USN · CA
Portland
Photos and infoPortland-class heavy cruiser. A torpedo wrecked her steering on 13 November 1942. The ship that fired is not known. She survived the war.
| Class | Portland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | CA-33 |
| Fate | Afloat. A torpedo jammed her rudder on 13 November 1942 and she circled. The ship that fired is not known. She was not sunk. Still afloat at the surrender. Sold for scrap in 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. USS Portland (CA-33) off Mare Island, 16 May 1943. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in the cruiser screen; not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in Yorktown's screen
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
1942-08-24 · in the battle
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · flagship of the cruisers in the Enterprise group. Not hit. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action
1942-11-13 · torpedoed; rudder jammed
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · in the Marshalls campaign through February 1944
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · on the left flank
