file created: 12/07/02 01:02:25 , last update: 08/29/01
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CL-53 San Diego
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Atlanta 1940/03/27
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1941/07/26 1942/01/10 1960/02/03
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:SG, Mk 22 radars
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 31a/24d, 45: Ms 21TABLE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/05/10?     18 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/05/10? 42/05/16     sail Panama > San Diego   66 
42/06/15     17    
42/10/15 42/10/2?   17/screen/CruDiv4 xSCruz  
42/11/01       Noumea   81 
42/11/11 42/11/15   16 xGuadal-S of Guadalcanal  
43/01/28 43/02/01   16 xRennell   81 
43/04/08 43/04/10   15 combined training operations with TF 19   88 
43/06/29 43/07 Cartwh 36.3    
43/08/02 43/08/04   36.3 tactical exercises with TG 36.2 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/31 43/09/04   38 tactical exercises with TF 37 and TF 39 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/14 43/09/15     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/17 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/28 43/09/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/07 43/10/10   37/38/39 - probably 38 fleet (combined TF 37/38/39) exercises SW of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/10 43/10/12     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/13 43/10/22     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/31 43/11/11 Shoe2 38 land Cape Torokina  
43/12/ 43/12/04 Galvan 50     66 
43/12/04 43/12/09     escort damaged Lexington II to P.H.   66 
43/12/09 43/12/14?     sail P.H. > San Francisco   66 
43/12/14? 44/01     MINY?? - new radars, CIC installed, 28mm guns replaced by 40mm   66 
44/01/16 44/02/08 Flint 58     66 
44/02/08 44/02/20 Hailst 58.2     104 
44/03/10 44/04/11     MINY   88 
44/05/03 44/05/08     sail from P.H. to Majuro   81 
44/05/15 44/05/31   58.6 strike Marcus, Wake   66 
44/06/06 44/08 Forage 58.4/CruDiv11     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.4/CruDiv11 xPhilip   86 
44/08/29 44/10/14 King2 38.2.3/UF     125 
44/10/14 44/11 King2 38.1/CruDiv10     81  104  125
44/10/25   King2 38.1/CruDiv10 xSamar   81 
44/11/05? 44/11/2? King2 38.4     105 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38     66 
45/02/05 45/03/04 Detach 58.4    
45/03/01 45/03/02 Detach 58.1.? shell Okino Daito Shima   66 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/14 45/05/10 Iceber 58.4/CruDiv16    
45/03/27 45/03/28 Iceber 58.4.9/CruDiv16 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/04/29       helping disabled Haggard   66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.4/CruDiv16     66 
45/06/08 45/06/09 Iceber 30.4 shell Okino Ogari Shima   66 
45/06/2? 45/07/0?     Guian, Samar Is - drydocked - repairs and maintenance   66 
45/07/01 45/09?   38.1 raid Home Is   66  104 
45/08/27 45/09   31/FF Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1949 > CLAA-53, 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 15 Battle Stars
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