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  Welcome To The USS Macon CA-132 Photo Gallery
Welcome To The USS Macon CA-132 Photo Gallery
To see an enlarged picture, please double click the image.
We welcome and would like to feature any photos and/or stories you have about your experience on the Macon CA-132.
www.britesites.com /macon/galleryshipphotos2.html   (66 words)

  
  USS Macon CA-132
Macon (CA-132) was laid down 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
Macon's first fleet assignment was with the 8th Fleet which she Joined soon after her shakedown cruise.
By the end of 1959 Macon had conducted six midshipmen summer cruises and had spent the fall and winter season of almost every year as a guardian of freedom and liberty with the mighty 6th Fleet.
www.multied.com /navy/cruiser/Macon.html   (526 words)

  
  USS Macon (CA-132) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
USS Macon (CA-132) was laid down 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. ; launched 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
Macon’s first fleet assignment was with the 8th Fleet, which she joined soon after her shakedown cruise.
She patrolled in the eastern Mediterranean during the Suez Crisis of 1956; took part in the International Naval Review celebrating the 350th Anniversary of the foundation of Jamestown, Virginia, 12 June 1957; and participated in the NATO exercise operation “Strikeback”, conducted in the North Sea and Arctic Ocean in September 1957.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/USS_Macon_%28CA-132%29   (583 words)

  
 USS Macon CA-132
Macon (CA-132) was laid down 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
She patrolled in the eastern Mediterranean during the Suez crisis of 1956; took part in the International Naval Review celebrating the 350th Anniversary of the foundation of Jamestown, 12 June 1957; and participated in the NATO exercise operation "Strikeback", conducted in the North Sea and Arctic Ocean in September 1957.
On the night of 19 to 20 January 1959, Macon, steaming from Cartagena to Marseilles, diverted from her course and sped to the aid of burning Italian merchant ship Maria Amata.
www.historycentral.com /NAVY/cruiser/Macon.html   (526 words)

  
 Regulus missile
Macon's last Regulus patrol was in 1958, Toledo's in 1959, Helena's in 1960, and Los Angeles's in 1961.
USS Princeton (CV-37) did not deploy with the missile but conducted the first launch of a Regulus from a warship.
Lexington, Hancock, USS Shangri-La (CV-38), and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)[?] were involved in the development of the Regulus Assault Mission (RAM) concept.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/re/Regulus_missile.html   (859 words)

  
 USS Canberra: Log Book
He was a Gunner on the USS Canberra, I think in 1943.
Homepage: William H. McMicken, M.D. Comments: I was on board USS MACON CA-132 in the company of USS CANBERRA the summer of 1957.
Comments: Served in the radar gang in 1963 for the Med cruise and was discharged in September of that year.
www.usscanberra.com /logbook.php   (1154 words)

  
 USS COGSWELL PHOTO GALLERY
VADM Deutermann died in 1996 at the age of 93 and is buried in the family plot at the naval academy.
Emmett P. Bonner was born in Macon, Georgia.
Frederick W. Kraft was assigned to the Gunnery Department of USS Macon (CA-132) upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1952.
www.destroyers.org /uss-cogswell/Photos/uss_cogswell_photo_gallery.htm   (2311 words)

  
 USS MACON (CA-132)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
USS macon было положено вниз с 14 -го июня 1943 N6h Иорком Судостроением CCorp, camden, N J; запущено 15 -го октябрь 1944; спонсировано mrs.
By the end of 1959 macon дирижировал 6 круизов лета порихтисов и потратил сезон падения и зимы почти каждого года как радетель свободы и вольности с mighty 6-ым флотом.
На ноче до 20 19 -го январь 1959, macon, испаряясь от cartagena к marseilles, отвлеченному от ее курса и ому к помощи горящего итальянского купеческого корабля maria Amata.
www.faktoru.com /wiki/ru/us/USS%20Macon%20%28Ca132%29.htm   (522 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - USS Macon (ZRS-5)
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Macon, named in honor of the city of Macon, Georgia.
The first Macon, (ZRS-5), was an airship, commissioned in 1933 and struck in 1935.
The second Macon, (CA-132), was a Baltimore-class cruiser, commissioned in 1945 and struck in 1969.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/USS_Macon   (217 words)

