USS Northampton Bell - Northampton, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 19.057 W 072° 37.958
18T E 695086 N 4687756
A bell from the US Navy's light cruiser the USS Northampton is on display in the plaza in front of Memorial Hall at 240 Main Street, Northampton, MA.
Waymark Code: WM12P6H
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2020
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The bell from the US Navy light cruiser the USS Northampton is displayed handing from a 5' high frame set on a granite base in front of Memorial Hall. The top of the frame is painted blue and is inscribed:
USS NORTHAMPTON
CLC-1 CC-1
The light cruiser the USS Northampton was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Quincy, MA and launched 27 January 27, 1951. It was originally given the designation CLC-1. It was reclassified with the designation CC-1 on April 15, 1961. It was decommissioned on April 8, 1970 and subsequently scrapped. The bell was then acquired by the City of Northampton, MA.
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