| 16 September 1940: |
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Keel Laid at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
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| 7 December 1942: |
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Launched |
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| 23 May 1943: |
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Commissioned for service in World War II |
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| 30 June 1948: |
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Decommissioned |
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| 21 November 1950: |
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Recommissioned for service in Korea |
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| 21 August 1957: |
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Decommissioned |
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| 1967 - 1968: |
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Reactivated & modernized at Philadelphia Shipyard |
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| 6 April 1968: |
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Recommissioned for service in Vietnam |
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| 17 December 1969: |
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Decommissioned |
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| 1981 - 1982: |
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Reactivated & modernized at Long Beach Shipyard |
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| 28 December 1982: |
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Recommissioned for service as part of President Reagan's 600 ship Navy |
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| 8 February 1991: |
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Decommissioned |
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| 4 January 1999: |
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Classed as Category X, ready for donation |
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| 12 September 1999: |
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Begins Final Voyage home to NEW JERSEY |
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| 11 November 1999: |
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Arrives at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for restoration as a museum |
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| October 2001: |
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Arrives at her final destination on the Camden Waterfront in New Jersey, and opens to the public for tours. |
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