file created: 12/07/02 00:59:12 , last update: 07/25/02
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CA-33 Portland
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Portland 1930/02/17
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1932/05/21 1933/02/23 1959/10/06
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:42/11: FC, FDradars
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/7d, 45: Ms 22
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/CruDiv5     114 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv5    
41/12/14 41/12/27   11 Jaluit Raid / Wake Reinforce   66 
41/12/2? 42/05/01     convoy duty betw Hawaii, west coast, Fiji   38  66 
42/03/11 42/03/14     sail to join TF 11   69 
42/03/14 42/03/2? Reven3 11     69 
42/03/31? 42/04/02?     detached to Noumea for replenish   66 
42/05/01 42/05/08   11 & 17.2 xCoralS  
42/05/28 42/06/13   17.2 xMidway  
42/06/15     16    
42/08   Watch 16    
42/08/23 42/08/27   16/screen xEasSol  
42/10/15       shell Tarawa   85 
42/10/16 42/10/30   16/screen xSCruz   66 
42/11/08 42/11/11   67.3    
42/11/11 42/11/14   67.4 xGuadal   66  81 
42/11/12     67.4 xGuadal-disable(IJN 2 14in shells, 1 24in torpedo) - 9 KIA, 9 MIA, 17 WIA   8  81  104
42/11/14 42/11/2?     Purvis Bay, Tulagi - repairs   66 
42/12 43/??     Sydney - repairs   66 
43/02 43/03/03     sail Samoa > P.H. > Mare Island   66 
43/03/03 43/05     MINY - repiars   66 
43/05/31 43/06/11     sail San Pedro, California > Adak, Alaska   66 
43/06/11 43/09   16     66 
43/06/11 43/06/22   16.17 patrol off Aleutians   81 
43/07/22     16.12 shell Kiska   85 
43/07/26 43/07/31   16.22 xGhost -off Aleutians  
43/08/10 43/08/23 Cotta 16.17     85 
43/09/23       P.H.   66 
43/10/0?       San Francisco   66 
43/10/15?       P.H.   66 
43/11   Galvan 53.4.3    
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01 44/02 Flint 51.2    
44/02/15 44/02/28 Catch 51.17    
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58     66 
44/04/06 44/04/13     Majuro   66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.3/CruDiv4     66  112 
44/04/30   Reckle 58.? shell Satawan   66 
44/05/ 44/08     MINY - overhaul   66 
44/08/31       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09/13 44/09/29 Stale2 32.5? land Peleliu   66 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 LetfFor/CruDiv4 xSuriga   86 
44/12/07     77.3 Leyte Gulf   105 
44/12/08       escort damaged Lamson to San Pedro Bay  
44/12/12 44/12/18 Love3 77.3 land Mindoro   105 
44/12/30 45/03/01 Mike1 77.2     70 
45/02/16   Mike1 77.2 shell Corregidor  
45/03/01 45/03/26     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/03/26 45/04/20 Iceber 54.1.4    
45/03/27   Iceber 54.1.4 hunting miniSS off Okinawa  
45/04/16 45/05/28 Iceber 52.21.1    
45/04/20 45/04/24     sail from Okinawa to Ulithi   66 
45/04/24 45/05/05     Ulithi   66 
45/05/05 45/05/08     sail from Ulithi to Okianwa   66 
45/05/28 45/06/17 Iceber 34     66 
45/08/06       Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 
45/09/01 45/09/02     sail Guam > Truk   66 
45/09/02       Truk - surrender ceremony   66 
46/07/12       decomm  

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