USN · CA
Minneapolis
Photos and infoNew Orleans-class heavy cruiser. Led the cruiser line at Tassafaronga and lost her bow to torpedoes. Not pinned to one Japanese ship. She was repaired and scrapped in 1959. The cruiser sunk after delivering bomb parts to Tinian was Indianapolis.
| Class | New Orleans class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | CA-36 |
| Fate | Afloat. Wright's flagship at Tassafaronga. Two torpedoes blew her bow in. Repaired, and she survived the war. Decommissioned 10 February 1947. Sold for scrap 14 August 1959. She did not carry the atomic bomb. |
| 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-51995. USS Minneapolis (CA-36) off Mare Island on 4 September 1943, after the bow was rebuilt. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Kimball, Lucien FrankCaptain from 7 June 1937Relieved on 17 December 1938DHHedrick, David IrvinCaptain from 17 December 1938Relieved on 26 September 1940
Lowry, Frank JacobCaptain from 26 September 1940Relieved on 6 September 1942
Rosendahl, Charles EmeryCaptain from 6 September 1942Relieved on 19 July 1943
Bates, Richard WallerCaptain from 19 July 1943Relieved on 20 May 1944HSSlocum, Harry BrowningCaptain from 20 May 1944Relieved on 16 June 1945
Hudson, Roy ClareCaptain from 16 June 1945Relieved in January 1946JMMaginnis, JackCaptain from January 1946Relieved in March 1946HMMaples, Hugh MarionCaptain from March 1946Relieved on 10 February 1947Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in the cruiser screen; not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in the Enterprise and Hornet screen
Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · flagship; bow blown in by torpedoes
Gilbert Islands, November 1943
1943-11-20 · in the capture of Makin
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · with the carriers
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · screened the carriers; a bomb missed close aboard
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · on the left flank
