USS Portland (CL/CA–33) was the lead ship of the Portland class of cruiser and the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Portland...
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initially ordered as Portland-class vessels, but were reordered to the design of USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37). As built, the Portland-class cruisers were to...
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borne the name USS Portland, named in honor of the cities of Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregon. USS Portland (CA-33) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser...
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Thomas G. W. Settle (section USS Portland)
initially as captain of the China-based USS Palos (PG-16). In 1944–1945 he commanded the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), earning the Navy Cross for his action...
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931,...
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Retrieved 4 May 2012. "USS Buchanan DD-484". Destroyer History Foundation. Retrieved 4 May 2012. Stables, Joe. "The Portland's History". Archived from...
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triple turrets Northampton was sunk in November 1942 2 Portland-class (c. 1930) heavy cruisers: Portland, Indianapolis Mk 9 (later Mk 14) guns in three 250-ton...
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Fort Allen Park (category Parks in Portland, Maine)
War), the foremast and bridge structure of the World War II cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), two Civil War-era 4.5-inch siege rifles, an American Civil War...
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aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) and the heavy cruisers USS Indianapolis (CA-35), USS Chicago (CA-29), and USS Portland (CA-33). On 14 December 1941...
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Generous, William Thomas Jr. (2003). Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland (CA-33). University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2286-4.: Online views...
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History : USS Portland (CA-33)". historycentral.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2010. "USS Portland - Surrender...
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Generous, William Thomas Jr. (2003). Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland (CA-33). University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2286-4. Greene, Jack...
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USS Baltimore (CA-68) was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser, the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Baltimore, Maryland...
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Boston. Around this time, the yard received orders for USS Northampton (CA-26) and USS Portland (CA-33), both the lead ships of their respective classes....
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47°33′47″N 122°37′35″W / 47.5631883°N 122.6265155°W / 47.5631883; -122.6265155 USS Bremerton (CA-130), was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, named for...
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USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. She was the third ship to carry the name. The third Quincy was...
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4446982°N 79.9561294°W / 40.4446982; -79.9561294 USS Pittsburgh (CA-72), originally named USS Albany (CA-72), was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the...
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unidentified plane strafed her during the night of 19 September while USS Portland (CA-33) was alongside, night operations were halted. By November she was...
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Islands - Battle of Tassafaronga 1 of 2 Portland-class heavy cruisers USS Portland (CA-33) (1933) Battle of the Coral Sea - Battle of Midway - Battle of the...
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History : USS Portland (CA-33)". historycentral.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2010. "USS Portland - Surrender...
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class (CL/CA-32) New Orleans (1934) – WW2: 17 battle stars Portland class (CL/CA-33) Portland (1933) – WW2: 16 battle stars New Orleans class (CL/CA-34) Astoria...
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DDG-78) USS Porterfield (DD-682) USS Portland (CA-33, LSD-37, LPD-27) USS Portobago (YTB-413) USS Portsmouth (1798, 1843, CL-102, SSN-707) USS Portunus...
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command of USS Portland (CA-33). Captain Dutton died suddenly on 30 November 1937 at South Gate, California, while in command of Portland. Navigation...
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The third USS Rochester (CA-124), an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, was laid down 29 May 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; launched...
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Yard. After six months, however, he was transferred to command of USS Portland (CA-33). That assignment lasted until June 1937 at which time he was reassigned...
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Fleet Week (section Portland)
San Pedro, CA. Ships included: USS Essex (LHD-2) USS Portland (LPD-27) May 26–29, 2023, San Pedro, CA. Ships included: USS Ashland (LSD-48) USS Cincinnati (LCS-20)...
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on January 31 from aerial and naval gunfire from the cruiser USS Portland (CA-33) and USS Bullard (DD-660), a destroyer, after the team's SRC-620 field...
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distinguished himself several times as commanding officer of heavy cruiser USS Portland and commander, Cruiser Division 13 in the Pacific theater of World War...
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of shipwrecks from World War 2, including those from the Pacific Ocean. "USS Hoel (DD 533)". uboat.net. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "SS (John A. Johnson...
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30 March 1928; page ONE". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-27. "USS PORTLAND (CA 33) - Commanding Officers". navsource.org. NavSource Online: Amphibious...
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