file created: 12/07/02 00:55:36 , last update: 07/25/02
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CA-36 Minneapolis
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
New 1931/06/27
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
1933/09/06 1934/06/20 1959/08/14
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 11, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 8, 43-44: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv6 gunnery practice > search for IJN 30 miles S of Oahu   81  114 
41/12/08       sail west to join TF 16   81 
41/12/10       P.H.  
41/12/15 41/12/27   17/CruDiv6 reinforce Wake  
41/12/30 42/01/13   11 patrol S of P.H.   109 
42/01/19 42/01/24   11 Kingman Is - Christmas Is. offensive patrol   66 
42/01/31 42/03/06 Reven2 11/CruDiv6    
42/04/16 42/05/11   11 & 17.2 xCoralS   66 
42/05/28 42/06/10   16.2 xMidway  
42/07 42/08 Watch 11     67 
42/08/23 42/08/27   11/screen xEasSol  
42/08/30     11/screen towing disabled Saratoga  
42/11/29 42/12/02   67.2/FF,GF xTassaf   66 
42/12/01     67.2/FF,GF xTassaf-disable(torpedo - 2) - 37 KIA   66  103 
42/12/02 42/12/12     Purvis Harbor, Tulagi - temporary repairs   66 
42/12/12       Tulagi - sail to Esp. Santo>P.H.>San Francisco  
43/01       Esp. Santo - temporary repairs   38 
43/01/ 43/08     MINY - repairs   81 
43/08       back in service   66 
43/09/ 43/09/29     P.H.   66 
43/09/29 43/10/11   14 raid Wake   66 
43/11/20   Galvan 52.2.1/UF     66 
43/12/28 43/12/29     P.H.   88 
44/01/31 44/02/07 Flint 52.8.2/GF,UF     66 
44/02/12 44/02/19 Hailst 50.9    
44/02/18   Hailst 50.9 sinking/share Katori  
44/05/29 44/08/09 Forage 52.10/FSU7     66 
44/06/06 44/06/24 Forage 58.7/CruDiv6     66  86 
44/06/19 44/06/20 Forage 58.7/CruDiv6 xPhilip - near-missed by horizontal bomber (14-11N, 143-09E)   66  86 
44/06/27 44/07/07 Forage 52.17.8/CruDiv6     127 
44/08/12       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/29 44/08/30   32.12.1 support TG 32.2 landing rehearsals on Cape Esperance   88 
44/09/08 44/10/14 Stale2 32.5     66 
44/10   King2 77/CruDiv4     66 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 LetfFor/CruDiv4 xSuriga   66  86 
45/01/02 45/01/18 Mike1 77.2.1/CruDiv4 land Luzon   66  105 
45/01/06       damage(kami)  
45/02/13 45/02/18     land Bataan, Corregidor   66 
45/03 45/04/12 Iceber 54.1.2     86 
45/04/12       detached to Bremerton Naval Shipyard   66 
45/05/ 45/07     Bremerton Naval Shipyard - gun barrels replacement, repairs   66 
45/08/15       Subic Bay, Luzon Is   66 
45/09/09       off Korea - surrender ceremony  
47/02/10       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 16 Battle Stars
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