Allied Warships

USS Baltimore (CA 68)

Heavy cruiser of the Baltimore class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassBaltimore 
PennantCA 68 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down26 May 1941 
Launched28 Jul 1942 
Commissioned15 Apr 1943 
End service31 May 1956 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 8 July 1946.
Recommissioned 28 November 1951.
Decommissioned 31 May 1956.
Stricken 15 February 1971.
Sold to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Baltimore (CA 68)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Walter Carson Calhoun, USN15 Apr 1943???

2Capt. Clarence Edward Olsen, USNJul 1945May 1946
3Capt. Carl Kenneth Fink, USNMay 19468 Jul 1946

4Capt. John V. Taylor, USN28 Nov 195123 Aug 1952
5Cdr Gordon Leonard Caswell, USN23 Aug 195222 Apr 1953

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