file created: 12/07/02 01:02:26 , last update: 01/12/01
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CA-38 San Francisco
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
New 1931/09/09
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
0933/03/09 1934/04/23 1959/09/09
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:42/10: SC radar; 44: radars SK, SC, Mk 4, Mk 28
Camouflage: 41: Ms 11, 42-43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 33/13d, 45: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv6 P.H. - overhaul   114 
41/12/15 41/12/27   17/CruDiv6 reinforce Wake   81 
42/01/09 42/01/24 Reven 8     66 
42/01/24 42/02/08     escort duty   66 
42/02/08 42/02/10     sail to join TF 11   66 
42/02/10 42/03/06 Reven2 11/CruDiv6     66 
42/03/06 42/03/26 Reven3 11/CruDiv6     66 
42/04/22 42/05     escort convoy 4093 from P.H. to San Francisco   66 
42/05/2? 42/06/29     escort convoy PW 2076 from San Francisco to Auckland,sail back to P.H.   66 
42/07       escort convoy 4120 from P.H. to Fiji with Laffey & Ballard   66 
42/08   Watch 18/screen/F     66 
42/08/24 42/09/03   18/screen xEasSol   66 
42/09/08 42/09/15   18     66 
42/09/30       damaged in collision with Breese - New Hebrides (15-39S, 167-39E)   85 
42/10/07 42/10/11   64.2/GF xEsper   66 
42/10/15 42/10/21   64     66 
42/10/15 42/10/29   64 xSCruz   66 
42/10/31 42/11/08   65.4/FF,GF reinforce Guadalcanal   66  81 
42/11/04     65.4/FF,GF shell Kokumbona shore batteries   81 
42/11/09 42/11/14   67.4/GF xGuadal   66 
42/11/12     67.4/GF damage(plane) - 15 KIA, 1 MIA, 29 WIA   66 
42/11/12     67.4/GF xGuadal-disable(IJN - 12 14in, 15 6in, 5 5.5in, 13 5in shells) - 77 KIA, 4 MIA, 105 WIA   66  104 
42/11/14 42/11/18     Esp. Santo   66 
42/11/18 42/11/19?     sail Esp. Santo > Noumea   66 
42/11/23 42/12/11     sail Noumea > San Francisco   66 
42/12/14 43/02/26     MINY - repairs   66 
43/02/26 43/03/20     escort convoy PW 2211 from San Francisco to Noumea   66 
43/03/2? 43/04/07     Efate   88 
43/03/20 43/03/25     Noumea   66 
43/03/25 43/03/2?     sail from Noumea to Efate   66 
43/04/15?       P.H.   66 
43/04/30?       arrived Alaska   66 
43/05 43/06/02 Landcr 16.7 land Attu   85  81 
43/07/06     16.7 shell Kiska   85 
43/07/22     16.21 shell Kiska   85 
43/07/26 43/07/31   16.22 xGhost -off Aleutians  
43/09/29 43/10/11   14.2.1 raid Wake   66 
43/11 43/11/26 Galvan 52.2.1    
43/11/26 43/12/09 Galvan 50.1     66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/22 44/02/07 Flint 52.8.3    
44/02/12 44/02/20 Hailst 58.2     66 
44/02/18 44/02/20 Hailst 58.2.4 retire from Truk to Majuro   66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58.2     66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.2     66 
44/05/29 44/07/30 Forage 52.10/FSU7    
44/06/06 44/06/24 Forage 58.7/CruDiv6     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/CruDiv6 xPhilip   86 
44/06/27 44/07/07 Forage 52.17.8/CruDiv6     127 
44/07/30 44/08/16     sail Guam > P.H. > San Francisco   66 
44/08/16 44/10/31     MINY? - overhaul   66 
44/10/31 44/11/21     sail Mare Island > P.H. > Ulithi   66 
44/11/21 44/12/10     Ulithi  
44/12/10 44/12/24 Love3 38.1/CruDiv6/DF land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.1     66 
45/02/10 45/02/28 Detach 58.2     84 
45/02/21 45/02/22 Detach 54.1.18     125 
45/02/22 45/02/23 Detach 58.12     125 
45/02/26   Detach 58.2 damaged in storm off Iwojima   85 
45/02/27 45/03/01 Detach 58.4 retiring to Ulithi   125 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/21 45/04/24 Iceber 54.1.2     86 
45/04/07 45/04/07   51 temporary detached to TF 51 for fire support on E coast   66 
45/04/24 45/04/28     sail Okinawa > Ulithi   66 
45/05/0? 45/05/10     sail from Ulithi to Okinawa escorted by Robert F. Keller   66 
45/05/13 45/05/28 Iceber 54     66 
45/05/28 45/06/21 Iceber 34     66 
45/06/21 45/07/03 Iceber 32.15     66 
45/07/?? 45/08/28     Subic Bay   66 
45/07/03 45/07/??     sail from Okinawa to Philippines   66 
45/08/28       sail to China coast to cower minesweeping operations   66 
46/02/10       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 17 Battle Stars, PUC (xGuadal)
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