After being studied, she was later sunk as a target ship in 1948. After the war, she would help to transport veterans before being subjected to two atomic blasts as a part of Operation Crossroads. She would see action in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands and the Battle of Tassafaronga, and also provided extensive fire support throughout the war in the Pacific, including at Wake and Okinawa. She would be completed in February 1930, and notably was one of the first 6 ships to receive radar in 1940. Laid down in 1926, the Pensacola-class, USS Pensacola (CA-24), 1941 (also called "Grey Ghost", a nickname given to her by Tokyo Rose) was the lead ship of the Pensacola class of heavy cruisers.
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