DIREC,.ORY OFRICA

CRUISERS:In its century-longdevelopment, the size, shapeand role of the hard-hittingarmored cruiser havetransformed itfrom

1889 1989commer~e raider to shepherd of the fleet,- but desplte many changes the naval

cruiser still reigns supreme

BYDONALDe.WENNER

In its century-long prominence in the USNavy,the role of the cruiser has changed little exceptin size, shape and weaponry. Often described

as ''Jack-of-all-trades:' today's fast missile-carryingcruisers trace a proud heritage all the way back tothe origins of steel-hulled, steam-powered war­ships which themselves had transmuted from thedays of fast frigates in the era of fighting sail. Ear­lyon, the cruiser was the tenacious "Bulldog" ofthe fleet, a warship capable of long range, speed,impressive firepower and the ability to give andtake a pounding from all but the largest dread­noughts afloat. As such, the cruiser was, in the be­ginning, the ideal commerce raider - a lean, litheship that could strike hard and fast alone or as partof a fleet ofwarships. As the character ofnaval warchanged due to the advent of the airplane and sub­marine so did the modern naval cruiser adapt tonew needs and duties with amazing versatility.

In World War One the cruiser became the flag­ship of Europe-bound convoy escorts - the float­ing nerve center which effectively marshalled theefforts of escorting destroyers against Germany'sdreaded U-boats. With the fleet, the cruiser'sprimary responsibility was to screen the capitalships and, in the pre-radar era before World WarTwo,to act as the far-ranging "Scouts" of the mainbattle force. Indeed, cruisers played a vital role inevery US naval action in World War Two.By thenAmerican cruisers had evolved into four basiccategories - Light, Heavy, Antiaircraft cruisersand Battlecruisers. Though by early definition es­tablished in the London and Washington naval

treaties of the 1920s,cruisers could not be ratedover 10,000tons nor have guns in excess of 8-inchbores, there came into being twelve different class­es of cruisers by the end ofWorldWar Two.Thosecarrying 6-inch guns were labeled "Light Cruisers"(CA) and those carrying 8-inch guns became"Heavy Cruisers:' designated CAs. Unique werethe elevenAtlanta-Oakland-classantiaircraft flotil­la leaders armed only with eight, twin 5-inch DIPmounts and the two Alaska-class battlecruisers(CBs)which carried nine 12-inchrifles in three tri­ple turrets. By the end of the war America had atsea or being built 74 cruisers. Ten had paid thesupreme sacrifice, thirteen had won the NavyUnitCommendation, three the Presidential Unit Cita­tion and the type as a whole had won more thanthree hundred Battle Stars!

There are no gun cruisers in our modern Navy,but their mission role is largely unchanged froma century ago. Today's fast missile cruisers led bythe new Ticonderoga class are the most sophisti­cated warships in the fleet with their Aegis systemsbeing able to simultaneously track over 250targetsand guide nearly 25 intercepts at once. With anequal anti-submarine capability these vessels areconsidered the most formidable warships in anysurface force today. In reserve, .should oldfashioned fire support vessels be needed, are twoold war-built cruisers - the USS Salem (CA-139)and the DesMoines (CA-134).Like their sisters be­fore them, they patiently wait, trusting that no fu­ture enemy will feel the force of their powerful8-inch guns fired in anger. SC

