USS Nashville (CL-43)

	USS Nashville (August 1943)
History
United States
Name	Nashville
Namesake	City of Nashville, Tennessee
Ordered	16 June 1933
Awarded	3 August 1933
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$11,677,000 (contract price)
Laid down	24 January 1935
Launched	2 October 1937
Sponsored by	Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman
Commissioned	6 June 1938
Decommissioned	24 June 1946
Stricken	9 January 1951
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-43; Code letters:NABG; ;
Honors &; awards	10 × battle stars
Fate	Sold to the Chilean Navy 9 January 1951.
History
Chile
Name	Capitan Prat (1951–1982); Chacabuco (1982–1984);
Namesake	Arturo Prat; Battle of Chacabuco;
Acquired	9 January 1951
Decommissioned	10 May 1982
Fate	Scrapped 1985 in Taiwan
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Brooklyn-class cruiser
Displacement	10,000 long tons (10,160 t) (estimated as design); 9,767 long tons (9,924 t) (standard); 12,207 long tons (12,403 t) (max);
Length	600 ft (180 m) oa; 608 ft 4 in (185.42 m) lwl;
Beam	61 ft 7 in (18.77 m)
Draft	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) (mean); 24 ft (7.3 m) (max);
Installed power	8 × Steam boilers ; 100,000 shp (75,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × geared turbines; 4 × screws;
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	868 officers and enlisted
Armament	15 × 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber guns (5x3); 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns (8×1); 8 × caliber 0.50 in (13 mm) machine guns;
Armor	Belt: 3+1⁄4–5 in (83–127 mm); Deck: 2 in (51 mm); Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm); Turrets: 1+1⁄4–6 in (32–152 mm); Conning tower: 2+1⁄4–5 in (57–127 mm);
Aircraft carried	4 × SOC Seagull floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × stern catapults
General characteristics (1945)
Armament	15 × 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber guns (5x3); 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns (8×1); 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 18 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;

USS Nashville (CL-43) was a Brooklyn-class cruiser. She was laid down on 24 January 1935 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey. She was launched on 2 October 1937, sponsored by Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman and commissioned on 6 June 1938.

History
USS Nashville (August 1943)
United States
Name	Nashville
Namesake	City of Nashville, Tennessee
Ordered	16 June 1933
Awarded	3 August 1933
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$11,677,000 (contract price)
Laid down	24 January 1935
Launched	2 October 1937
Sponsored by	Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman
Commissioned	6 June 1938
Decommissioned	24 June 1946
Stricken	9 January 1951
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-43 Code letters:NABG
Honors & awards	10 × battle stars
Fate	Sold to the Chilean Navy 9 January 1951.
History
Chile
Name	Capitan Prat (1951–1982) Chacabuco (1982–1984)
Namesake	Arturo Prat Battle of Chacabuco
Acquired	9 January 1951
Decommissioned	10 May 1982
Fate	Scrapped 1985 in Taiwan
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Brooklyn-class cruiser
Displacement	10,000 long tons (10,160 t) (estimated as design) 9,767 long tons (9,924 t) (standard) 12,207 long tons (12,403 t) (max)
Length	600 ft (180 m) oa 608 ft 4 in (185.42 m) lwl
Beam	61 ft 7 in (18.77 m)
Draft	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) (mean) 24 ft (7.3 m) (max)
Installed power	8 × Steam boilers 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × geared turbines 4 × screws
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	868 officers and enlisted
Armament	15 × 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber guns (5x3) 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns (8×1) 8 × caliber 0.50 in (13 mm) machine guns
Armor	Belt: 3+1⁄4–5 in (83–127 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm) Turrets: 1+1⁄4–6 in (32–152 mm) Conning tower: 2+1⁄4–5 in (57–127 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × SOC Seagull floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × stern catapults
General characteristics (1945)
Armament	15 × 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber guns (5x3) 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns (8×1) 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 18 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons