Worcester (CL 144) Off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 24 June 1948, two days before she was commissioned. Several civilian tugs are alongside.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97333.

Port bow view while underway, date and location unknown. Note that the crew is either manning the rails or at quarters.

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USS Worcester (CL 144) Off San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1949-51. A HO3S helicopter is flying overhead.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97334.

USS Worcester (CL 144) Takes blue water over the bow, as ice forms on board during North Atlantic operations, circa 1948-50. Original print bears a date stamp of 4 April 1950.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97338.

USS Worcester (CL 144) Underway in the Mediterranean with other ships of the Sixth Fleet, June 1950.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 91832.

USS Worcester (CL 144) "reposes at anchor among the gondolas in the harbor at Venice, Italy." (Quoted from the original caption). Photograph is dated 13 December 1951.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH97336.

USS Worcester (CL 144) Underway, with her crew at quarters during Memorial Day services, 31 May 1952.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 91831.

Port bow view, underway, 1953.

From the collection of the Naval Record Club.

USS Worcester (CL 144) Testing her anti-nuclear radiation "washdown" system, 7 July 1954. The original caption reads: "USS Worcester ... steaming under a protective water screen during atomic defense maneuvers. The ship employs its salt water system to cleanse itself of radioactive debris resulting from an atomic attack. The water carrying the radioactive debris is shown being discharged into the sea."

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97335.

USS Worcester (CL 144) Tied up at Long Beach, California, in October 1956. USS Helena (CA 75) is in the left background.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97339.

Starboard bow view while entering San Francisco Bay in 1958.

Photo taken by Allied Photographers of San Francisco.

USS Worcester (CL 144) berthed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 3 September 1958. She started a deactivation overhaul on this date and the overhaul completed on 5 December 1958.

Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum photo #408x3-9-58

Decommissioning ceremony aboard the USS Worcester (CL 144) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 19 December 1958. Note the stack of YTB 396 Wovoka in the top left corner of the photo.

Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum photo #424x2-12-58 TH

USS Worcester (CL 144) arrives at Pier 23 Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 26 May 1959. The stern of the USS Roanoke (CL 145) is to the right. YTB 268 Red Cloud is on the cruiser’s starboard bow.

Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum photo #445X1-5-59 TH

USS Worcester (CL 144) is berth at Pier 23 Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 26 May 1959 the USS Roanoke (CL 145) is berth to the right of the Worcester. Tugs YTB 181 Mazapeta and YTB 268 Red Cloud are assisting the Worcester.

Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum photo #445X2-5-59 TH

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington - Ships laid up in reserve at Bremerton, 19 March 1970. They are, from left to right: USS Fort Marion (LSD 22), USS Missouri (BB 63), USS Roanoke (CL 145) and USS Worcester (CL 144).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #USN 1143678.