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 |
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or if you have questions, comments, complaints or problems,
please email usssaltlakecity@gmail.com.
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" |
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"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 |
2024 U.S.S. Salt Lake City Reunion Information U.S.S. SALT LAKE CITY Association Officers |
LATEST ADDITIONS to the U.S.S. SLC CA25 Website |
History of the U.S.S. SLC CA25 As recorded by the US NAVY DEPARTMENT |
"Master Index" "For Those who Served" on board the U.S.S. SLC |
"Veteran's Stories & Pictures" Send Pictures and Memories Be added to Her HISTORY. |
"Questionnaire" for or about SLC Veterans |
National Archives 1944-1945 DECK LOGS |
"Unidentified" SLC CA25 Shipmates |
"Articles-Documents" Index |
SLC CA25 "Group Picture" Index |
SLC CA25 "Ship Picture" Index |
SLC CA25 "Scout Plane" Picture Index |
U.S.S. SLC, CA-25 Reunion Books 1973 through 2009 |
"Misc. Picture" Index |
"SLC WWII Records" by James Brewer |
"Assoc. Presidents " & Reunions |
"Helpful" Information |
"Rosie" the Riveter Association |
SLC CA25 "WWII Cruise Book" |
"Those Who Died" on the SLC CA25 in WWII |
Official SLC CA25 "Deck Logs" |
U.S.S. SLC CA25 "Plank Owners" Do you know one? |
U.S.S. SLC CA25 Commanding "Officers" |
"Operation" "Crossroads" Atomic Testing |
Index to "Pearl Harbor" Articles |
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