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CL-49 St. Louis
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Brooklyn 1936/12/10
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1938/04/15 1939/05/10 1951/01/29
sold
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:SK-2, SG radars
Camouflage: 41: Ms 11, 42/03-43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/2c, 45: Ms 21
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/Cru/CruDiv9 & TF1 P.H. - search for IJN   102  114 
41/12/08       sail west to join TF 16   81 
41/12/24 41/12/29     TU with Helena, Raleigh, Waters - sail from P.H. to San Francisco   66 
42/01/06 42/02/07 Reven 17 raid   66 
42/03 42/05     escort duty Hawaii <> California   66 
42/04/? 42/05/08     escort SS Pr. Coolidge with phil. pres. Quezon Esp. Santo > San Franc.   6 
42/05/09 42/05/14?     sail San Francisco > P.H.   66 
42/05/2 ? 42/05/25     escort reinforcement convoy P.H. > Midway, carry troops and army artillery   66  85 
42/05/25 42/05/31     sail Midway > Kodiak to join TF 8   66 
42/05/31 42/10/24   8.6 Aleutians   66 
42/08/03 42/08/10   8.6 shell Kiska   66 
42/08/30   Firepl 8/EscGrp land Adak   81 
42/10/24 42/11/??     sail Aleutians > Mare Island   81  66 
42/11/?? 42/12/04     MINY - overhaul   66 
42/12/04 42/12/21     escort convoy San Francisco > Noumea   66 
43/01/04 43/03/2?   67    
43/01/04 43/01/05   67 shell Munda  
43/04/04 43/04/07   18 Slot sweep   66 
43/05/04 43/05/14   18 land Kula Gulf   66 
43/06/26 43/06/29 Toena 36.1/CruDiv9    
43/06/29 43/07 Cartwh 36.1/CruDiv9    
43/07/05 43/07/06   36.1/CruDiv9 xKula  
43/07/1? 43/08/24     Esp. Santo - temporary repairs (AR-4 Vestal)   66  102  88
43/07/12 43/07/13   36.1/CruDiv9 xKolomb-disable(IJN) (07-37S, 157-16E)   85 
43/07/14 43/07/16     sail from Guadalcanal to Esp. Santo   69 
43/08 43/11??     MINY - repairs   66 
43/11/1?       back in Solomons   66 
43/11/16 43/11/16     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/20 43/11/25   39? shell Buka-Bonis area, Bougainville   66 
43/11/20 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/14 43/12/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/27     38 shell Kieta area, Bougainville   66  85 
44/01/08 44/01/10   38 shell Shortland   66 
44/02/13 44/02/15   38 land Green Islands   66 
44/02/14     38 disable(planes) off Green Islands-23 KIA,28 WIA (06-15S, 153-29E)   66  86 
44/02/17? 44/02/28?     Purvis Bay, Tulagi - repairs   66 
44/03 44/06/04     Solomons   66 
44/06/04 44/06/10?     sail Solomons > Eniwetok   66 
44/06/10 44/06/24 Forage 52.10/FSU8     66 
44/06/15   Forage 52.10/FSU8 damaged (machinery troubles - propellers) in Saipan channel   85 
44/06/24 44/06/27?     sail Saipan > Marshalls   66 
44/06/27? 44/07/14     Marshalls   66 
44/07/14 44/07/17     sail Marshalls > Guam to rejoin TF 52   66 
44/07/15       damaged Nr. 3 propeller enroute for Guam   66 
44/07/17 44/07/29 Forage 52.10 land Guam   66 
44/07/21   Forage 53.5 land Guam   81 
44/07/29 44/08/??     sail Guam > California   66 
44/08? 44/10/1?     California - overhaul (??MINY??)   66 
44/10/1? 44/10/2?     sail California > P.H.   66 
44/10/2? 44/10/3?     P.H. > training   66 
44/10/3? 44/11/16     sail P.H. > Ulithi > Kossol Roads > Leyte Gulf   66 
44/11/12       off Ngulu Is en route from Ulithi to Kossol Roads   66 
44/11/16 44/11/30 King2 77?     66 
44/11/27   King2   disable(kami - 2) in Leyte Gulf (10-50N, 125-25E) - 15 KIA, 1 MIA, 43 WIA   66  85 
44/11/30 44/12/?     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   66 
44/12/2? 45/02/28?     MINY - repairs   66 
45/03/01 45/03/15?     sail California > Ulithi   66 
45/03/04 45/03/13     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok (03/10) > Ulithi   66 
45/03/15? 45/03/2? Iceber 58    
45/03/2? 45/05/18 Iceber 54.1.3    
45/03/26   Iceber 54.1.3 attacked by IJN SS off Okinawa  
45/04/09   Iceber 54.1.3 sinking 9 Shinjo Boats of Okinawa  
45/05/18 45/05/21?     sail Okinawa > Leyte   66 
45/05/21? 45/06/10?     Leyte - replenish   66 
45/06/10? 45/06/13?     sail Leyte > Okinawa   66 
45/06/13? 45/07?? Iceber 34     66 
45/07/25 45/08/0?   95 East China sweeps   66 
45/08/? 45/08/15     Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 
45/08/17 45/08/20     sail from Buckner Bay, Okinawa to Subic Bay, Luzon escorted by Boyd   81 
45/08/2? 45/10   73 Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1975 struck & scrapp
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars, NUC
Notice: sold to Brasilia > Tamandare