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CA-69 Boston
United States Navy heavy cruiser
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Baltimore | 1941/06/30 Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, | 1942/08/26 | 1943/06/30 | 1973/11/01
scrap | |
| Namesake: Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/12 | joinPac | ||||
| 43/12/06 | P.H. - entered base | ||||
| 43/12/29 | P.H. | 88 | |||
| 44/01/27 | 44/02/13 | Flint | 58.4 | ||
| 44/02/13 | 44/02/28 | Catch | 58.4 | ||
| 44/03/15 | 44/04/06 | Desec1 | 58 | raid -Palau | 66 |
| 44/04/13 | 44/05 | Reckle | 58 | 66 | |
| 44/05/15 | 44/05/31 | 58.6 | raid Wake, Marcus | 81 | |
| 44/06/06 | 44/06/24 | Forage | 58.1/CruDiv10 | 86 | |
| 44/06/19 | Forage | 58.1/CruDiv10 | xPhilip | 86 | |
| 44/08/06 | 44/08/11 | Eniwetok | 88 | ||
| 44/08/26 | 44/11/27 | King2 | 38.1/CruDiv10 | ||
| 44/10/14 | King2 | 38.1/CruDiv10 | towing damaged Houston | ||
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 38.1/CruDiv10 | xSamar | 81 | |
| 44/12/01 | 44/12/24 | Love3 | 38.1 | land Mindoro | 66 125 |
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38.1/CruDiv10 | 66 | |
| 45/01/11 | 45/01/12 | Mike1 | 38.2 | temporary duty | 125 |
| 45/02/10 | 45/03/03 | Detach | 58.2 | 66 84 | |
| 45/02/21 | 45/02/22 | Detach | 54.1.18 | 125 | |
| 45/02/22 | 45/02/23 | Detach | 58.12 | 125 | |
| 45/03/03 | 45/03/05 | Detach | 59 | detached from TF 58 for exercises | 112 |
| 45/03/25 | 45/06 | Long Beach, Calif - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/07/02 | 45/07/09 | sail from P.H. to Eniwetok (with Highbee, Bristol II, St. Paul) | 81 | ||
| 45/07/11 | 45/07/20 | sail from Eniwetok to join TF 38 | 81 | ||
| 45/07/20 | 45/09 | 38.4 | raid Home Islands | 66 104 | |
| 45/08/09 | 34.8.1 | shell Kamaishi | 66 85 | ||
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 | |||