US heavy cruiser USS Astoria
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The US heavy cruiser USS Astoria was a New Orleans-class warship of the United States Navy that saw early World War II service in the Pacific before being sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Orleans-class cruiser
→
United States Navy ship → heavy cruiser → |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes → |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults → |
| armamentAA | machine guns → |
| armamentMain | 9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns → |
| armamentSecondary | 8 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns → |
| awarded | 3 battle stars for World War II service → |
| beam | 61 feet 9 inches → |
| builder | Puget Sound Navy Yard → |
| category |
New Orleans class
→
surface form: "New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy"
Ships sunk in the Pacific Theater of World War II → World War II cruisers of the United States → |
| class | New Orleans class → |
| commissionedDate | 1934-04-28 → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| country | United States of America → |
| crewComplement | approximately 868 officers and enlisted → |
| decommissionedDate | 1942-08-09 → |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 12,463 long tons → |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9,950 long tons → |
| draft | 19 feet 5 inches → |
| fate | sunk in combat → |
| homeport | various Pacific bases → |
| hullNumber | CA-34 → |
| laidDownAt | Puget Sound Navy Yard → |
| laidDownDate | 1929-09-01 → |
| launchDate | 1933-12-16 → |
| lengthOverall | 588 feet → |
| lostTo |
Imperial Japanese Navy
→
surface form: "Imperial Japanese Navy surface forces"
|
| maximumSpeed | 32.7 knots → |
| namedAfter | Astoria, Oregon → |
| notableEvent | escorted aircraft carriers in early Pacific War operations → |
| operator | United States Navy → |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Midway
→
Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED → Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED → Solomon Islands campaign →
surface form: "Guadalcanal campaign"
|
| powerOutput | approximately 107,000 shaft horsepower → |
| preWarServiceArea | Pacific Ocean → |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
→
oil-fired boilers → steam turbines → |
| range | 10,000 nautical miles at 15 knots → |
| successorName |
USS Astoria
→
surface form: "USS Astoria (CL-90)"
|
| sunkDate | 1942-08-09 → |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED → |
| sunkIn | Pacific Ocean → |
| sunkInCampaign |
Solomon Islands campaign
→
surface form: "Guadalcanal campaign"
|
| theater |
Pacific War
→
surface form: "Pacific Theater of World War II"
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