file created: 12/07/02 01:02:20 , last update: 05/30/02
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CA-25 Salt Lake City
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Pensacola 1927/06/09
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1929/01/23 1929/12/11 1948/05/25
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Namesake: Capital city of Utah
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 3 - Ms 5, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 33/14d, 45: Ms 21
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/04 44/12/10   8/CruDiv4 bring VMF-211to Wake  
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv4     114 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv4    
41/12/10 41/12/14     P.H.   66 
41/12/14 41/12/23   8 Wake reinforce   66 
41/12/23 42/01/09     P.H.   66 
42/01/09 42/02/05 Reven 8.1 raid  
42/02/14 42/03/04   8.1 raid -Wake, Marcus  
42/02/14 42/03/10   16 strike Wake and Marcus Is.   85 
42/02/23 42/02/24   8 shell Wake   85 
42/04/02 42/04/25 Shangr 16.1    
42/04/25 42/04/30     P.H.   66 
42/04/30 42/05/26   16.1 xCoralS  
42/05/27 42/06     xMid - last defense line W of Oahu  
42/06 42/07   44 sweep Coral Sea   108 
42/07 42/08 Watch 18.3?     67  66 
42/08/16 42/08/27   18/screen xEasSol  
42/10/07 42/10/11   64.2 xEsper -damage > repairs P.H.  
42/11 43/03     PHNY - repairs   66 
43/03/18 43/03/22     sail P.H. > Dutch Harbor   85 
43/03/22 43/03/29   16.6 xKomand  
43/03/26     16.6 damaged (Maja, Naci, Abukuma - 4 hits) (52-47N, 172-45E)   85 
43/03/29 43/04/03     Dutch Harbor  
43/04/03       sail to repairs to P.H.  
43/08/02     16.6 shell Kiska   85 
43/08/12     16.6.1 shell Kiska   85 
43/09/23 43/10/14     sail Adak > San Francisco > P.H.   66 
43/10/14 43/11/08     P.H. - gunnery practice   66 
43/11/08 43/11/16   CruDiv5 sail P.H. > Funafuti to join TG 50.3   66 
43/11/16 43/12 Galvan 50.3.2/CruDiv5     66  25 
44/01/29 44/02/17 Flint 50.15     66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58     66 
44/04/06 44/04/25     Majuro   66 
44/04/25 44/04/30     sail Majuro > P.H.   66 
44/05/01 44/05/06     sail P.H. > Mare Island   66  88 
44/05/06 44/07/01     MINY - overhaul   66  88 
44/07/01 44/07/07     sail San Francisco > Adak, Alaska   66 
44/07/07 44/08/06?   94 Aleutians   66 
44/08/06? 44/08/13     sail Adak > P.H.   66 
44/08/13 44/08/29     P.H.   66 
44/08/29 44/09/1?   12.5 strike Wake Is.   66 
44/10/ 44/10/06     Saipan - patrol duty   66 
44/10/06 44/10/16 King2 30.2/CruDiv5 shell Marcus Is   66  104 
44/10/16 44/10/26 King2 38.1/CruDiv5     81  66  104
44/10/25   King2 38.1/CruDiv5 xSamar   81 
44/11/08 44/11/14   30.2/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima   85 
44/11/24     94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima  
44/11/27     94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima  
45/01/05     94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima, Cicijima, Hahajima   85 
45/01/10 45/01/27   94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima   85 
45/02/05 45/03/19 Detach 58    
45/02/16 45/02/19 Detach 54/CruDiv5    
45/02/19   Detach 54/CruDiv5 damaged in collision with AKA Starr off Iwojima (24-46N, 141-19E)   85 
45/02/26   Detach 54/CruDiv5 damaged in collision with AKA Muliphen (24-46N, 141-19E)  
45/03/05 45/05/28 Iceber 54.1.5     86 
45/04/17   Iceber 54.1.5 destroying coastal battery on Okinawa   86 
45/05/28 45/05/31     sail Okinawa > Leyte   66 
45/05/31 45/07     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07/02 45/07/04     Leyte - gunfire exercises with Riddle   66 
45/07/06 45/08/01   32 Okinawa - cover minesweeping operations in East China Sea   66 
45/08/01 45/08/31     sail Okinawa > Saipan > Adak   66 
45/08/31 45/09/08   44     66 
46/07/01       atom test Able off Bikini  
46/07/25       atom test Baker off Bikini  
46/08/29       strike from Navy List  
48/05/25       sunk as target off California coast  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1948/06/18 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars, NUC (Aleutian campaign)
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