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CRUISER DIRECTORYDATE DATE

LENGTH DISPLACE- MAIN KEEL DATE OUT OFHULL NO. NAME (FT-IN) MENT ARMAMENT LAID COMMISSIONED SERVICE

PC ATLANTA 283 3,189 2x8 11-8-83 7-19-86 3-23-12PC BOSTON 283 3,189 2x8 11-15-83 5-2-87 4-8-46C CHICAGO 342-2 4,500 4x8 12-29-83 4-17-89 9-30-23C-1 NEWARK 328 4,083 12x6 6-12-88 2-2-91 6-16-12C-2 CHARLESTON 320 3,730 2x8 1-20-87 12-26-89 11-2-99C-3 BALTIMORE 335 4,413 4x8 5-5-87 1-7-90 9-15-22DGC VESUVIUS 252-4 725 3 x 15 9-??-87 6-7-90 10-21-21C-4 PHILADELPHIA 335 4,324 12x6 3-22-88 7-28-90 9-22-02C-5 SAN FRANCISCO 324-6 4,088 12x6 8-14-88 11-15-90 12-24-21ACR-2 NEWYORK 384 8,200 6x8 9-30-90 8-1-93 4-29-33C-6 OLYMPIA 344-1 5,586 4x8 6-17-91 2-5-95 12-9-22C-7 CINCINNATI 305-9 3,183 1x6 1-29-90 6-16-94 4-20-19C-8 RALEIGH 305-10 3,183 1x6 12-19-89 4-17-94 4-21-19C-9 MONTGOMERY 269-6 2,094 2x6 2-??-90 6-21-94 5-16-18C-10 DETROIT 269-6 2,094 2x6 2-??-90 7-20-93 8-1-05C-11 MARBLEHEAD 296-6 2,094 2x6 10-??-90 4-2-94 8-21-19DGC (UNNAMED) never built - - - - -C-12 COLUMBIA 413-1 7,375 1x8 12-30-90 4-23-94 6-29-21C-13 MINNEAPOLIS 413-1 7,375 1x8 12-16-91 12-13-94 3-15-21ACR-3 BROOKLYN 402-7 9,215 8x8 8-2-93 12-1-96 3-9-21PC NEWORLEANS

(ex-AMAZPNAS) 354-5 3,769 6x6 ??-??-95 3-18-98 11-16-22PC ALBANY

(ex-ALMIRANTEABREU) 354-5 3,769 6x6 ??-??-97 5-29-00 10-10-22

ACR-4 PENNSYLVANIA 503-11 13,680 4x8 8-7-01 3-9-05 7-10-31ACR-5 WESTVIRGINIA 503-11 13,680 4x8 9-16-01 2-23-05 9-1-20ACR-6 CALIFORNIA 503-11 13,680 4x8 5-7-02 8-1-07 7-19-18C-14 DENVER 308-10 3,200 10x5 6-28-00 5-17-04 2-14-31C-15 DESMOINES 308-10 3,200 10x5 8-28-00 3-5-04 4-9-21C-16 CHATTANOOGA 308-10 3,200 10x5 3-29-00 10-11-04 7-19-21C-17 GALVESTON 308-10 3,200 10x5 1-19-01 2-15-05 9-2-30C-18 TACOMA 308-10 3,200 10x5 9-27-00 1-30-04 1-16-24C-19 CLEVELAND 308-10 3,200 10x5 6-1-00 11-2-03 11-1-29ACR-7 COLORADO 503-11 13,680 4x8 4-25-01 1-19-05 9-28-27ACR-8 MARYLAND 503-11 13,680 4x8 10-29-01 4-18-05 2-14-22ACR-9 SOUTHDAKOTA 503-11 13,680 4x8 9-30-02 1-27-08 6-17-27C-20 ST LOUIS 426-6 9,700 14x6 7-31-02 8-18-06 3-3-22C-21 MILWAUKEE 426-6 9,700 14x6 7-30-02 12-10-06 3-6-17C-22 CHARLESTON 426-6 9,700 14x6 1-30-02 10-17-05 12-4-23ACR-10 TENNESSEE 504-6 14,500 4x 10 6-20-03 7-17-06 8-29-16ACR-11 WASHINGTON 504-6 14,500 4x 10 9-23-03 8-7-06 6-28-46ACR-12 NORTHCAROLINA 504-6 14,500 4x10 3-21-05 5-7-08 7-18-21ACR-13 MONTANA 504-6 14,500 4x 10 4-29-05 7-21-08 2-2-21CS-1 CHESTER 423-2 3,750 2x5 9-25-05 4-25-08 6-10-21CS-2 BIRMINGHAM 423-2 3,750 2x5 8-14-05 4-11-08 12-1-23CS-3 SALEM 423-2 3,750 2x5 8-28-05 8-1-08 8-16-21CC-1 LEXINGTON Completed as CV-2 - - 1-18-21 - -CC-2 CONSTELLATION Canceled 8-17-23 - - 8-18-20 - -CC-3 SARATOGA Completed as CV-3 - - 9-25-20 - -CC-4 RANGER Canceled 8-17-23 - - 6-23-21 - -CL-4 OMAHA 555-6 7,050 12x6 12-6-18 2-24-23 11-1-45CL-5 MILWAUKEE 555-6 7,050 12x6 12-13-18 6-20-23 4-29-44CL-6 CINCINNATI 555-6 7,050 12x6 5-15-20 1-1-24 11-1-45CL-7 RALEIGH 555-6 7,050 12x6 8-16-20 2-6-24 11-2-45CC-5 CONSTITUTION Canceled 8-17-23 - - 9-25-20 - -CL-8 DETROIT 555-6 7,050 12x6 11-10-20 7-31-23 1-11-46CL-9 RICHMOND 555-6 7,050 12x6 2-16-20 7-2-23 12-21-45CL-10 CONCORD 555-6 7,050 12x6 3-29-20 1-3-23 12-12-45CC-6 UNITED STATES Canceled 8-25-23 - - 9-25-20 - -CL-11 TRENTON 555-6 7,050 12x6 8-18-20 4-19-24 12-20-45CL-12 MARBLEHEAD 555-6 7,050 12x6 8-4-20 9-8-24 11-1-45CL-13 MEMPHIS 555-6 7,050 12x6 10-14-20 2-4-25 12-17-45CL-24 PENSACOLA 585-8 9,100 10x8 10-27-26 2-6-30 8-26-46CL-25 SALT LAKE CITY 585-8 9,100 10x8 6-9-27 12-11-29 8-29-46CL-26 NORTHAMPTON 600-3 9,050 9x8 4-12-28 5-17-30 11-31-42CL-27 CHESTER 600-3 9,200 9x8 3-6-28 6-24-30 6-10-46CL-28 LOUISVILLE 600-3 9,050 9x8 7-4-28 1-15-31 6-7-46CL-29 CHICAGO 600-3 9,300 9x8 9-10-28 3-9-31 1-30-43CL-30 HOUSTON 600-3 9,050 9x8 5-1-28 6-17-30 2-27-42CL-31 AUGUSTA 600-3 9,050 9x8 7-2-28 1-30-31 7-6-46CA-32 NEWORLEANS 588-2 9,950 9x8 3-14-31 2-15-34 2-10-47CA-33 PORTLAND 610-3 9,950 9x8 2-17-30 2-23-33 7-12-46CA-34 ASTORIA 588-2 9,950 9x8 9-1-30 4-28-34 8-9-42

