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    USS Northampton (CL/CA-26) was the lead Northampton-class cruiser in service with the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1930, originally classified...
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  • USS Northampton (CA-26), lead ship of the Northampton-class cruisers, commissioned in 1930 and was sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga in 1942. USS Northampton (CLC-1)...
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  • CA-26 may refer to: California's 26th congressional district California State Route 26 USS Northampton (CA-26), a World War II heavy cruiser This disambiguation...
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    The Northampton-class cruisers were a group of six heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy, and commissioned between 1928 and 1931. The Northamptons...
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    initial delivery of CXAM USS Northampton (CA-26)-Installed between July and August 1940 with initial delivery of CXAM USS Chester (CA-27)-Installed between...
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    USS Chicago (CL/CA-29) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II...
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    January 1943 4 of 6: Northampton, Chester, Louisville, Augusta Mk 9 (later Mk 14) guns in three 250-ton triple turrets Northampton was sunk in November...
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    USS Salem (CA-139) is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II and commissioned in 1949. The second...
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    USS Houston (CL/CA-30), was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to bear the name "Houston". She was launched...
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    USS Chester (CL/CA-27), a Northampton-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania. Chester...
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  • Thumbnail for USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
    USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931, it...
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    later scuttled by USS Gwin (DD-433). Heavy cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26), 30 November 1942 by destroyer Kawakaze. Destroyer USS Strong (DD-467), 5...
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  • Thumbnail for USS Augusta (CA-31)
    USS Augusta (CL/CA-31) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy, notable for service as a headquarters ship during Operation Torch, Operation...
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    battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40), followed by duty at the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1930, he helped commission the new cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26) and served...
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    USS Louisville (CL/CA-28), a Northampton-class cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Louisville, Kentucky....
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    conversion was planned for Rochester but was cancelled. USS Oregon City USS Albany USS Rochester USS Northampton Albany-class cruiser List of cruisers of the United...
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  • Enterprise, including sailors from USS Hornet (CV-8), USS Northampton (CA-26), USS North Carolina (BB-55), and USS Smith (DD-378). The series consists...
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    was assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Northampton in 1941 as a radioman 3rd class. On December 7, 1941, Northampton was at sea in the Pacific Ocean about...
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    Boston. Around this time, the yard received orders for USS Northampton (CA-26) and USS Portland (CA-33), both the lead ships of their respective classes...
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    aboard the USS Northampton (CA-26). From 1932 to 1936 he served aboard the following ships: USS Chicago (CA-29), USS New Mexico (BB-40), USS California (BB-44)...
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    (CL/CA-32) Newport News (CA-148) New York (ACR-2) Norfolk (CA-137) Norfolk (CLK-1/DL-1) Normandy (CG-60) [A] Northampton (CL/CA-26) Northampton (CA-125/CLC-1/CC-1)...
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  • USS Detroit (CL-8) (1923) Attack on Pearl Harbor 1 of 6 Northampton-class heavy cruisers USS Northampton (CA-26) (1930) Doolittle Raid - Battle of Midway - Battle...
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  • 3034. PMC 1564111. PMID 16024383. Cott, 1940. p. 373. "USS Northampton (CA-26, originally CL-26), 1930–1942". Naval Historical Center. 2002. Archived from...
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    USS Pensacola (CL/CA-24) was a cruiser of the United States Navy that was in service from 1929 to 1945. She was the lead ship of the Pensacola class, which...
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    commander, Cruiser Division Five, USS Chicago (CA-29), Flagship, and as commander, Cruiser Division Four, USS Northampton (CA-26), Flagship. In March 1941 he...
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  • service. Like her sister, she was sunk as a target ship in 1948. USS Northampton (CA-26) was operating with a cruiser-destroyer force on 30 November 1942...
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    Murray and his staff to Pensacola, seriously wounded personnel to USS Northampton (CA-26), and other survivors to Nouméa where Russell's superstructure,...
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    (CL-29) USS Indianapolis (CA-35) USS Northampton (CL-26) USS Pensacola (CL-24) USS Salt Lake City (CL-25) USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) USS Vincennes (CA-44) USS Alywin...
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    and planes that sank there during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942–43. "USS McKean (i) (APD 5)". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 January 2024. "Enderbury Island...
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  • Thumbnail for USS Juneau (CL-52)
    USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In...
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