. Edmond J. Lampron
Commissioned7 March 1953
Decommissioned8 April 1970
Reclassified
  • CLC-1, 27 January 1951
  • CC-1, 15 April 1961
Stricken1 December 1977
Identification
Honors and
awards
See Awards
FateScrapped, December 1977
NotesBell at the Northampton Human Resources
General characteristics
Class and typeOregon City-class cruiser
Displacement13,700 long tons (13,920 t)
Length674 ft 11 in (205.71 m)
PropulsionSteam turbines, 120,000 shp (89 MW), 4 boilers, 4 shafts
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement2,000
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × AN/SPS-2
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 6 in (150 mm)
  • Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Aviation facilitieslanding pad available for one helicopter

The third USS Northampton (CLC-1/CC-1) was a US Navy command light cruiser (command ship). She was laid down as an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser (CA–125), on 31 August 1944 by the Fore River Yard, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Quincy, Massachusetts. Work suspended between 11 August 1945 and 1 July 1948; she was converted to a command cruiser under project SCB 13 and launched as CLC–1, on 27 January 1951; sponsored by Mrs. Edmond J. Lampron; and commissioned as CLC–1, on 7 March 1953.