Los Angeles

U.S.S. Los Angeles

CA-135

1961

(1250 Models TF-4)

Class: Baltimore - 14 heavy cruisers of 1940-1942
Displacement: 13,600 tons
Dimensions: 664(wl) 675(oa) x 71 x 20.5 ft.
Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 120,000 = 33 knots
Armament: 9-8"/55 (3x3), 12-5"/38 (6x2), 14-3"/50 (7x2) A.A. guns
Missiles: 3 Regulus I
Complement: 1,700

Builder: Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Keel Laid: 28 Jul 1943
Launched: 20 Aug 1944
Commissioned: 22 Jul 1945 / 27 Jan 1951
Decommissioned: 21 Jan 1947 / 15 Nov 1963

Notes: Commissioned too late to see action in World War II. Recommissioned for Korean War and served two tours there. First of four Baltimore class cruisers to deploy with nuclear-armed Regulus I missiles in 1955. Stricken in 1974.