  
 Cruise / Travel and Tourism > Cruise > Page 2
USS Nashville was the flagship for General Douglas MacArthur during the Pacific Campaign in WWII.
The USS Rochester Association is comprised of naval veterans who served on the Rochester while it was commissioned.
The USS Worcester was commissioned 26 June 1948 and decommissioned 19 December 1958.
www.blue-lands.com /travel-tourism/cruise/cruise-59-2-page.html   (540 words)

  
 Hotels In Macon
Macon is located at 32°50'5" North, 83°39'6" West (32.834839, -83.651672).
Macon is located at 39°42'33" North, 89°0'1" West (39.709123, -89.000391).
It is the county seat of Macon County.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/103/hotels-in-macon.html   (1982 words)

  
 Guestbook
I was on the USS Boston SSN703 From December 1997 to August 1998.
I was aboard the USS Boston (CAG-1) from 66-67.
Served on the USS Boston from 4/63 to 6/65, "E" Division, I was an electrician mate 3rd class.
www.ussboston.org /decklog/oldguestbook.html   (8948 words)

  
 Cruiserss of WW2 - Macon, CA, USA
USS Macon do korejského konfliktu nezasáhla, ale zůstala aktivována i po jeho skončení a od roku 1959 prováděla každoroční letní školní plavby s poddůstojníky, zatímco v zimě působila spolu se Šestou flotilou.
V září 1957 se USS Macon zúčastnila námořního cvičení NATO pod názvem "Strikeback" v Severním moři a v Severním ledovém oceánu.
USS Macon se také podílela na jedné záchranné misi, když přispěchala na pomoc hořící italské obchodní lodi Maria Amata.
www.military.cz /ww2_ships/USA/CA/Macon/macon.htm   (536 words)

  
 USS Macon (Ca-132)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
USS Macon (CA132) fue colocado el 14 de de junio de de 1943 por la Nueva York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey; lanzado el 15 de octubre de 1944; patrocinado por señora Charles F. Bowden, esposa del alcalde de Macon, Ga.; y comisionado el 26 de agosto de 1945 en Philadelphia, capitán Edward E.
Antes de fin de 1959 Macon había conducido seis travesías del verano de los guardiamarinas y había pasado la estación de la caída y del invierno de casi cada año como guarda de la libertad y libertad con la 6ta flota poderosa.
Macon entonces llevó a equipo del buque mercante a Valencia, España.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/us/USS%20Macon%20%28Ca132%29.htm   (560 words)

  
 USS Macon (CA-132)
USS Macon (CA‑132) was laid down 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
Charles F. Bowden, wife of the mayor of Macon, Ga.; and commissioned 26 August 1945 at Philadelphia, Capt. Edward E. Pare in command.
She was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia on 10 March 1961.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/u/us/uss_macon__ca_132_.html   (553 words)

  
 USS Macon (CA-132) - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
USS Macon (CA-132) - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
USS Macon (CA‑132) was laid down 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
Charles F. Bowden, wife of the mayor of Macon, Ga.; and commissioned 26 August 1945 at Philadelphia, Capt. Edward E. Pare in command.
www.music.us /education/U/USS-Macon-(CA-132).htm   (762 words)

  
 Bulletin Board for USS Macon - CA 132
I am looking for someone who served with John C. Spink on the USS Macon.
looking for members of the macon's de-commioning crew that took her to philly from boston and was still in philly in april of 62.
Looking for Gerald Cochran, served with me in 1946-1947 on the USS Macon.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageBulletinBoard/1,13492,200386,00.html?Page=2   (251 words)

