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CA-32 New Orleans
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
New 1931/03/14
New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1933/04/12 1934/04/18 1959/09/22
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Namesake: "city of dreams and jazz" New Orleans
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 11, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv6 Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - engine repairs   114 
41/12/1? 42/01     convoys to Palmyra & Johnston Is.   66 
42/01/13 42/02/12     MINY - engine repairs completed, new search radar & 20 mm guns added   66 
42/02       back from repairs  
42/02       escort -convoy to Australia  
42/02/12 42/03     escort convoy San Francisco > Brisbane, another to Noumea,sail to P.H.   66 
42/04/15 42/05/11   11 & 17.2 xCoralS  
42/05/28 42/06/13   16.2/GF xMidway  
42/06/13 42/07/07     P.H.   66 
42/07/07 42/07/1?     sail P.H. > Fiji to join TF 11   66 
42/08/23 42/08/31   11/screen xEasSol  
42/09/01 42/09/21     escort disabled Saratoga to P.H.   66 
42/09/21 42/11/10         66 
42/11/10 42/12/05     escort repaired Saratoga P.H. > Fiji > Noumea   66 
42/11/27 42/11/29        
42/11/29 42/12/01   67.2 xTassaf   66 
42/12/01     67.2 xTassaf-disable(IJN) - 183 KIA   103 
42/12/01 42/12/12     Tulagi - temporary repairs - wooden emergency bow   66 
42/12/12 42/12/24     sail Tulagi > Sydney   66 
42/12/24 43/03/07     Sydney - repairs   66 
43/03/07 43/03/3?     sail Sydney > Puget Sound   66 
43/04 43/08     PSNY - repairs   66 
43/08/31 43/09/29     P.H. - combat training   66 
43/09/29 43/10/11   14 raid -Wake   66 
43/11/10 43/11/26? Galvan 52.2.2    
43/11/26? 43/12/04 Galvan 50.1     66 
43/12/04 43/12/09     escort damaged Lexington II to P.H.   66 
43/12/09 44/01/22     P.H.   66 
44/01/22 44/02/11 Flint 52.8.2    
44/02/12 44/02/17 Hailst 50.9    
44/02/12 44/02/19 Hailst 50    
44/02/18   Hailst 50.9 sinking/share Katori  
44/02/20 44/02/24?   58 raid Marianas   66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58     66 
44/04/06 44/04/13     Majuro   66 
44/04/13 44/05/04 Reckle 58 land Hollandia  
44/04/22   Reckle 58 damage(crash - Yorktown II plane) off Humboldt Bay   66 
44/05/29 44/08/13 Forage 52.10/FSU8    
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/CruDiv6 xPhilip   86 
44/06/27 44/07/07 Forage 52.17.8/CruDiv6     127 
44/06/66 44/06/24 Forage 58.7/CruDiv6     86 
44/07/21   Forage 53.5 land Guam   81 
44/08/13 44/08/28     Eniwetok   66 
44/08/26 44/11/27 King2 38.4    
44/09/07 44/09/08 Stale2 38.4 shell Yap   85 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.4 xLeyte   81 
44/10/25 44/10/25 King2 30.3 xLeyte   81 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38 land Mindoro   66 
45/01 45/03     MINY - overhaul   66 
45/04/ ? 45/04/18     sail P.H. > Ulithi   66 
45/04/18 45/04/20     Ulithi   66 
45/04/20 45/04/23     sail Ulithi > Okinawa   66 
45/04/23 45/05/28 Iceber 54     66 
45/05/28 45/06/?? Iceber 34     66 
45/08/15 45/08/28     Subic Bay, Luzon   66 
45/08/28 45/11     operate off Korea   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 16 Battle Stars
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