USN · CA
San Francisco
Photos and infoNew Orleans-class heavy cruiser. Flagship of the night action off Guadalcanal. She also hit Atlanta while that ship was already crippled. She was repaired and survived the war. Sold for scrap on 9 September 1959. She was with the Southern Attack Force and bombarded off Kwajalein on the morning of 31 January 1944.
| Class | New Orleans class |
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| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | CA-38 |
| Fate | Afloat. Badly damaged on 12 and 13 November 1942 and repaired. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned 10 February 1946. Struck 1 March 1959. Sold for scrap on 9 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-73588. USS San Francisco (CA-38) off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 13 October 1944. The hull number 38 is on the bow. 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
Ingersoll, Royal E.Captain, 10 February 1934 – 12 June 1935
Beck, William LewisCaptain, 12 June 1935 – 29 May 1937
Parker, Ralph ChandlerCaptain, 29 May 1937 – 19 June 1939CYYates, Charles MouldingCaptain, 19 June 1939 – 27 May 1941
Callaghan, Daniel Judson (Medal of Honor)Captain, 27 May 1941 – 2 May 1942
Thornhill, Henry EhrmanCaptain, 2 May 1942 – 16 May 1942
McMorris, Charles HoratioCaptain, 16 May 1942 – 8 November 1942
Scott, Norman (Medal of Honor)Flag, not her captain, 11 October 1942
Young, Cassin (Medal of Honor)Captain, 9 November 1942 – 13 November 1942Killed in commandCallaghan, Daniel Judson (Medal of Honor)Flag, not her captain, 13 November 1942Killed that night
Schonland, Herbert Emery (Medal of Honor)Captain, 13 November 1942 – 17 November 1942
France, Albert Finley Jr.Captain, 17 November 1942 – 26 December 1943
Overesch, Harvey EdwardCaptain, 26 December 1943 – 10 March 1945
Whelchel, John EstenCaptain, 10 March 1945 – 10 February 1946Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · in the harbor; not sunk
Battle of Cape Esperance
1942-10-11 · Scott's flagship. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action
1942-11-13 · Callaghan's flagship; badly damaged; Callaghan and Cassin Young killed
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · with the Southern Attack Force; bombarded off Kwajalein on 31 January
