Editing USS Northampton (CLC-1) (section)

{{Short description|US Navy command light cruiser (1953–1970)}}
{{other ships|USS Northampton}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = [[File:USS Northampton (CLC-1) underway c1959.jpg|300px|USS Northampton]]
| Ship caption = USS ''Northampton'' underway in 1959
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{{Infobox ship career
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| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag|1970}}
| Ship name = ''Northampton''
| Ship namesake = [[Northampton, Massachusetts]]
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| Ship builder = [[Bethlehem Steel Corporation]], [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]
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| Ship laid down = 31 August 1944
| Ship launched = 27 January 1951
| Ship sponsor = Mrs. Edmond J. Lampron
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| Ship commissioned = 7 March 1953
| Ship reclassified = *CLC-1, 27 January 1951
*CC-1, 15 April 1961
| Ship decommissioned = 8 April 1970
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| Ship struck = 1 December 1977
| Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NTBX
*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Tango}}{{ICS|Bravo}}{{ICS|Xray}}
*[[Hull number]]: CA-125
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| Ship honors = [[USS Northampton (CLC-1)#Awards|See ''Awards'']]
| Ship captured = 
| Ship fate = *[[Ship breaking|Scrapped]], December 1977
| Ship notes = Bell at the Northampton Human Resources
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Oregon City|cruiser}}
| Ship displacement = {{convert|13700|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}
| Ship length = {{convert|674|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = Steam turbines, {{convert|120000|shp|MW|abbr=on}}, 4 boilers, 4 shafts
| Ship speed = {{convert|33|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship sensors = *1 × [[AN/SPS-2]]
| Ship complement = 2,000
| Ship armament = *4 × [[5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun]]s (4×1)
*8 × [[3"/70 Mark 26 gun|3 in/70]] caliber guns (4×2)
| Ship armor = *[[Belt armor|Belt]]: {{convert|6|in|mm|abbr=on}}
*[[Deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{convert|2.5|in|mm|abbr=on}}
| Ship aircraft = 
| Ship aircraft facilities = landing pad available for one [[helicopter]]
| Ship notes = 
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The third '''USS ''Northampton'' (CLC-1/CC-1)''' was a US Navy command light cruiser ([[command ship]]). She was laid down as an {{sclass|Oregon City|cruiser|0}} [[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 [[Ship Characteristics Board|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.