USS San Francisco
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USS San Francisco was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its service.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
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World War II cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns
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9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded | 17 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 61 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | New Orleans class ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1934-02-10 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 868 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-02-10 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 12500 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 10000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| followedByInClass | USS Astoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
NERFINISHED
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Vallejo, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1929-09-09 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1931-03-09 ⓘ |
| length | 588 feet ⓘ |
| locationDuringAttackOnPearlHarbor | at sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32.7 knots ⓘ |
| memorial | bridge wings preserved as a memorial in San Francisco ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Lands End, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
heavily damaged in Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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suffered heavy casualties in night action off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Cape Esperance NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwo Jima operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianas Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa operations ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 107000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededByInClass | USS New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
8 boilers
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geared turbines ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 10000 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| sponsor | Barbara M. Rolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1959-03-01 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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