Minneapolis was one product of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, whose output shows a long-lived concentration of heavy-warship construction. The yard's record stretched from the 74-gun ship Franklin to the battleships Washington, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, three Essex-class aircraft carriers, and the command ship Blue Ridge. It also produced the cruisers Minneapolis, Wichita, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia alongside destroyers and destroyer escorts. The list supports the yard's particular association with large fleet units and the quality of the heavy warships it produced.
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard's heavy-warship tradition
Minneapolis's builder also produced battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and the command ship Blue Ridge.