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	USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Salt Lake City protected Wasp as she shuttled planes for Saratoga (CV-3) and Enterprise, and provided CAP and scouting patrols during the landings.
		Salt Lake City conducted rigorous gunnery training until 8 November when she sailed to join carriers Essex (CV-9), Bunker Hill (CV-17), and Independence (CVL-22) which had carried out preliminary strikes on Wake, as a diversion on 5 October and 6 October, and at Rabaul on 11 November.
		Salt Lake City was used in evaluating the effects on surface vessels during the initial test with an aerial burst on 1 July, and during the second test with a subsurface burst on the 25th.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Salt_Lake_City_(CA-25) (2913 words)

	USS Salt Lake City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Salt Lake City, in honor of the city in Utah which has served successively as the capital of the Provisional State of Deseret, the Territory of Utah, and the 45th state.
		The first Salt Lake City (CA-25) was commissioned in 1929, and saw much action in World War II before being used in atomic bomb tests in 1946.
		The second USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) was a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, decommissioned in 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Salt_Lake_City (160 words)

	Naval History/USS Salt Lake City CL-25
		Salt Lake City (CL25) was laid down on 9 June 1927 by the American Brown Boveri Electric Corp., a subsidiary of the New York Shipbuilding Co., at Camden, N.J.; launched on 23 January 1929, sponsored by Miss Helen Budge, and commissioned on 11 December 1929, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Capt. F.
		Salt Lake City was with Task Force 8, from 14 to 23 December, as that group covered Oahu and supported the task force strike that was planned to relieve beleagucred Wake.
		Salt Lake City conducted rigorous gunnery training until 8 November when she sailed to join carriers Essex, Bunker Hill, and Independence which had carried out preliminary strikes on Wake, as a diversion on 5 and 6 October, and at Rabaul on 11 November.
	www.navyhistory.com /cruiser/Saltlake.html (2733 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia
		USS Garfield County (LST 784): The Garfield County was commissioned on 1 September 1944 and participated in the island invasions of Tinian and Okinawa.
		USS Summit County (LST 1146): The Summit County was commissioned on 30 May 1945 and began her long career transporting construction supplies for the Seabees to various islands throughout the Pacific.
		USS Swenson (DD 729): Lyman Swenson was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1916.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/u/UTAHSHIPS.html (2294 words)

	Salt Lake City, Utah Travel & Vacation Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Salt Lake City is the cultural and political center of Utah.
		With a metro area of 1 million residents, Salt Lake is Utah's most populous city by a significant amount, yet remains remarkably pleasant and livable.
		Salt Lake City is located in north central Utah along I-15 and I-80.
	www.go-utah.com /Salt-Lake-City (207 words)

	CA-25 Salt Lake City
		USS Salt Lake City, a 9100-ton Pensacola class heavy cruiser built at Camden, New Jersey, was commissioned in December 1929.
		During August-October 1942, Salt Lake City was in the south Pacific to support the campaign to seize and hold Guadalcanal.
		She escorted USS Wasp during the landings of 7-8 August and subsequent operations, and was present when Wasp was sunk by a Japanese submarine on 15 September.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ca-25.htm (446 words)

	The Battle of the Komandorski Islands, March 26, 1943 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Salt Lake City commenced return fire with her forward turrets at 0842 and at a range of over 20,000 yards made hits on Nachi with her third and fourth salvos, starting a fire that looked serious but was quickly brought under control.
		Salt Lake received her fourth and last hit 1103, as a result of which the after gyro room and engine room flooded, the latter to a depth of four feet.
		Salt Lake still lay behind the destroyers' smoke screen, her plight concealed from the enemy, when at a minute or two before noon Bailey, Coghlan and Monaghan reversed course to deliver a torpedo attack on Maya and Nachi, distant 17,000 yards.
	sandysq.gcinet.net /uss_salt_lake_city_ca25/komador3.htm (4185 words)

	DANFS: USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
		Salt Lake City (CL-25) was laid down on 9 June 1927 by the American Brown Boveri Electric Corp., a subsidiary of the New York Shipbuilding Co., at Camden, N.J.; launched on 23 January 1929; sponsored by Miss Helen Budge; and commissioned on 11 December 1929, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Capt. F.
		Salt Lake City was with Task Force 8, from 14 to 23 December, as that group covered Oahu and supported the task force strike that was planned to relieve beleaguered Wake.
		Salt Lake City conducted rigorous gunnery training until 8 November when she sailed to join carriers Essex (CV-9), Bunker Hill (CV-17), and Independence (CVL-22) which had carried out preliminary strikes on Wake, as a diversion on 5 and 6 October, and at Rabaul on 11 November.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CA/ca25.html (2785 words)

