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CL-95 Oakland
United States Navy antiaircraft light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Oakland 1941/07/13
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1942/10/23 1943/07/17 1959/12/01
scrap
Namesake: city in California
TTD differences from class:44: torpedo tubes removed
Camouflage: 43-45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/07/17 43/08/11     San Francisco Bay - fitting out, trials   113 
43/08/12 43/09/15     shakedown runs off California coast   113 
43/09/16 43/10/29     MINY - post shakedown alternations, repairs   113 
43/10/30 43/11/03     sail from Mare Island to P.H.   113 
43/11/03       P.H.   66 
43/11/08 43/11/16     sail from P.H. to Funafuti   113 
43/11/16 43/11/26 Galvan 50.3     66  113 
43/11/26 43/12/04 Galvan 50.1     113 
43/12/04 43/12/09 Galvan 50.3 escort damaged Lexington II to P.H.   66 
43/12/09 44/01/16     P.H.   66 
44/01/16 44/02/04 Flint 58.1.4/UF     66 
44/02/12 44/02/20 Hailst 58.1     66 
44/02/20 44/02/24   58.1 raid Marianas   66 
44/03/07 44/03/27   36.1 land Emirau   66 
44/03/27 44/04/06 Desec1 58.1     66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.1     66 
44/06/06 44/08/09 Forage 58.1/CruDiv10     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.1/CruDiv10 xPhilip   86 
44/08/01 44/08/02 Forage 58.1.7     88 
44/08/04   Forage   destroying convoy off Bonins  
44/08/04 44/08/05   58.1.6 Cicijima bombardement   113 
44/08/09 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/10/06 44/10/14 King2 38.2     81 
44/10/14 44/10/17 King2 30.3.1 CripDiv1   66 
44/10/14 44/11/05? King2 38.1/CruDiv10     113  104 
44/10/25   King2 38.2 xSamar   81 
44/11/05? 44/11/18 King2 38.4     105 
44/11/18 44/11/20 King2   escort Wichita from Philippines to Ulithi   105 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/26 45/01/11     sail from Ulithi to San Francisco   113 
45/01/12 45/02/28     Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco - overhaul   66  113 
45/03/01 45/03/03     Farallones - shakedown cruise   113 
45/03/04 45/03/09     sail San Francisco > P.H.   66 
45/03/09 45/03/19     P.H. - training   66  113 
45/03/19 45/03/30     sail P.H. > Ulithi   66 
45/03/31 45/04/02     sail Ulithi > Okinawa to join TG 58.4 escorted by England   66 
45/04/02 45/04/06 Iceber 58.4    
45/04/07 45/04/10 Iceber 58.2    
45/04/10 45/05/28 Iceber 58.3     66 
45/04/12   Iceber 58.3 damage(kami - 2) off Okinawa  
45/05/29 45/06/01 Iceber 38.1     66 
45/07/01 45/08   38.3 raid Home Island   66  113 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 
49/07/01       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1947/03/18 > CLAA-95, 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
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