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This Website was established in August of 1999. It is "dedicated" to ALL the VETERANS who served on the USS SLC CA25 along with their stories and the history of the "Swayback Maru" "Queen of the Sea" "The One Ship Fleet" She will never be forgotten. May she rest in Peace in the Ocean she protected during WWII
USS SALT LAKE CITY (CL/CA-25) CLASS - PENSACOLA Displacement 9,100 Tons, Dimensions, 585' 6" (oa) x 65' 3" x 22' (Max) Armament 10 x 8"/55, 4 x 5"/25, 6 x 21" tt. 4 Aircraft Armor, 4" Belt, 2 1/2 Turrets, 1" Deck, 1 1/4 Conning Tower Machinery, 107,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 32.5 Knots Operational and Building Data Keel laid on 09 JUN. 1927 by the New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, NJ. Launched 23 JAN. 1929 Commissioned 11 DEC. 1929 Reclassified CA-25 01 JUL. 1931 Designated as a test ship for "Operation Crossroads" at Bikini Atoll Survived atomic aerial burst on 1 JUL 1946 Survived atomic subsurface burst on 25 JUL 1946 Decommissioned 29 AUG. 1946 Stricken 18 JUN. 1948 Fate: Sunk as target on 25 MAY 1948 130 miles off the Southern California coast |
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Your Messages are VERY IMPORTANT to me. Please put "SALT LAKE CITY" or "SLC" in the subject line ©Copyright 1999-2009 The USS SLC CA25 Website will celebrate it's 10TH YEAR in August, 2009 |
In God We Still Trust
by Diamond Rio |
Born Again American
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Anchors Aweigh
An old Civil War Song called
The Battle Cry of Freedom
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Link sent in by SLC Veteran, George Tucker |
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If you can read this, THANK a TEACHER. If you can read this in English, THANK a VETERAN |
"IN GOD WE TRUST"
"ONE NATION UNDER GOD" |
"WE WILL NEVER FORGET"
DECEMBER 7th, 1941
SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001
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"REMEMBER OUR VETERANS EVERYDAY"
"They simply did their duty as would any good member of the crew. But there were times when "Duty" demanded that all good crew members be Heroes." Richard Noar, son of USS SLC CA25 Veteran Abraham A. Noar, S1c |
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LATEST ADDITIONS to the USS SLC CA25 Website |
History of the USS SLC CA25 As recorded by the US NAVY DEPARTMENT |
USS SALT LAKE CITY, CA-25 Reunion Books - 1973 through 2008 |
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"Master Index" "For Those who Served" on board the USS SLC |
"Veteran's Stories & Pictures" Send Pictures and Memories Be added to Her HISTORY. |
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"Questionnaire" for or about SLC Veterans |
Looking for
"Lost Records" of the USS SLC CA25 |
"Unidentified" SLC CA25 Shipmates |
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"Articles-Documents" Index |
SLC CA25 "Group Picture" Index |
SLC CA25 "Ship Picture" Index |
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SLC CA25 "Scout Plane" Picture Index |
"Misc." "SLC Photo" |
"Misc. Picture" Index |
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"Other Websites" of Interest 
02-19-09 |
"SLC WWII Records" by James Brewer |
Past SLC CA25 "Officers" & Reunions |
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"Helpful"
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"Rosie" the Riveter Association |
SLC CA25 "WWII Cruise Book" |
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"Those Who Died" on the SLC CA25 in WWII |
Official SLC CA25 "Deck Logs" |
USS SLC CA25 "Plank Owners" Do you know one? |
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USS SLC CA25 Commanding "Officers" |
"Operation" "Crossroads" Atomic Testing |
Index to "Pearl Harbor" Articles |
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The address of this page is index.htm
Edited & Updated on June 23rd, 2009 by Website Curator, Sandy Eskew The "InterNet" home for this website is with InternetWorks in Bixby, OK. Owned & operated by David & Debbie Daniels
"Swayback Maru"..."The One Ship Fleet"..."Queen of the Seas" Click on the Ship to return to the top |