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DATE DATELENGTH DISPLACE- MAIN KEEL DATE OUT OF

HULL NO. NAME (FT-IN) MENT ARMAMENT LAID COMMISSIONED SERVICE

CA-35 INDIANAPOLIS 610-4 9,800 9x8 3-31-30 11-15-32 7-30-45CA-36 MINNEAPOLIS 588-2 9,950 9x8 6-27-31 5-19-34 2-10-47CA-37 TUSCALOOSA 588-2 9,975 9x8 9-3-31 8-17-34 2-13-46CA-38 SAN FRANCISCO 588-2 9,950 9x8 9-9-31 2-10-34 2-10-46CA-39 QUINCY 588-2 9,375 9x8 11-15-33 6-9-36 8-9-42CL-40 BROOKLYN 608-4 9,700 13x6 3-12-35 9-30-37 1-3-47CL-41 PHILADELPHIA 608-4 9,700 15x6 5-28-35 9-23-37 2-3-47CL-42 SAVANNAH 608-4 9,475 15x6 5-31-34 3-10-38 2-3-47CL-43 NASHVILLE 608-4 9,475 15x6 1-24-35 6-6-38 6-24-46CL-44 VINCENNES 588-2 9,400 9x8 1-2-34 2-24-37 8-9-42CL-45 WICHITA 608-4 10,000 9x8 10-28-35 2-16-39 2-3-47CL-46 PHOENIX 608-4 10,000 15x6 4-15-35 10-3-38 7-3-46CL-47 BOISE 608-4 10,000 15x6 4-1-35 8-12-38 7-1-46CL-48 HONOLULU 608-4 9,650 15x6 9-10-35 6-15-38 2-3-47CL-49 ST LOUIS 608-4 10,000 15x6 12-12-36 5-19-39 6-20-46CL-50 HELENA 608-4 10,000 15x6 12-9-36 9-18-39 7-6-43CL-51 ATLANTA 541-6 6,000 16x5 4-22-40 12-24-41 11-14-42CL-52 JUNEAU 541-6 6,000 16x5 5-27-40 2-14-42 11-13-42CL-53 SAN DIEGO 541-9 6,000 16x5 3-27-40 1-10-42 11-4-46CL-54 SAN JUAN 541-9 6,000 16x5 5-15-40 2-28-42 11-9-46CL-55 CLEVELAND 610-1 10,000 12x6 7-1-40 6-15-42 2-7-47CL-56 COLUMBIA 610-1 10,000 12x6 8-19-40 7-29-42 11-30-46CL-57 MONTPELIER 610-1 10,000 12x6 12-2-40 9-9-42 1-24-47CL-58 DENVER 610-1 10,000 12x6 12-26-40 10-15-42 2-7-47CL-59 AMSTERDAM Completed as CVL-22 - 5-15-41 - -CL-60 SANTA FE 610-1 10,000 12x6 6-7-41 11-24-42 10-19-46CL-61 TALLAHASSEE Completed as CVL-23 - 6-2-41 - -

