Swayback Maru
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Swayback Maru was the affectionate nickname given by her crew to the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, famed for her hard service and resilience in World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy warship
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heavy cruiser ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
11 battle stars for World War II service
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Pensacola-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 11 December 1929 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 650–700 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 18 August 1946 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 9,100 tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as a target ⓘ |
| hasConnotation | affectionate nickname ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Old Swayback
NERFINISHED
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Swayback Maru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 9 June 1927 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 23 January 1929 ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 10 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Salt Lake City, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with hard service and resilience in World War II
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hard service and resilience in World War II ⓘ |
| notedCharacteristic | pronounced hull hogging that contributed to nickname Swayback Maru ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Komandorski Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwo Jima operation NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianas campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa operation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousHullNumber | CL-25 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedFrom | light cruiser ⓘ |
| reclassifiedTo | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| refersTo |
USS Salt Lake City
NERFINISHED
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USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. George H. Dern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 18 June 1948 ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetOn | 25 May 1948 ⓘ |
| sunkLocation | off the coast of California ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| usedBy | crew of USS Salt Lake City ⓘ |
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