  
 Bulletin Board for USS Macon - CA 132
A Veteran USS Macon sailor has left us...
My father was on the USS Macon in 1958 and 1959.
My grandfather, Carlos Solivan, served on the USS Macon from 1954-1957 in the Gunry Division.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageBulletinBoard/1,13492,200386,00.html?Page=1   (420 words)

  
 USS Worcester CL 144 - US Navy - Korean War Project
They were later joined by the salvage vessel USS BOLSTER (ARS-38) and destroyer DeHAVEN (DD-727), and continued to Sasebo, Japan, arriving at Sasebo the afternoon of 29 September 1950.
Approximately 200 tons of her armor plate was sent to the Fermi National Accelerator Lab at Batavia, IL west of Chicago, the armor being used for absorption shielding in the particle accelerator.
USS ROANOKE (CL-145) also supplied 200 tons of armor plate, along with the Heavy Cruisers MACON (CA-132), FALL RIVER (CA-131) and BALTIMORE (CA-68) with 300 tons of armor plate each.
www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_worcester.htm   (3109 words)

  
 USS Macon CA 132 :: Heavy Cruisers :: Cruisers :: Navy Emporium
USS Macon CA 132 :: Heavy Cruisers :: Cruisers :: Navy Emporium
This is a beautiful ship display commemorating the USS Macon (CA-132) and all those who served aboard.
This is a fine, heavy, detailed engraving of the USS Macon (CA-132) Ship's Crest on aluminum plate.
www.navyemporium.com /USS-Macon-CA-132-p-1-c-1783.html   (86 words)

  
 REGULUS GUIDED CRUISE MISSILE
Regulus was also critical in paving the way for the development of today's sophisticated Tomahawk cruise missile, and served as an important nuclear deterrent in the early days of the Cold War and during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Los Angeles deployed with Regulus from 1955 to 1961, Helena from 1956 to 1960, Toledo from 1956 to 1959 and Macon from 1956 to 1958.
The RAM concept was deployed to the Western Pacific on six carrier deployments with missile launch conducted by a submarine or heavy cruiser and subsequent control to target to be conducted by pilots from supporting aircraft carriers.
www.wa3key.com /regulus.html   (932 words)

  
 Admirals
Ordered to the USS NEW MEXICO, he served in that battleship from June 1933 until May 1935, then for two months in the USS GAMBLE, a unit of Mine Division One of the Battle Force, at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.
Rescued by the USS DUNCAN, he next was attached to Stinger Unit, Destroyer Base, San Diego, California, doing personnel work (administration) with the survivor group of the WASP.
In January 1943 he was assigned to the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearney, New Jersey, where the USS SIGSBEE (DD-502) was building, and served as Gunnery Officer of that destroyer from her commissioning, January 23, 1943, until March 1945.
www.brigniagara.org /admirals.htm   (5317 words)

  
 Decommissioned   (Site not responding. Last check: )
USS Worcester (CL-144) Commissioned 26 June 1948, Decommissioned 19 December 1958, Scrapped 1972.
This site is dedicated to the memory of the 883 men of USS Indianapolis who paid the ultimate price for freedom.
Homepage of the USS Augusta (CA-31), This site is dedicated to the ship and all those who served aboard her.
www.armedforces.net /directory/US_Military/Navy/Ships/Cruisers/Decommissioned/index.html   (493 words)

  
 Macon near Robert Moses State Park 1959
I received the photograph today, and identified that it is the USS Macon (CA-132).
In reviewing your web site photos of the Macon going through the Canals in 1959, I believe that this is a picture from the same period.
This photo is of her transiting thru the St. Lawrence Seaway (probably in the vicinity of what is now Robert Moses State Park).
www.vipwebs.com /macon/Macon_near_Robert_Moses_State_Park.htm   (268 words)

  
 USS Macon (CA-132) - Definition, explanation
USS Macon (CA-132) was laid down 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J; launched 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
Charles F. Bowden, wife of the mayor of Macon, Ga; and commissioned 26 August 1945 at Philadelphia, Captain Edward E. Pare in command.
U.S.S. Macon CA-132 Veterans Association U.S.S. Macon CA-132 Veterans Association
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/u/us/uss_macon__ca_132_.php   (644 words)

