Allied Warships

USS San Diego (CL 53)

Anti-aircraft cruiser of the Atlanta class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeAnti-aircraft cruiser
ClassAtlanta 
PennantCL 53 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered25 Apr 1939 
Laid down27 Mar 1940 
Launched26 Jul 1941 
Commissioned10 Jan 1942 
End service4 Nov 1946 
History

Decommissioned 4 November 1946.
Stricken 1 March 1959.
Sold 3 February 1960 and scrapped at Seattle in December 1960.

 

Commands listed for USS San Diego (CL 53)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Benjamin Franklin Perry, USN10 Jan 194219 Mar 1943
2Lester Jay Hudson, USN19 Mar 194313 Jul 1944
3William Evans Anthony Mullen, USN13 Jul 1944Dec 1945
4Donald James Ramsey, USNDec 1945Jan 1946
5George Franklin Pittard, USNJan 194611 Apr 1946

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Commanding Officers Name/Rank Final Rank Dates Perry, Benjamin Franklin, CAPT 01/10/1942 - 03/19/1943 Hudson, Lester Jay, CAPT 03/19/1943 - 07/13/1944 Mullen, William Evans Anthony, CAPT 07/13/1944 - 12/1945 Ramsey, Donald James, CAPT RADM 12/1945 - 01/1946 Pittard, George Franklin, CDR RADM 01/1946 - 11/04/1946

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