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U.S. Navy Heavy Cruisers (CA)
Note: A Blank spot indicates no information available.
Camouflage Design sheets, when available, are linked to separately from the camouflage measure.
Unless otherwise noted design sheets are from the National Archives via the Navy Historical Center

Hull

Name

Class

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Notes

24

Pensacola Pensacola MS 1 MS 21 MS 33 / 10d MS 32 / 14d MS 21  

25

Salt Lake City Pensacola MS 3 - MS 5
MS 1 - MS 5
MS 21 MS 21 MS 32 / 14d MS 21  

26

Northampton Northampton MS 1 - MS 5 MS 21 N/A N/A N/A Sunk 11/42

27

Chester Northampton MS 1 - MS 5
MS 2 - MS 5
MS 21 MS 21 MS 32 / 9d MS 21  

28

Louisville Northampton MS 1 MS 21 MS 32 / 6d MS 32 / 6d MS 22  

29

Chicago Northampton MS 1 MS 21 MS 21 N/A N/A Sunk 1/43

30

Houston Northampton Cavite Blue MS 1 N/A N/A N/A Sunk 3/42

31

Augusta Northampton MS 12 MS 22 MS 22 MS 22 MS 21  

32

New Orleans New Orleans MS 11 MS 21 MS 21 MS 21 MS 22  

33

Portland Portland MS 1 MS 21 MS 21 MS 32 / 7d MS 22  

34

Astoria New Orleans MS 1 MS 21 N/A N/A N/A Sunk 8/42

35

Indianapolis Portland MS 1 - MS 5 MS 21 MS 21
MS 32 / 7d
MS 32 / 7d
MS 22 (Dec)
MS 22 Sunk 7/45

36

Minneapolis New Orleans MS 11 MS 21 MS 8
MS 21
MS 21 MS 22  

37

Tuscaloosa New Orleans MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 33 / 13d MS 22  

38

San Francisco New Orleans MS 11 MS 21 MS 21 MS 33 / 13d MS 22  

39

Quincy New Orleans MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 8/42

44

Vincennes New Orleans MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 8/42

45

Wichita Wichita MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 21 MS 22  

68

Baltimore Baltimore N/A N/A MS 21 MS 33 / 16d MS 22  

69

Boston Baltimore N/A N/A MS 21 MS 21 MS 22  

70

Canberra Baltimore N/A N/A MS 21 MS 32 / 18d MS 22  

71

Quincy Baltimore N/A N/A MS 21 MS 32 / 18d MS 22  

72

Pittsburgh Baltimore N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 18d MS 21  

73

St. Paul Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  

74

Columbus Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

75

Helena Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

122

Oregon City Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946 MS 22

123

Albany Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946

124

Rochester Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946

125

Northhampton Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed as CLC-1

126

Cambridge Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

127

Bridgeport Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

128

Kansas City Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

129

Tulsa Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

130

Bremerton Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

131

Fall River Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

132

Macon Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

133

Toledo Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946 MS 27

135

Los Angeles Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

136

Chicago Baltimore N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

134

Des Moines Des Moines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned 1948

137

Norfolk Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

138

Scranton Oregon City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

139

Salem Des Moines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned 1949

140

Dallas Des Moines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 6/46

141

none Des Moines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 1/46

142

none Des Moines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 1/46

143

none Des Moines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 1/46
144 Worcester Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned 1948
145 Roanoke Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned 1948
146                
147                

148

Newport News Des Moines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned 1949
 
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