Timeline for the Short Life of the USS Fall River (CA-131) 9 Jul 1942 – Ordered. 12 Apr 1943 – Keel laid down. Builder is New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey. 13 Aug 1944 – Launched. Sponsored by Mrs. Alexander C. Murray, wife of the mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts. 1945 1 Jul – Commissioned…