the European Theater patrolling the south Atlantic shipping lanes. Cincinnati carried out two midshipmen training cruises during the summer of 1945. On 29 September, she arrived at Philadelphia, where a Board of Inspection and Survey recommended that she be taken out of commission. She was decommissioned 1 November 1945, and scrapped on 27 February 1946. The ship's bell is in the lobby of the main branch of the Cincinnati Public Library. Notable commanders Awards Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal Yangtze Service Medal American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one battle star World War II Victory Medal References Bibliography Further reading For film of Cincinnati, see the 1937 film, Submarine D-1. External links Omaha-class cruisers Ships built in Tacoma, Washington 1921 ships World War II cruisers of the United States History of Cincinnati