USS Toledo (CA-133)

USS Toledo in 1949
History
United States
NameToledo
NamesakeCity of Toledo, Ohio
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down13 September 1943
Launched6 May 1945
Commissioned27 October 1946
Decommissioned21 May 1960
Stricken1 January 1974
Identification
Motto
  • Neptunes Knight
  • Vigilant
Honors and
awards
See Awards
FateScrapped, 30 October 1974
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 Toledo (CA-133) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy active during the Korean War.

Toledo was laid down on 13 September 1943 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, launched on 6 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs Edward J. Moan, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 27 October 1946, Captain August J. Detzer, Jr., in command.