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CA-34 Astoria
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
New 1930/09/01
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton
1933/12/16 1934/06/01 1942/08/09
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42: 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/CruDiv6     114 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv6    
41/12/14 41/12/27   11/CruDiv6 Jaluit Raid / Wake Reinforce   81  66 
41/12/31 42/01/13   11     66 
42/01/19 42/01/24   11 Kingman Is - Christmas Is. offensive patrol   66 
42/02/16 42/04/27 Reven3 17 raid   66 
42/03/09? 42/03/14   44     66 
42/03/31? 42/04/02? Reven3   detached to Noumea for replenish   66 
42/05/01 42/05/12   17.2 xCoralS  
42/05/12 42/05/13     Noumea   66 
42/05/13 42/05/27     sail Noumea > Oahu   66 
42/05/28 42/06/13   17.2 xMidway  
42/06/13 42/07     P.H. - repairs, alternatons, trainings   66 
42/08   Watch 62.3    
42/08/08 42/08/09 Watch 62.3 xSavo - sunk   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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