1943    

US Baltimore class



Cruiser

ships



Cruiser Baltimore class



Heavy Cruisers designed and built during the last years of the Second World War. Many ships of the class were reffited during the 1950s as the first guided missiles cruisers



Derivatives / Succeeded by
1946 US Oregon City class
1952 US CG Boston class
1958 US CG Albany class
1962         US CG Leahy class
1962                 US CGN Bainbridge class
1964                 US CG Belknap class
1967                         US CGN Truxtun class
1974                                 US CGN California class
1976                                         US CGN Virginia class



  Specifications








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Typical Max
No Landing platform










  Shipyards


US Fore River Shipyard - 3
US Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - League Island1



  List of Ships


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19431946USUS NavyCA-69USS Boston
19551970 Boston class CAG-1 USS Boston
19431947USUS NavyCA-70USS Canberra
19561970 Boston class CAG-2 USS Canberra
19451959USUS NavyCA-74USS Columbus
19591975 Albany class CG-12 USS Columbus
19451947USUS NavyCA-136USS Chicago
19581980 Albany class CG-11 USS Chicago
19461958USUS NavyCA-123Oregon City class USS Albany
19581980 Albany class CG-10 USS Albany
19621993USUS NavyCG-16Leahy class USS Leahy
19621996USUS NavyCGN-25Bainbridge class USS BainbridgeNJUL
19631993USUS NavyCG-17Leahy class USS Harry E. YarnellNHEY
19631993 sunk 2000USUS NavyCG-18Leahy class USS WordenNQRA
19631994 sunk 2000USUS NavyCG-19Leahy class USS Dale
19631994USUS NavyCG-21Leahy class USS GridleyNHBJ
19631994USUS NavyCG-22Leahy class USS EnglandNLXZ
19631994USUS NavyCG-23Leahy class USS HalseyNCXF
19641995 sunk 1998USUS NavyCG-20Leahy class USS Richmond K. TurnerNRKT
19641993 sunk 2001USUS NavyCG-24Leahy class USS ReevesNIEM
19641995 sunk 1998USUS NavyCG-26Belknap class USS Belknap
19651994USUS NavyCG-27Belknap class USS Josephus Daniels
19661993 sunk 2002USUS NavyCG-28Belknap class USS WainwrightNGHX
19661994 sunk 2007USUS NavyCG-29Belknap class USS JouettNZTV
19661994 sunk 2005USUS NavyCG-32Belknap class USS William H. StandleyNWHS
19661994USUS NavyCG-33Belknap class USS FoxNFOX
19671994 sunk 2008USUS NavyCG-30Belknap class USS HorneNBXW
19671994USUS NavyCG-31Belknap class USS SterettNUKJ
19671993USUS NavyCG-34Belknap class USS Biddle NMYE
19671995USUS NavyCGN-35Truxtun class USS Truxtun
19741999USUS NavyCGN-36California class USS CaliforniaNKIN
19751999USUS NavyCGN-37California class USS South CarolinaNLVQ
19761994USUS NavyCGN-38Virginia class USS Virginia
19771993USUS NavyCGN-39Virginia class USS Texas NTEX
19781997USUS NavyCGN-40Virginia class USS MississippiNGGD
19801998USUS NavyCGN-41Virginia class USS Arkansas NARK

31 units



  Events


1940-jul-01OrderedOrdered US CA-70 USS Canberra as Baltimore class
1940-sep-09OrderedOrdered US CA-74 USS Columbus
1941-jun-30Laid downLaid down US CA-69 USS Boston as Baltimore class
1941-sep-03Laid downLaid down US CA-70 USS Canberra
1942-aug-26LaunchedLaunched US CA-69 USS Boston
1943-apr-19LaunchedLaunched US CA-70 USS Canberra
1943-jun-23Laid downLaid down US CA-74 USS Columbus
1943-jun-30CommissionedCommissioned US CA-69 USS Boston
1943-jul-28Laid downLaid down US CA-136 USS Chicago
1943-oct-14CommissionedCommissioned US CA-70 USS Canberra
1944-aug-20LaunchedLaunched US CA-136 USS Chicago
1944-nov-30LaunchedLaunched US CA-74 USS Columbus
1945-jan-10CommissionedCommissioned US CA-136 USS Chicago
1945-jun-08CommissionedCommissioned US CA-74 USS Columbus
1946-mar-12DecommissionedDecommissioned US CA-69 USS Boston to reserve
1947-mar-07DecommissionedDecommissioned US CA-70 USS Canberra to reserve
1947-jun-06DecommissionedDecommissioned US CA-136 USS Chicago to reserve
1952-jan-04Fate: transferedFate: transfered US CA-69 USS Boston reclassified as CAG-1
1952-jan-04Fate: transferedFate: transfered US CA-70 USS Canberra reclassified as CAG-2
1959-may-08DecommissionedDecommissioned US CA-74 USS Columbus









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