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CA-70 Canberra II
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Baltimore 1941/09/03
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1943/04/19 1943/10/14 1980/07/31
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/18d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01       joinPac  
44/02/01 42/02/??     P.H.   66 
44/02/14 44/03/08 Flint 58     66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58.3 raid -Palau  
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.3/CruDiv4     66  112 
44/04/30   Reckle      
44/05/15 44/05/31   58.6 raid -Marcus & Wake   66 
44/06/06 44/08/12 Forage 58.1/CruDiv10     81  86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.1/CruDiv10 xPhilip   86 
44/08/06 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/10/14 King2 38.1/CruDiv10     104 
44/10/13   King2 38.1/CruDiv10 disable(planes) off Formosa - 23 KIA  
44/10/13 44/10/27 King2 30.3.1 CripDiv1   66 
44/10/27       Ulithi - sail to repairs - Manus > P.H. > USA  
45/02/16 45/10/17     BoNY - repairs   66 
56       conver > CAG-2 - Guided Missile Cruiser  

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Pittsburgh, 1978/07/31 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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