file created: 12/07/02 01:02:33 , last update: 07/25/02
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CL-60 Santa Fe
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cleveland 1941/06/07
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1942/06/10 1942/12/24 1959/11/09
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:SG radar
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 12/Mod, 43-45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/03/05       joinPac  
43/03/06 43/03/12     sail from Panama to San Pedro, California   66 
43/03/12 43/03/16     San Pedro, Califonia   66 
43/03/16 43/03/22     sail San Pedro, California > P.H.   66 
43/03/22       P.H.   66 
43/04/22 43/08/25   16 Aleutians   66 
43/04/25 43/04/26   16.6 shell Attu   85 
43/05 43/06/02 Landcr 16.6 land Attu   85  81 
43/07/06     16.7 shell Kiska   85 
43/07/22     16.21 shell Kiska   85 
43/08/10   Cotta 16.17     85 
43/08/25 43/09/01     sail Aleutians > P.H.   66 
43/09/01     CruDiv13     66 
43/09/11 43/09/19   50 raid Tarawa, Makin   66 
43/09/29 43/10/10   14 raid Wake   66 
43/10/21 43/10/30? Galvan 50     66 
43/11/06 43/11/07     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/07 43/11/09     off Bougainville   66 
43/11/09 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/14 43/11/20     escort reinforcement convoy Esp. Santo > Tarawa   66 
43/11/20 43/11/26 Galvan 53.4.2     25 
43/11/26 43/12/09 Galvan 50     66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01       San Pedro, California - amphib. training   66 
44/01/29   Flint 53.5 shell Wotje   66 
44/01/31 44/02/01 Flint   shell Kwajalein   66 
44/02/07 44/02/12 Flint   Majuro   66 
44/02/12 44/03 Flint 58     66 
44/02/12 44/02/20 Hailst 58.1/CruDiv13     66  104 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58     66 
44/04/13 44/05/04 Reckle 58.1     66 
44/06/06 44/06/27 Forage 58.2/CruDiv13     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.2/CruDiv13 xPhilip   86 
44/06/30 44/08/11 Forage 58.1/CruDiv13     66  88 
44/08/01 44/08/02 Forage 58.1.7     88 
44/08/04       sinking 3 ships from convoy off Bonins  
44/08/04 44/08/05   58.1.6/CruDiv13/UF,DF Cicijima bombardement   113 
44/08/11       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/11/27 King2 38.3/CruDiv13    
44/09/09   Stale2 38.3.? demolish convoy of small ships off W Mindanao coast   85 
44/10/13 44/10/17 King2 30.3.1 CripDiv1   66 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 38.3/CruDiv13 xLeyte  
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34/CruDiv13 xEngano  
44/10/25 44/10/25 King2 30.3/GF finishing Cijoda, Hacuzuki  
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38.1 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/26 Mike1 38.1     66 
45/02/05 45/03/19 Detach 58.4    
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/14 45/03/20 Iceber 58.2    
45/03/19 45/03/22 Iceber 58.2.9 damage helping damaged Franklin   66 
45/03/27 45/04/0?     escort Franklin Ulithi > P.H.   66 
45/04/0? 45/04/10     sail P.H. > San Pedro, California   66 
45/04/10 45/07/14     San Pedro (Calif.) - repairs  
45/07/2? 45/08/01     sail San Pedro, Cal. > P.H.   66 
45/08/01 45/08/12     P.H.   66 
45/08/12 45/08/19   12.3/CruDiv13/GF,DF sail from P.H. to strike Wake cancelled - reverted to Eniwetok   66  105 
45/08/23? 45/08/26     sail Eniwetok > Okinawa   66 
45/08/26 45/09     Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 
46/10/19       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars, NUC (Franklin rescue works)
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