U.S.S. Chicago
CA-29
1940
(Neptun 1335)
- Class: Northampton - 6 heavy cruisers of 1924
- Displacement: 9,300 tons
- Dimensions: 582(wl) 600.25(oa) x 66.25 x 16.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 107,000 = 32.7 knots
- Armament: 9-8"/55 (3x3), 8-5"/25 (8x1), 16-1.1" (4x4) AA guns, 8-.50cal MG
- Complement: 1,100
- Builder: Mare Island Navy Yard
- Keel Laid: 10 Sep 1928
- Launched: 10 Apr 1930
- Commissioned: 9 Mar 1931
- Actions: Coral Sea, Guadalcanal-Tulagi, Savo Island (torpedoed). Sunk by 6 aerial torpedoes off Rennell Island in the Solomons 30 Jan 1943.
Previous
Up
Next