USS Oklahoma City (CL-91)

Oklahoma City (CL-91) was laid down on 8 December 1942 at Philadelphia, Pa., by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 20 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Ella D. Classen, widow of prominent Oklahoman Anton H. Classen; commissioned on 22 December 1944, Capt. Charles B. Hunt in command.

After outfitting in Philadelphia, Oklahoma City began shakedown and training in Chesapeake Bay and the Caribbean. She began post-shakedown availability on 10 March 1945, and resumed training on 9 April. On the 10th she lost her starboard anchor and 125 fathoms of chain overboard, which were replaced on the 11th.

While at sea on 15 April 1945, Oklahoma City held a memorial service in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had passed away on the 12th at Warm Springs, Georgia. She departed for Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, on 21 April, transited the Panama Canal, and reported to Commander, Cruisers, Pacific, for duty on 2 May 1945. She conducted local training until 22 May when she sailed for Ulithi in the Caroline Islands and arrived on 1 June 1945.

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From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (Oklahoma City I (CL-91)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.