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Sunday, April 30, 1972 @ 0700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		U.S.S. OKLAHOMA CITY (1944-1979 Cleveland-class light cruiser 610 ft 1 in (185.95 m) of U.S. Navy : Sunk as target 1999) Own Page

During the Vietnam conflict United States Navy cruiser U.S.S. OKLAHOMA CITY shells enemy targets
Ship's locationWaters off VietnamPort of RegistryU.S. Navy

 

   During the Vietnam conflict the United States Navy cruiser U.S.S. OKLAHOMA CITY, flagship of the Seventh Fleet and 11 destroyers shelled the North Vietnam Army’s artillery and armour around Quang Tri City below the demilitarised zone and in central Binh Dinh Province.