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CL-43 Nashville
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Brooklyn 1935/01/24
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. 		1937/10/02 1938/11/25 1951/01/09
sold
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod, 43-45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/CruDiv8 Bermuda   114 
42/03/12?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/03/20 42/04/01     San Diego   66 
42/04/01 42/04/13   18    
42/04/13 42/04/25 Shangr 16.2    
42/04/25 42/05/14     P.H.   66 
42/05/03       departed P.H. to Midway for refuel and then to harrash fishing grounds off Kamchatka   85 
42/05/08       daaged (run aground) at Midway - recalled to P.H. for repairs   85 
42/05/14 42/05/1?     sail from P.H. to Midway   66 
42/05/19 42/05/27     sail from Midway to Dutch Harbor   85 
42/05/27 42/11/17   8.6 Aleutians   81 
42/05/27 42/05/29   8.6/FF Dutch Harbor   66 
42/05/29 42/06/01?     sail Dutch Harbor > Kodiak to join rest of TF 8   66 
42/08/03 42/08/10   8.6 shell Kiska   66 
42/08/30   Firepl 8/EscGrp/GF land Adak   81 
42/11/17 42/11/22     sail Aleutians > P.H.   85  66 
42/11/22 42/12/24     P.H.   66 
42/12       Solomons  
42/12/24 42/12/?     sail P.H. > Esp. Santo   66 
43/01/04 43/01/05   67/FF shell Munda  
43/01/23     67/FF shell Munda  
43/05/04 43/05/14   18 land Kula Gulf   66 
43/05/13     36 damage(turret explosion) Kula Gulf - 18 KIA, 17 WIA (08-28S, 158-49E)   66  85 
43/05/22 43/06/0?     sail Esp. Santo > Mare Island   66 
43/06/0? 43/08/06     MINY - repiars, modernization   66 
43/08/06 43/08/12     sail Mare Island > P.H.   66 
43/08/22 43/09/07   15 raid Marcus   66 
43/09/29 43/10/11   14 raid Wake   66 
43/10/11? 43/10/25     sail P.H. > Esp. Santo   66 
43/10/29 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11 44/06     operate off New Guinea, Admiralties   66 
43/11/03   Cartwh   land Empress Augusta Inlet - covering transports  
43/11/04 43/11/05   39? sail from Tulagi to Kula Gulf   66 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/16 43/11/18     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/20 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/27 44/???   74     108 
43/12/26   Dexter 74.1 land Cape Gloucester   66  81 
44/02/29     75 land Admiralty Is - evening - back at Milne Bay   86 
44/03/04 44/03/07 Brewer 75 shell Hauwei Is, Admiralties   66  86 
44/04 44/05 Reckle 75    
44/05/15 44/05/25 Straig 75 land Wakde   66  81 
44/05/27 44/06/10 Horlie 75 land Biak   66  86 
44/06 44/09     Esp. Santo - repairs, patrol duty   66 
44/06/04     74 damage(near miss) off Biak (01-05S, 136-05E)   66  85 
44/08/21     74? Admiralty Is.   81 
44/09 44/09/15 Trade 74/77.2 carry gen McArthur to Morotai   66 
44/10/ ?? 44/10/16     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10/16 44/10/25 King2 77/McArthur´sFF    
44/11/28 44/12/01   77.1.5 sail from Manus to Leyte   121 
44/12/07 44/12/12   77.3.2 Leyte Gulf   105 
44/12/12 44/12/13 Love3 78.3/FF land Mindoro   66 
44/12/13   Love3 78.3/FF disable(kami) betw. Negros Is. and Mindanao (08-57N, 123-28E) - 133 KIA, 190 WIA   66  86  85
44/12/14 45/01/12     sail Mindoro > San Pedro Bay, Leyte > P.H. > Puget Sound   66 
45/01/12 45/04/15     PSNY - repairs   66 
45/03       back in service  
45/04/15 45/05/16     sail San Diego > Subic Bay   66 
45/05/16 45/09   74/FF     66 
45/06/08 45/06/10 Oboe2 74/FF land Brunei Bay   66 
45/07/29       sortie from Subic Bay to intercept convoy of Indochina   66 
45/09       off Indochina - seeking convoy   38 
51/01/09       sold to Chile > Prat > Chacabuco  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars
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