CL-62 BIRMINGHAM 610-1 10,000 12x6 2-17-41 1-29-43 1-2-47CL-63 MOBILE 610-1 10,000 12x6 4-14-41 3-24-43 5-9-47CL-64 VINCENNES 610-1 10,000 12x6 3-7-42 1-21-44 9-10-46CL-65 PASADENA 610-1 10,000 12x6 2-6-43 6-8-44 1-12-50CL-66 SPRINGFIELD 610-1 10,000 12x6 2-13-43 9-9-44 5-15-74CL-67 TOPEKA 610-1 10,000 12x6 4-21-43 12-23-44 6-5-69CA-68 BALTIMORE 673-5 13,600 9x8 5-26-41 4-15-43 5-31-56CA-69 BOSTON 673-5 13,600 9x8 6-30-41 6-30-43 ??-??-73CA-70 CANBERRA 673-5 13,600 9x8 9-3-41 10-14-43 ??-??-78CA-71 QUINCY 673-5 13,600 9x8 10-9-41 12-15-43 7-2-54CA-72 PITTSBURGH 674-11 13,600 9x8 2-3-43 10-10-44 8-28-56CA-73 SAINT PAUL 674-11 13,600 9x8 2-3-43 2-17-45 4-30-70CA-74 COLUMBUS 674-11 13,600 9x8 6-28-43 6-8-45 1-??-75CA-75 HELENA 674-11 13,600 9x8 9-9-43 9-4-45 6-29-60CL-76 NEW HAVEN Completed as CVL-24 - 8-11-41 - -

CL-77 HUNTINGTON Completed as CVL-25 - 11-17-41 - -CL-78 DAYTON Completed as CVL-26 - 12-29-41 - -

CL-79 WILMINGTON Completed as CVL-28 - 3-16-42 - -CL-80 BILOXI 610-1 10,000 12x6 7-9-41 8-31-43 10-29-46CL-81 HOUSTON 610-1 10,000 12x6 8-4-41 12-20-43 12-15-47CL-82 PROVIDENCE 610-1 10,000 12x6 7-27-43 5-15-45 ??-??-78CL-83 MANCHESTER 610-1 10,000 12x6 9-25-44 10-29-46 6-27-56CL-84 (UNNAMED) Canceled 12-16-40 - - - -

CL-85 FARGO Completed as CVL-27 - - - -

CL-86 VICKSBURG 610-1 10,000 12x6 10-26-42 6-12-44 6-30-47CL-87 DULUTH 610-1 10,000 12x6 11-9-42 9-18-44 6-25-49CL-88 (UNNAMED) Canceled 12-16-40 - - - -CL-89 MIAMI 610-1 10,000 12x6 8-2-41 12-28-43 6-30-47CL-90 ASTORIA 610-1 10,000 12x6 9-6-41 5-17-44 7-1-49CL-91 OKLAHOMA CITY 610-1 10,000 12x6 12-8-42 12-22-44 12-15-79CL-92 LITTLEROCK 610-1 10,000 12x6 3-6-43 6-17-45 11-22-76CL-93 GALVESTON Completed as CLG-3 12x6 2-20-44 5-24-46 12-21-73CL-94 YOUNGSTOWN Canceled 8-12-45 - 9-4-44 - -

