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CA-29 Chicago
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Northampton 1928/09/10
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1930/04/10 1931/03/09 1943/01/30
sunk
Namesake: city in Illinois
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/05 41/12/13   12/CruDiv6 VMF-221 to Midway  
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv4/DF     114 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv4    
41/12/15 41/12/27   11 Jaluit Raid / Wake Reinforce   66 
42/01/19 42/01/24   11 Kingman Is - Christmas Is. offensive patrol   66 
42/02/02 42/02/14     sail from P.H. to join ANZAC forces   66 
42/03/06 42/03/09? Reven3 11/CruDiv4    
42/03/09? 42/03/14   44     66 
42/04/10 42/05/08   44 & 17.3 xCoralS  
42/05/01 42/05/08   11 & 17.3 xCoralS  
42/05/31 42/06/01     hunting midget submarines off Sydney   81 
42/06 42/07/19   44 patrol Coral Sea, convoys Australia, New Zealand, Esp. Santo, Noumea   81 
42/07/19 42/08/09 Watch 62.2     81 
42/08/09   Watch 62.2 xSavo -disable(torpedo)   81 
42/08/09 42/08/14 Watch 62 sail from Guadalcanal to Noumea   69 
42/08/1? 42/09/21     repairs - Noumea, Sydney   66 
42/10/13 43/01/1?     MINY - repairs   66 
43/01/1? 43/01/25     sail Mare Island > Noumea   oo 
43/01/27 43/01/30   18 xRennel - sunk(IJNAF)  

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 11-25S, 160-56E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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