U.S.S. SALT LAKE CITY CA25 HEAVY CRUISER

The U.S.S. Salt Lake City CA25 website was established in August of 1999
It is "dedicated" to her and to ALL the brave men that served aboard
"The Swayback Maru" "The 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

Anchors Aweigh The Marine's Hymn Battle Cry of Freedom

U.S.S. 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
Read a summary of her History here

If you would like to make a contribution to the U.S.S. SLC CA25 Assocation
or if you have questions, comments, complaints or problems,
please email usssaltlakecity@gmail.com.

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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"
WE WILL NEVER FORGET

"ONE NATION UNDER GOD"

"WE WILL NEVER FORGET"

DECEMBER 7, 1941
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

"REMEMBER OUR VETERANS EVERY DAY"

"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 U.S.S. SLC CA25 Veteran Abraham A. Noar, S1c