USS Concord (CL-10) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1923. She measured approximately 555 feet 6 inches in overall length, with a beam of 55 feet 4 inches and a mean draft of 13 feet 6 inches. Her standard displacement was around 7,050 long tons, increasing to about 9,508 long tons at full load. The vessel was powered by four Parsons steam turbines, each driving a screw, with steam supplied by 12 White-Forster boilers, producing up to 90,000 indicated horsepower and enabling her to reach speeds of 35 knots. Her cruising range was approximately 8,460 nautical miles at 10 knots. Initially designed with a main armament of ten 6-inch/53 caliber guns, Concord's armament was modified during her construction and service. She carried four of these guns in twin turrets fore and aft, with the remaining eight mounted in tiered casemates on the sides of her superstructures, providing an eight-gun broadside. Her secondary armament included two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns, later increased to eight, along with torpedo tubes for 21-inch torpedoes—two triple mounts on either side of the upper deck and two twin mounts below. Her armor was relatively light, with 3-inch protection over her boiler and engine rooms, and 1.5-inch armor on her conning tower; her gun turrets lacked armor. Concord served initially in the Atlantic, part of the Scouting Force, before transferring to the Pacific in 1932. Her operational history included cruises in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and the Hawaiian Islands, as well as serving as flagship for various divisions. She notably rescued crew members from the USS Macon airship in 1935 and participated in fleet reviews and exercises. During World War II, she operated in the Southeast Pacific, escorting convoys and conducting patrols, and later joined the Northern Pacific Force, where she participated in bombardments of the Kuriles and harassed Japanese shipping lanes. In 1944, she suffered a gasoline explosion that resulted in the loss of 24 men but was repaired and continued service. She took part in the occupation of Japan in September 1945 before being decommissioned in December 1945 and sold for scrap in 1947. Her bell remains displayed in her hometown of Concord, Massachusetts.

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