file created: 12/07/02 01:02:27 , last update: 12/19/00
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CL-54 San Juan
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Atlanta 1940/05/15
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1941/09/06 1942/02/28 1961/10/31
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:2xSG-1, SC, Mk12/22 radars
Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod, 43-44: Ms 21, 44-45: Ms 33/22dE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/06/10     18 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/06/10 42/06/19   18 sail Panama > San Diego   66 
42/06/15 42/07/26   18/screen    
42/08/07 42/08/11? Watch 62.4     81 
42/08/09   Watch 62.4 xSavo   81 
42/08/23 42/08/25   18/screen xEasSol  
42/08/3? 42/09/10     escort damaged Enterprise to P.H.   66 
42/09/10 42/10/05     P.H.   66 
42/10/05 42/10/10?     sail P.H. > Funafuti   66 
42/10/10?       Funafuti - unload deck load of 20mm gubns for USMC units   66 
42/10/16       sweep to Gilberts - sinking 2 patrol vessels   66 
42/10/16 42/10/30   16/screen xSCruz  
42/10/26     16/screen damage(bomb - D3A)   66 
42/11       Sydney - repairs   66 
42/11/24 42/12/05     sail Fiji > Noumea escorting Saratoga   66 
42/12 43/06     based in Noumea - operate in Coral Sea   66 
43/03/16 43/03/17   14 off Esp Santo - tactical exercises with TF 19   88 
43/06/26 43/06/29 Toena 36.3    
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, TF 38, TF 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 
43/10/21 43/12/06 Galvan 50.3    
43/10/31 43/11/11 Shoe2 38 land Cape Torokina  
43/12/06 43/12/09 Galvan 50.1     66 
43/12/20 44/01/10?     MINY - overhaul   66 
44/01/19 44/03 Flint 58.4     66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58.3     66 
44/04/07 44/05/14 Reckle 58.1     66 
44/06/06 44/06/27 Forage 58.1/CruDiv10     81  86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.1/CruDiv10 xPhilip   81  86 
44/06/27 44/06/30     Eniwetok   66 
44/06/30   Forage 58.2     66 
44/09 44/10     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
44/11/11 44/11/21     sail P.H. > Ulithi with Baltimore, Aylwin and 3 DDs   66 
44/11/21 44/12/01   38.2 Ulithi   66 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38.2 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.2     66  116 
45/02/10 45/03/03 Detach 58.1     84 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59/CruDiv14 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/22 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1    
45/06/05   Iceber   damage(typhoon) (22-28N, 132-24E)  
45/07/01 45/09   38.4 raid Home Islands   66  104 
45/08/27 45/08/29     Sagami Wan   66 
45/08/29 45/09     Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 
46/11/09       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1949 > CLAA-54, 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars
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