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CA-26 Northampton
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Northampton 1928/04/12
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1929/09/05 1930/05/17 1942/12/01
sunk
Namesake: city in Massachusetts
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1 -  Ms 5, 42: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/11/28 41/12/10   8 bring VMF-211 on Wake   81 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv5     114 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv5/DF    
41/12/10 41/12/14     P.H.   66 
41/12/14 41/12/23?   8 Wake reinforce   66 
41/12/14     8 collided with Craven during refueling N of Oahu   85 
42/01/09 42/02/05 Reven 8.1 raid  
42/02/14 42/03/10   16 strike Wake and Marcus Is.   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  
42/05/28 42/06/13   16.2 xMidway  
42/06/15     17    
42/09/15     18    
42/10/15     17 raid -Bougnaiville  
42/10/15 42/10/26   17/screen xSCruz  
42/11/11     16 xGuadal  
42/12/01     67.3 xTassaf-sunk(Ojashio) - (09-12S, 159-50E) 50 KIA   103  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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