CL-95 OAKLAND 541-6 6,000 12x5 7-15-41 7-17-43 7-1-49CL-96 RENO 541-6 6,000 12x5 8-1-41 12-28-43 11-4-46CL-97 FLINT 541-6 6,000 12x5 10-23-42 8-31-44 5-6-47CL-98 TUCSON 541-6 6,000 12x5 12-23-42 2-3-45 6-11-49CL-99 BUFFALO Completed as CVL-29 - - - -

CL-100 NEWARK Completed as CVL-30 - - - -CL-101 AMSTERDAM 610-1 10,000 12x6 3-3-43 8-1-45 6-30-47CL-102 PORTSMOUTH 610-1 10,000 12x6 6-28-43 6-25-45 6-15-~9CL-103 WILKESBARRE 610-1 10,000 12x6 12-14-42 7-1-44 10-9-47CL-104 ATLANTA 610-1 10,000 12x6 1-25-43 12-3-44 7-1-49CL-105 DAYTON 610-1 10,000 12x6 3-8-43 1-7-45 3-1-49CL-106 FARGO 611-2 10,000 12x6 8-23-43 12-9-45 2-14-50CL-107 HUNTINGTON 611-2 10,000 12x6 10-4-43 12-23-46 6-15-49CL-108 NEWARK Canceled 8-12-45 - 1-17-44 - -CL-109 NEW HAVEN Canceled 8-12-45 - 2-28-44 - -

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The war-built USS Salem (CA-139) is one oftwo a-inch gun cruisers still mothballed inthe reserve fleet. All of their sisters havesince been scrapped or transferred to foreignnavies.

Twoof the 5-inch gun secondary armamentseen aboard cruiser Chester in 1940.

The USSSouth Dakota cruiser seen off MareIsland in 1916.She would serve the Navywellin World War One.

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The war-built light cruiser Galveston (CL-93)became one of the early hybrid missile shipsafter being modified in the '50s to becomea guided missile light cruiser (CLG-3).

A modern guided missile cruiser, the USSReeves (CG-24) is one of the postwar Leahyclass built in the 60s as frigates and laterredesignated cruisers.

A dramatic bows-on view of the Louisville(CA-28) as she appeared late in 1942. Shewas one of the war's luckier warships win­ning 13 Battle Stars before she was hit byKamikazes at Okinawa losing 34 killed and55 wounded.

The light cruiser Phoenix (CL-46) seen underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7,1941. She was blessed with good luck,won' nine Battle Stars in World War Two and served until 1982 when sunk by British torpedoes as the Argentine General Belgrano in theFalklands War.

