Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The USS Nashville (CL-43)

The Second Ship of the U.S. Fleet to Bear the Name

— Launched 2 October 1937 - Commissioned 6 June 1938 —

The USS Nashville (CL-43) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, December 30, 2022

1. The USS Nashville (CL-43) Marker

Inscription. Sponsored by Misses Ann W Mildred Stahan of Nashville, Tenn.

Officers 70
Men 1179
Length 608’ 4"
Beam 61’ 7”
Speed 32 Knots

Guns
15 - 6”
8 - 5”
28 - 40mm
18 - 20mm

World War II Record
Atlantic Area
Aug. 1941 - Dec, 7 1941 Neutrality Patrol Central Atlantic
Dec. 14, 1941 Convoy to Iceland
Pacific Area

APRIL 1942 Doolitle Raid on Tokyo, Japan
Aug. - Sept. 1942 Bombard Kiska - Land Troops on Adak, Aleutian Islands
Jan. 1943 Bombard Munda Airfield - Kolombangara, Solomon Islands
May 1943 Bombard Kolombangara, Solomon Islands
Aug. - Oct. 1943 Marcus Island Raid - Wake Island Raid
Nov. - Dec. 1943 Support Bougainville - Cape Glouster Landing
Feb. 1944 Bombard Admiralty Islands
Mar. 1944 Bombard Hauwei Island, Admiralty Islands
April 1944 Bombard Humboldt Bay - Tanah Merah Bay, Aitape, New Guinea; Gen MacArthur embarked on all three missions
May 1944 Bombard Wakde Sawar - Biak, New Guinea
June 1944 Air Attack off Biak
Sept. 1944 Bombard Galela Bay, Halmahera
Oct. 1944 Support Leyte Landings, Gen. MacArthur embarked
Dec. 1944 Support Mindoro Landings. - Damaged by Kamikazi Plane
June 1945 Bombard Brunei Bay - Balikpapan, Borneo
Sept.

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1945 First U.S. Cruiser to Enter Yangtze River after World War II

"People of the Philippines: I have returned. The hour of your redemption is here.”-Broadcast by Gen. MacArthur on Landing from USS Nashville, 20 October 1944

In memory of the officers and men of the ship’s Company, Marine Detachment Aviation Unit that made the supreme sacrifice that we may not be slaves to tyranny

Present to the people of Tennessee June 1983 by the officer and men who served aboard the USS Nashville (CL-43) during World War II

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 36° 9.882′ N, 86° 47′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. Memorial can be reached from 6th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345399 6th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Andrew Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Still on Patrol (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); American Merchant Marine Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Army Warrant Officer Association Volunteer Chapter (within

The USS Nashville (CL-43) Marker (in planter on the left side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 29, 2022

2. The USS Nashville (CL-43) Marker (in planter on the left side)

shouting distance of this marker); Operation Enduring Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee Air National Guardsmen Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on October 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.