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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: 1947 in aviation, 1947 in rail transport, 1947 ships, Bridges completed in 1947, Vehicles introduced in 1947, USS Worcester, Toyota SA, MV Princess Victoria, USS Tiru, HMS Albion, DKW F8, Austin Princess, RMS Caronia, SS Lavia, USS Salem, Rickenbacker Causeway, Peugeot 203, HMS Centaur, T ya Maru, USS Talbot County, Jowett Javelin, Bandini 1100 siluro, Transport Act 1947, MV Dara, Austin A40 Devon, HMAS Tobruk, Ford Pilot, MV Loch Seaforth, MV Rhododendron, SS Lokoja Palm, Willys Jeep Truck, SS Orcades, AC 2-Litre, Bristol 400, USS Roanoke, Cut River Bridge, Austin Sheerline, HMS Acheron, Palsundsbron, SS Dwarka, General Pierce Bridge, Tynwald, Moskvitch 400-420, Skanstullsbron, List of ship launches in 1947, Roann, Austin A40 Countryman, SS Sirdhana. Excerpt: The second USS Worcester (CL-144) was laid down on 29 January 1945 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp.; launched on 4 February 1947; sponsored by Miss Gloria Ann Sullivan, the daughter of Mayor and Mrs. F. G. Sullivan of Worcester, Mass.; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 26 June 1948, Capt. T. B. Dugan in command. Combining destroyer maneuverability with cruiser size and given a main battery that could deal not only with surface targets but with aircraft as well, Worcester embodied many of the lessons learned during World War II. She and her sister ship, Roanoke (CL-145), epitomized the hard-hitting dual-purpose cruiser. The light cruiser was named after two previous ships of that name, honoring Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester, assigned to Cruiser Division (CruDiv) 10, spent the first year of her commissioned service completing her fitting out, conducting shakedown training off the eastern seaboard of the United States, and undergoing availability and type training. In the summer of 1949, she particip...