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DATE DATELENGTH DISPLACE- MAIN KEEL DATE OUT OF

HULL NO. NAME (FT-IN) MENT ARMAMENT LAID COMMISSIONED SERVICECL·110 BUFFALO Canceled 8-12-45 4-3-44CL-111 WILMINGTON Canceled 8-12-45 3-5-45CL-112 VALLEJO Canceled 10-5-44CL-113 HELENA Canceled 10-5-44CL-114 ROANOKE Canceled 10-5-44CL-115 (UNNAMED) Canceled 10-5-44CL-116 TALLAHASSEE Canceled 8-12-45 1-31-33CL-117 CHEYENNE Canceled 8-12-45 5-29-44CL-118 CHATIANOOGA Canceled 8-12-45 10-9-44CL-119 JUNEAU 541-6 6,000 12x5 9-15-44 2-15-46 7-23-56CL-120 SPOKANE 541-6 6,000 12x5 11-15-44 5-17-46 2-27-50CL-121 FRESNO 541-6 6,000 12x6 2-12-45 11-27-46 5-17-49CA-122 OREGONCITY 674-11 13,700 9x8 4-8-44 2-16-46 12-15-47CA-123 ALBANY 674-11 13,700 9x8 3-6-44 6-15-46 11-??-57CA-124 ROCHESTER 674-11 13,700 9x8 5-29-44 12-20-46 8-15-61CA-125 NORTHAMPTON Completed as CLC-1 8-31-44CA-126 CAMBRIDGE Canceled 8-12-45 12-16-44CA-127 BRIDGEPORT Canceled 8-12-45 1-13-45CA-128 KANSASCITY Canceled 8-12-45CA-129 TULSA Canceled 8-12-45CA-130 BREMERTON 674-11 13,600 9x8 2-1-43 4-29-45 ??-??-73CA-131 FALL RIVER 674-11 13,600 9x8 4-12-43 7-1-45 10-31-47CA-132 MACON 674-11 13,600 9x8 6-14-43 8-26-45 3-10-61CA-133 TOLDEO 674-11 13,600 9x8 9-13-43 10-27-46 5-21-60CA-134 DES MOINES 674-11 13,600 9x8 5-28-45 11-16-46CA-135 LOSANGELES 674-11 13,600 9x8 7-28-43 7-22-45 11-15-63CA-136 CHICAGO 674-11 13,600 9x8 7-28-43 1-10-45CA-137 NORFOLK Canceled 8-12-45 12-27-44CA-138 SCRANTON Canceled 8-12-45 12-27-44CA-139 SALEM 716-6 17,000 9x8 7-4-45 5-14-49 1-30-59CA-140 DALLAS Canceled 6-6-46 10-15-45CA-141 (UNNAMED) Canceled 1-7-46CA-142 (UNNAMED) Canceled 8-12-45CA-143 (UNNAMED) Canceled 8-12-45CL-144 WORCESTER 679-6 14,700 12x6 1-29-45 6-26-48 12-19-58CL-145 ROANOKE 679-6 14,700 12x6 5-15-45 4-4-49 10-31-58CL-146 VALLEJO Canceled 8-12-45CL-147 GARY Canceled 8-12-45CA-148 NEWPORTNEWS 716-6 17,000 9x8 10-1-45 1-29-49 6-27-75CA-149 (UNNAMED) Canceled 8-12-45CA-150 DALLAS Canceled 3-28-45CA-151 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-28-45CA-152 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-28-45CA-153 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-28-45CL-154 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-26-45CL-155 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-26-45CL-156 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-26-45CL-157 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-26-45CL-158 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-26-45CL-159 (UNNAMED) Canceled 3-26-45CB-1 ALASKA 808-6 27,500 9x 12 12-17-41 6-17-44 2-17-47CB-2 GUAM 808-6 27,500 9x 12 2-2-42 9-17-44 2-17-47CB-3 HAWAII Suspended 2-17-47 12-20-43CB-4 PHILIPPINES Canceled 6-24-43CB-5 PUERTORICO Canceled 6-24-43CB-6 SAMOA Canceled 6-24-43CLC-1 NORTHAMPTON 677-2 12,320 4x5 8-31-44 3-5-53 8-??-70CLG-3 GALVESTON 610-1 10,670 1L 2-20-44 5-28-58 12-21-73CLK-1 NORFOLK Completed as DL-1 9-1-49CLK-2 NEW HAVEN Canceled 2-9-51CGN-9 LONG BEACH 721-3 14,200 18LS 12-2-57 9-9-61CG-10 ALBANY 673-5 13,700 4LS 3-6-44 11-3-62 8-29-80CG-11 CHICAGO 673-5 13,700 4LS 7-28-43 5-??-64 ??-??-80CG-12 COLUMBUS 673-5 13,700 4LS 6-28-43 12-??-62 1-??-75CG-13 BALTIMORECLASS Conversion CanceledCG-14 BALTIMORECLASS Conversion CanceledCG-15 (NOT USED)CG-16 LEAHY 533 5,670 10LS 12-3-59 8-4-62CG-17 HARRYE. YARNELL 533 5,670 10LS 5-31-60 2-2-63CG-18 WORDEN 533 5,670 10LS 9-19-60 8-3-63CG-19 DALE 533 5,670 10LS 9-6-60 11-23-62CG-20 RICHARDK. TURNER 533 5,670 10LS 1-9-61 6-13-64CG-21 GRIDLEY 533 5,670 10LS 7-15-60 5-25-63CG-22 ENGLAND 533 5,670 10LS 10-4-60 12-7-62

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Note the unusual two- and three-gun aft turrets of the Salt Lake City(CA-25)winner of 11Battle Stars and the NavyUnit commendationinWW11. .

The port-aft view of PUCwinner San Francisco (CA-38) shows herformidable battery of four DIP 5-inch guns mounted in thinly ar­mored splinter shields on her 0-1 level. Note the 1.1-inchPom-pomgun above the bridge wing.

A profile view of the heavycruiser San Fran­cisco (CA-38)seen in 1944camouflage.

