USN · CA
AfloatPensacola-class heavy cruiser. In Scott's column at Cape Esperance, astern of Boise. Damaged, and not sunk.
| Class | Pensacola class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | CA-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Damaged at Cape Esperance and not sunk. Still afloat at the surrender. |
| Armament (class) | Two triple and two twin 8-inch turrets, and two funnels. |
| Command |
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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.
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), about 1941, in a light grey scheme with a false bow wave. 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
The Doolittle Raid
1942-04-18 · heavy cruiser in the escort on the final run west; several of the launch photographs were taken from her. Not engaged. Not sunk
Aleutian Islands
1942-06-03 · dashed track on the Komandorski chart, 26 March 1943
Battle of Cape Esperance
1942-10-11 · damaged. Not sunk
Battle of the Komandorski Islands
1943-03-26 · hit and lost power; not sunk
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · in the bombardment force from 16 February; stayed until 12 March
Shot and shell
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