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CA-45 Wichita
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Wichita 1935/10/28
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
1937/11/16 1939/02/16 1959/08/14
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41-42: Ms 12/Mod, 43: Ms 22, 44: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22BR>
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/CruDiv7 Hvalfjord, Iceland   114 
42/12/05 43/01   32 sail Norfolk > Noumea   70 
42/12/1?       joinPac  
43/01/29 43/01/31   18/FF xRennel  
43/02/01 43/04/07     off Efate, New Hebrides   66 
43/02/04 43/02/13   18/FF     66 
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/2 ? 43/02/26 Clean 18/FF Russel Islands landing   81 
43/02/26 43/03/03 Clean 68/FF Russel Islands landing   81 
43/03/10 43/03/15     Efate   81 
43/03/30 43/04/07     Efate   88 
43/04/07 43/04/14     sail Efate > P.H.   66 
43/04/14 43/04/18     P.H.   66 
43/04/18 43/04/24   52.10/GF sail P.H. > Adak   66 
43/04/24 43/04/26   16.14/GF sweep off Attu   66 
43/05/10 43/06/02 Landcr 16.7 land Attu   85  81 
43/07/06     16.7 shell Kiska   85 
43/07/22     16.21/GF shell Kiska   85 
43/08/28? 43/09/04     sail from Adak to Bremerton   66 
43/09/04 43/12/03     PSNY - repairs, alternations   66 
43/12/03 43/12/06     sail Puget Sound > San Francisco   66 
43/12/07 43/12/14?     sail San Francisco > P.H.   66 
43/12/14? 44/01/16     P.H. - training   66 
44/01/16 44/02/04 Flint 58.3    
44/02/04 44/02/12     Majuro   66 
44/02/12 44/02/18 Hailst 58.2     66 
44/02/18   Hailst 58.2.4     66 
44/02/18 44/02/20 Hailst 58.2.4 retire from Truk to Majuro   66 
44/02/20 44/02/28     Majuro   66 
44/02/28 44/03/04     sail Majuro > P.H.   66 
44/03/04 44/03/15   CruDiv6/DF P.H.   66 
44/03/15 44/03/20   CruDiv6/DF sail P.H. > Majuro   66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58/CruDiv6/DF     66 
44/04/06 44/04/13     Majuro   66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.2/CruDiv6/DF     66 
44/05/29 44/07 Forage 52.10.8/CruDiv6/DF     66 
44/06/17 44/06/24 Forage 58.7/CruDiv6/DF    
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/CruDiv6/DF xPhilip  
44/06/27 44/07/07 Forage 52.17.8/CruDiv6/DF     127 
44/07/08 44/08/10 Forage 53.18.1/CruDiv6/DF Guam landing   66 
44/08/10 44/08/13     sail Guam > Eniwetok   66 
44/08/13 44/08/29     Eniwetok   66 
44/08/13       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/10/21 King2 38.1/CruDiv6/DF    
44/10/13 44/10/21 King2 30.3.1/CruDiv6/DF escort damaged Canberra II, Houston II - CripDiv1   66 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.4/CruDiv6/DF xLeyte   81 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34/CruDiv6/DF     66 
44/10/25   King2 34/CruDiv6/DF sinking/share Hacuzuki off Leyte  
44/10/25 44/10/25 King2 30.3/CruDiv6/DF    
44/11/18 44/11/20     detached from Philippines to Ulithi to investigate Nr.4 engine vibrations   66 
44/11/20 44/11/27     Ulithi - vibrations investigations   66 
44/11/27 44/12/09     sail Ulithi > Eniwetok > P.H.(only 2 screws)   66 
44/12/09 44/12/15     sail P.H. > San Pedro, California   66 
44/12/15 45/02/08     Terminal Island Naval Shipyard - repairs   66 
45/02          
45/02/08 45/02/28     San Pedro, California   66 
45/02/28 45/03/06     sail San Pedro, California > P.H.   66 
45/03/06 45/03/11     P.H.   66 
45/03/11 45/03/20     sail P.H. > Eniwetok > Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/05/20? Iceber 54/FSU3    
45/03/26   Iceber 54/FSU3 attacked by IJN SS off Okinawa  
45/04/05 45/04/05 Iceber 51.19     66 
45/04/27   Iceber 54/FSU3 damage(coastal battery) in Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-14N, 127-50E) - fuel tank penetrated under WL   66  85 
45/04/29 45/04/30 Iceber 54/FSU3 Kerama Retto - repairs   66 
45/05/12   Iceber 54/FSU3 damage(friend AA fire) off Okinawa (26-22N, 127-43E) - 1 KIA, 11 WIA   66 
45/05/20? 45/06/15?     Leyte - rest, replenishment   66 
45/06/18 45/07?? Iceber 34     66 
45/08/15 45/09/10     Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 
47/02/03       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars
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