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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| US heavy cruiser USS Astoria canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
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 ⓘ |
| 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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