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USS Des Moines (CA-134) - one of the three American Des Moines-class heavy cruisers, which entered service after the end of World War II. They were the last American cruisers armed only with muzzle artillery. The cruiser was launched on September 27, 1946 at the Fore River Shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned on November 16, 1948, into the US Navy. The first commander of the ship was Commander AD Chandler. Between 1949 and 1957, she served in the Mediterranean every year as the flagship of the 6th Fleet. In 1952 and also from 1954 to 1957, she made training cruises calling at the ports of Northern Europe. In 1952, 1953 and 1955, the cruiser participated in NATO fleet maneuvers. She was last flagship of the 6th Fleet between February 1958 and June 1961. On July

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