USN · CA
Louisville
Photos and infoNorthampton-class heavy cruiser. Oldendorf's flagship in the left-flank cruisers at Surigao Strait on 25 October 1944. Decommissioned 17 June 1946. She bombarded Wotje on 29 January 1944, Roi and Namur through 3 February, and then Eniwetok.
| Class | Northampton class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | CA-28 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 17 June 1946. Struck 1 March 1959 and sold on 14 September 1959. |
| Armament (class) | Three triple 8-inch turrets and two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photo 19-N-57222. USS Louisville (CA-28) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 17 December 1943. No hull number is painted on the bow. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Marquart, Edward J.Captain from 15 January 1931Relieved on 4 December 1932
Canaga, Bruce LivingstonCaptain from 4 October 1932Relieved on 9 April 1934GSStewart, George VanderburghCaptain from 9 April 1934Relieved on 9 November 1935
Farber, William SimsCaptain from 9 November 1935Relieved on 8 May 1937RMMathewson, Rufus WellingtonCaptain from 8 May 1937Relieved on 29 October 1938FLLeighton, Frank ThompsonCaptain from 29 October 1938Relieved on 12 December 1940
Nelson, Harold JoachimCaptain from 12 December 1940Relieved on 1 February 1941
Nixon, Elliott BodleyCaptain from 1 February 1941Relieved on 9 September 1942
Joy, Charles TurnerCaptain from 9 September 1942Relieved on 24 June 1943AWWotherspoon, Alexander SomervilleCaptain from 24 June 1943Relieved on 5 January 1944
Oldendorf, Jesse Barrett (Navy Cross)Flag, not her captain, from January 1944
Hurt, Samuel HansfordCaptain from 5 January 1944Relieved on 15 December 1944
Hicks, Rex LeGrandeCaptain from 15 December 1944Relieved on 19 October 1945
Beattie, Thomas TylerCaptain from 19 October 1945Relieved on 10 April 1946WMMcCarthy, William PennActing captain from 10 April 1946Relieved on 17 June 1946Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · bombarded Wotje on 29 January, Roi and Namur through 3 February, then Eniwetok
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · Oldendorf's flagship, on the left flank
