USS Northampton (CLC-1)

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42°19′03″N 72°37′57″W / 42.3176001°N 72.6326363°W / 42.3176001; -72.6326363

USS Northampton underway in 1959
History
United States
Name	Northampton
Namesake	Northampton, Massachusetts
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	31 August 1944
Launched	27 January 1951
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edmond J. Lampron
Commissioned	7 March 1953
Decommissioned	8 April 1970
Reclassified	CLC-1, 27 January 1951 CC-1, 15 April 1961
Stricken	1 December 1977
Identification	Callsign: NTBX Hull number: CA-125
Honors and awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, December 1977
Notes	Bell at the Northampton Human Resources
General characteristics
Class and type	Oregon City-class cruiser
Displacement	13,700 long tons (13,920 t)
Length	674 ft 11 in (205.71 m)
Propulsion	Steam turbines, 120,000 shp (89 MW), 4 boilers, 4 shafts
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	2,000
Sensors and processing systems	1 × AN/SPS-2
Armament	4 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns (4×1) 8 × 3 in/70 caliber guns (4×2)
Armor	Belt: 6 in (150 mm) Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Aviation facilities	landing pad available for one helicopter

The third USS Northampton (CLC-1/CC-1) was a US Navy command light cruiser (command ship). She was laid down as an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser (CA–125), on 31 August 1944 by the Fore River Yard, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Quincy, Massachusetts. Work suspended between 11 August 1945 and 1 July 1948; she was converted to a command cruiser under project SCB 13 and launched as CLC–1, on 27 January 1951; sponsored by Mrs. Edmond J. Lampron; and commissioned as CLC–1, on 7 March 1953.