file created: 12/07/02 00:53:00 , last update: 07/25/02
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CA-28 Louisville
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Northampton 1928/07/04
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton
1930/09/01 1931/01/15 1959/09/14
scrap
Namesake: city in W Kentucky
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/6d, 44: Ms 32/6d, 45: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv5 S of Oahu - escort SS President Coolidge, A.T. Scott Manila > Oahu   66  114 
42/01/09 42/02/07 Reven 17 raid   66 
42/02/14       gunnery practice off P.H.   66 
42/02/16 42/04/27 Reven3 17 raid  
42/03/?? 42/03/14   44?     66 
42/04 45/05     MINY - overhaul   66 
42/05/17 42/10/12   8.6 Aleutians  
42/05/31 42/06/06?     sail Mare Island > Adak   66 
42/06 42/10?   8.6 Aleutians - escort convoys, shell Kiska  
42/08/03 42/10/12   8.6 shell Kiska   81  66 
42/08/30   Firepl 8.6 land Adak   81 
42/10/12 42/10/18?     sail Adak > San Francisco   81  66 
42/10/18? 42/11/11     San Francisco   66 
42/11/11 42/12?     sail San Francisco > P.H. > South Pacific   66 
43/01/29 43/01/30   18 xRennel-hit by torpedo - not exploded  
43/01/30     18 xRennel-towing damaged Chicago  
43/02 43/04     Solomons   66 
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/2 ? 43/02/26 Clean 18 Russell Islands Landing   81 
43/02/26 43/03/03 Clean 68 Russell Islands Landing   81 
43/03/10 43/03/15     Efate   81 
43/04       sail Solomons > P.H. > Aleutians   66 
43/04/06 43/04/07     Efate   88 
43/04/24 43/04/26   16.14 sweep off Attu   66 
43/05/10 43/06/02 Landcr 16.7 land Attu   85  81 
43/06/22     16.7 shell Kiska  
43/07/06     16.7 shell Kiska   85 
43/07/22     16.21 shell Kiska   85 
44/01/22 44/02 Flint 53.5/CruDiv4/GF,DF     66 
44/02/01   Flint 53.5/CruDiv4/GF,DF damaged by 203mm shell from Indianapolis (09-00N, 167-00E)   85 
44/02/15 44/02/28 Catch 51.17/GF    
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58     66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.3/CruDiv4/DF     112 
44/05/29 44/07 Forage 52.17/FSU4    
44/08/08 44/08/24     sail Guam > Eniwetok > Esp. Santo   66 
44/08/12       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/31       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09   Stale2 31 land Peleliu  
44/10 44/11 King2 77/CruDiv4    
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 LetfFor/CruDiv4 xSuriga   86 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30   Mike1 77.2    
45/01/05   Mike1 77.2 damage(kami) 70 nm WNW of Subic Bay, Luzon (15-00N, 119-00E)   85 
45/01/06   Mike1 77.2 disable(kami) (16-37N, 120-17E)   85 
45/01/14 45/01/18   75.2.5 sail from San Pedro Bay, Leyte to Seeadler Harbor, Manus   105 
45/02 45/05     repairs   66 
45/05/01 45/05/18     sail from P.H. to Guam escorted by Stormes   81 
45/05/18 45/05/23     sail from Guam to Okinawa escorted by Stormes   81 
45/05/19 45/05/28 Iceber 54     66 
45/05/28 45/06/15 Iceber 34     66 
45/06/05   Iceber 34 damage(kami) S of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-07N, 127-52E)   85 
45/06/15 45/06/2?     sail Okinawa > P.H.   66 
45/06? 45/08     PHNY - repairs   66 
45/08/14 45/08/16     P.H.   66 
45/08/16 45/09     sail P.H. > Guam > Darien, Mancuria   66 
46/06/17       decomm  
46/06/17 59/09/14     Reserve Fleet  
59/09/14       scrap  

Ship status, hull number changes...: nickname "Lady Lou"
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars
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