  
 Asia Observer - web directory and search
USS Macon (CA-132) - U.S.S. Macon CA-132 Veterans Association
USS Portland (CA-33) - The WW II cruiser, USS Portland.
USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) and USS Wichita (CA-45) - USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) and USS Wichita (CA-45) - celebrating these WWII heavy cruisers and their crews.
www.asiaobserver.com /cgi-local/anacondaodpp.pl?passurl=/Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Military/Navy/Ships/Surface_Combatant/Gun_Cruiser   (287 words)

  
 Cruiser Photo Index CA-132 USS MACON
Two Hundred tons of Armor Plate from the USS Macon have been put to use at the Fermi National Accelerator Labratory.
Taken from the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) while in the Med - 1951 or 1952.
Alongside the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) transfering what appears to be a strecher while in the Med - 1951 or 1952..
www.navsource.org /archives/04/132/04132.htm   (325 words)

  
 Cruiser Art Prints, Cruiser Art, Cruiser Prints, Naval Art Prints, Marine Art, Marine Prints
USS Belknap (CG-26), USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27), USS Wainwright (CG-28), USS Jouett (CG-29), USS Horne (CG-30), USS Sterett (CG-31), USS William H. Standley (CG-32), USS Fox (CG-33), USS Biddle (CG-34)
Yarnell (CG-17), USS Worden (CG-18), USS Dale (CG-19), USS Richmond K.
Turner (CG-20), USS Gridley (CG-21), USS England (CG-22), USS Halsey (CG-23), USS Reeves (CG-24)
www.windjammer-arts.com /CC.htm   (340 words)

  
 Find Baltimore Class Navy Prints! Get results at MarkChurms.com
U.S.S. Boston CA-69, U.S.S. Bremerton CA-130, U.S.S. Canberra CA-70, U.S.S. Chicago CA-136, U.S.S. Columbus CA-74, U.S.S. Fall River CA-131, U.S.S. Helena CA-35, U.S.S. Los Angeles CA-135, U.S.S. Macon CA-132, U.S.S. Oregon City CA-122, U.S.S. Pittsburgh CA-72, U.S.S. Quincy CA-71, U.S.S. Rochester CA-124, U.S.S. St. Paul CA-73, U.S.S. Toledo CA-133,
Our sister ship, U.S.S. Pittsburgh, lost its bow from the severe pounding of the waves.
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www.markchurms.com /uss-baltimore-class-heavy-cruisers-ca-wwii-w.w.ii-military-prints.html   (367 words)

  
 The Captain's and XO's
Following other assignments on heavy cruisers and command (1947-48) of the destroyer USS ALLEN M. In the Far East he was decorated for performance in combat in support of the Korean operations while Chief Staff Officer, Amphibious Transport Division 11.
During the Korean conflict CDR OLLER was aide and flag secretary to Commander Amphibious Group THREE, and participated in the amphibious assault at Inchon and in later assaults on the east coast of Korea.
He was assigned to the USS WILLIAMSBURG (the President's Yacht, with additional duty as White House Aid and Naval Communications Officer to the President).
www.dd-692.com /captain'.htm   (6152 words)

  
 CAPT Michael A. McBride Biography
Upon graduation from the Naval Academy in June 1956, he reported to the USS MACON (CA 132) serving as a division officer in the Gunnery Department.
In January 1958, he reported to Submarine School at New London, Connecticut, and subsequently reported to USS BREAM (SS 243) serving as Engineer, Gunnery Officer, and Supply Officer, and completing requirements for Qualification in Submarines.
In November 1971, CAPT McBride reported to USS SARGO (SSN 583) serving as Commanding Officer for over three and one half years, including two deployments to the Western Pacific and a major refueling overhaul at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
www.ssn583.com /McBrideBio.htm   (434 words)

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