Disambiguation evidence for US heavy cruiser USS Chicago via surface form

"USS Chicago (CA-29)"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "USS Chicago (CA-29)".

Predicate Object
armament 9 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns
armament secondary 5-inch guns
awards Navy Unit Commendation
awards multiple battle stars for World War II service
builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard
causeOfSinking Japanese aerial torpedoes
commissioned 9 March 1931
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 700–800 officers and men
dateSunk 30 January 1943
displacement approximately 9,050 long tons standard
era interwar period and World War II
fate sunk in combat
homeport various Pacific bases
hullMaterial steel
hullNumber 29
instanceOf Northampton-class heavy cruiser
instanceOf United States Navy warship
instanceOf World War II cruiser
laidDown 10 September 1928
launched 10 April 1930
length approximately 600 feet
locationOfSinking south of Guadalcanal
namedAfter Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
notableEvent damaged but escaped during Battle of Savo Island
notableEvent heavily damaged by torpedoes at Battle of Rennell Island
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Rennell Island
participatedIn Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Coral Sea
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea (support operations)
participatedIn Solomon Islands campaign
surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign
pennantNumber CA-29
placeBuilt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
surface form: Mare Island, California
previousPennantNumber CL-29
propulsion steam turbines
role escort and patrol duties
role surface combatant
serviceBranch U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: US Pacific Fleet
serviceEntryDecade 1930s
shipClass Northampton-class cruiser
shipType heavy cruiser
sponsor Edith S. Britten
successorShipName USS Chicago
surface form: USS Chicago (CA-136)
sunkIn Battle of Rennell Island
survived Battle of Savo Island night action NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Pacific War
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II