The light cruiser Pasadena (Cl-55) won fiveBattle Stars in WWII and served until Janu­ary 1950. She is seen as she appeared in1948.Notethe late-modelCurtiss scoutplaneon the aft catapult.

66 SEA CLASSICS

DATE DATELENGTH DISPLACE- MAIN KEEL DATE OUT OF

HULL NO. NAME (FT-IN) MENT ARMAMENT LAID GOMMISSIONED SERVICECG·23 HALSEY 533 5,670 10LS 8·26·60 7·20·63CG·24 REEVES 533 5,670 10LS 7-1-60 5-15·64CGN-25 BAINBRIDGE 550 7,700 10LS 5-15-59 10-6-62CG-26 BELKNAP 547 6,570 9LS 2-5-62 11-7-64CG-27 JOSEPHUS DANIELS 547 6,570 9LS 4-23-62 5-8-65CG-28 WAINRIGHT 547 6,570 _. 9LS 7-2-62 1-8-66CG-29 JOUETT 547 6,570 9LS 9-25-62 12-3-66CG-30 HORNE 547 6,570 9LS 12-12-62 4-15-67CG-31 STERETT 547 6,570 9LS 9-25-62 4-8-67CG-32 WILLIAM H. STANDLEY 547 6,570 9LS 7-29-63 7-9-66CG-33 FOX 547 6,570 9LS 1-15-63 5-28-66CG-34 BIDDLE 547 6,570 9LS 12-9-63 1-21-67CGN-35 TRUXTON 564 8,200 9LS 6-17-63 5-27-67CGN-36 CALIFORNIA 596 FL 10,530 10LS 1-23-70 2-16-74CGN-37 SOUTH CAROLINA 596 FL 10,530 10LS 12-1-70 1-25-75CGN-38 VIRGINIA 585 FL 11,300 18LS 8-19-72 9-11-76CGN-39 TEXAS 585 FL 11,300 18LS 8-18-73 9-10-77CGN-40 MISSISSIPPI 585 FL 11,300 18LS 2-22-75 8-5-78CGN-41 ARKANSAS 565 FL 11,300 18LS 1-21-77 10-18-80CGN-42 (UNKNOWN) Not used - - - -CGN-43 (UNKNOWN) Not used - - - -CGN-44 (UNKNOWN) Not used - - - -CGN-45 (UNKNOWN) Not used - - - -CGN-46 (UNKNOWN) Not used - - - -CG-47 TICON DEROGA 565-10 FL 9,530 12LS 1-21-80 1-22-83CG-48 YORKTOWN 565-10 FL 9,530 12LS 10-19-81 7-4-84CG-49 VINCENNES 565-10 FL 9,400 12LS 10-19-82 7-6-85CG-50 VALLEY FORGE 565-10 FL 9,400 12LS 4-14-83 1-18-86CG-51 THOMAS S. GATES 565-10 FL 9,400 12LS 8-31-84 8-27-87CG-52 BUNKER HILL 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 1-11-84 9-20-86CG-53 MOBILE BAY 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 6-6-84 2-21-87CG-54 ANTIETAM 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 11-15-84 6-6-87CG-55 LEYTE GULF 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 2-18-85 9-5-87CG-56 SAN JACINTO 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 7-24-85 77-77-88CG-57 LAKE CHAMPLAIN 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 3-3-86 8-12-88CG-58 PHILIPPINE SEA 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 5-11-86 ??-77-88CG-59 PRINCETON 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 10-15-86 2-11-89CG-60 NORMANDY 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - ??-??-89CG-61 MONTEREY 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - 77-77-89CG-62 CHANCELLORSVILLE 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - 77-77-89CG-63 COWPENS 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 12-23-87 77-77-90CG-64 GETTYSBURG 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 8-17-8(1 77-77-90CG-65 CHOSIN 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 7-22-88 77-77-90CG-66 HUE CITY 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS 2-20-89 77-77-91CG-67 SHILO 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - 77-??-91CG-68 ANZIO 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - 77-77-91CG-(69+ 70) 2 SHIPS 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - 77-77-92CG-(71 + 72) 2 SHIPS 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - 77-77-93CG-73 1 SHIP 565-10 FL 9,500 12LS - 77-??-94

Note: FL stands for "Full Load," LS stands for "Launch Systems." SCDECEMBER 1989 67