later, at Bremerton, Washington, before she was struck from the Navy list on 1 December 1970. She was sold to Zidell Explorations, Inc., of Portland, Oregon, for disposal on 5 July 1972. The light cruiser, that never had a chance to prove herself in her designed role, was subsequently broken up for scrap. Approximately 200 tons of her armor plate was sent to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, west of Chicago, and the armor is being used for absorption shielding in the particle accelerator and experiment lines. The bell of USS Worcester is on display at the first floor near back entrance of Worcester City Hall. Gallery Awards World War 2 Navy Occupation Medal with "Asia" and "Europe" clasps China Service Medal Combat Action Ribbon National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal with 2 awards Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation United Nations Korea Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal References Sources External links USS Worcester Association USS Worcester at NavSource.org Worcester-class cruisers Ships built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation 1947 ships Cold War cruisers of the United States Korean War cruisers of the United States