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CL-11 Trenton
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Omaha 1920/08/18
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia,
1923/04/16 1924/04/19 1946/12/29
scrap
Namesake: City in New Jersey, 1st Revolutionary War significant victory
TTD differences from class:12x152; FC radar
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 22, 44: Ms 33/2f, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/Cru/CruDiv3 Balboa, Panama Canal   38  66  114
41/12/1? 44/06??   SEPacFor     66 
42     SEPacFor escort convoys to Bora Bora, Society Is.   66 
42/03/09 42/03/23     sail from Bora Bora to Panama   66 
43/01/28       Balboa, Panama Canal   81 
43/05/23 43/06/04   SEPacFor escort convoy Panama > Bora Bora, Society Is (with Claxton)   81 
44/07/18 44/08/02     sail SoPac > San Francisco > Adak   66 
44/08/02 44/08/2?   94/CruDiv3 strike Kuriles   66  114 
44/08/2? 44/10/19   92/CruDiv3 strike Kuriles   66 
44/09/02 45/09     Aleutians   38  66 
44/10/22 44/10/29   92 strike Kuriles   66 
45/01/03 45/01/13   92/CruDiv3 shell Paramushiru   66  85 
45/02/08 45/02/14   92/CruDiv3 strike Matsuwa - cancelled due to bad weather   85 
45/02/18     92/CruDiv3 shell Paramushiru   66 
45/03/15     92/CruDiv3 shell Matsuwa   66 
45/05/19 45/07   92.2 Kuriles strikes   66 
45/06/26     92/CruDiv3 Attu - sail to Kuriles   38 
45/06/29     92/CruDiv3 E of Kurils   38 
45/09/01       San Francisco - overhaul   66 
45/12/20       decomm   38 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1946/01/21 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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