	Submarine Returns Home from Deployment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Salt Lake City started with a surge deployment more than one month ahead of schedule and was a part of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Strike Group.
		Salt Lake City was also one of 17 submarines that were surged in support of Summer Pulse ’04, the Navy’s first exercise under the Fleet Response Plan (FRP).
		Salt Lake City had shifted homeport to San Diego from Pearl Harbor in October 2002, following a complex Depot Modernization Period in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard that ensured the submarine’s capabilities are ready for the challenges of the 21st century.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=15615 (294 words)

	U.S. Navy - Submarine Images (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At sea with USS Salt Lake City, May 23, 2002 — The fast attack submarine USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716) transits the mouth of Apra Harbor for a short port visit in Guam.
		Salt Lake City's stealth design, endurance, and mobility provide the National Command Authority a powerful tool for protecting U.S. interests and supporting allies around the world.
		Salt Lake City is a Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine homeported in San Diego, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Alan D. Monyelle.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/images/imagesub8.html (725 words)

	Encyclopedia: USS Salt Lake City
		Categories: Disambiguation The first USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class heavy cruiser sometimes known as Swayback Maru.
		USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Salt Lake City, Utah.
		USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Salt-Lake-City (453 words)

	Salt Lake City Newspapers -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was among the most notable tornado to hit west of Kansas in the 20th century, and the first tornado to hit in Utah that resulted in a death.
		Construction cranes for the LDS Conference Center were toppled by the storm, and damage to historic buildings in the lower Capitol Hill area of Salt Lake was reported.
		The ''Salt Lake City Weekly'' is a free alternative weekly tabloid-paged newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/129/salt-lake-city-newspapers.html (670 words)

	The USS Salt Lake City Made History
		The Salt Lake City was one of eight modern cruisers authorized under the Washington Arms Limits agreement of 1921.
		By good fortune the Salt Lake City was accompanying the carrier USS Enterprise as it delivered aircraft to Wake Island on December 7, 1941, and so avoided the disaster at Pearl Harbor.
		The Salt Lake City continued to be in the thick of the action, including the fierce fighting near the Solomon Islands.
	historytogo.utah.gov /utah_chapters/from_war_to_war/theusssaltlakecitymadehistory.html (627 words)

	Ssn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Salt Lake City, in honor of the city in Utah which has served successively as the capital of the Provisional State of Deseret, the Territory of Utah, and the 45th state.
		USS Gato Two submarines of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Gato, named for a species of small shark found in waters along the west coast of Mexico.
		USS Dace Two submarines of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Dace, for any of several small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family.
	bonose.com /Ssn-108.html (1039 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Commander visits sub's namesake \| Deseret Morning News Web edition
		U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen G. Marr, commander of the USS Salt Lake City, and Brian Schell, chief of the ship, are in town until Thursday to discuss the submarine and its role in the war on terrorism.
		The USS Salt Lake City monitored boats and ships in the gulf for escaping members of al-Qaida, Marr said.
		Casaday said the USS Salt Lake City was commissioned in 1984 but is the second Navy ship with the name.
	deseretnews.com /dn/print/1,1442,465030948,00.html (522 words)

	USN Ships--USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
		In April, she was part of the force that executed the Doolittle raid on Japan.
		USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) in action during the battle, with an enemy salvo landing astern.
		Photographed in the wardroom of USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) on 29 March 1943, after she had arrived at Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/ca25.htm (978 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS Salt Lake City (CL-25) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Most of USS Salt Lake City's prewar career was spent with the Pacific Fleet, which she first joined in 1932.
		Arriving in the southwest Pacific in time to cover the withdrawal of Yorktown from the Battle of the Coral Sea in April, Salt Lake City was part of the rearguard at Midway in June.
		In March 1943, under Captain Bertram J. Rodgers, Salt Lake City was dispatched together with light cruiser Richmond and four destroyers to thwart the reinforcement of Japanese bases in the Aleutian Islands.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_079800_usssaltlakec.htm (504 words)

	Utah News from KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah
		WASHINGTON (AP) _ The USS Cole, a 505-foot U.S. Navy destroyer, was well-equipped to protect itself against almost anything _ except the small, bomb-carrying boat the Navy says rammed into the Cole during a routine mooring.
		The massive but speedy $1 billion USS Cole, powered by four jet engines similar to those used in airliners, is one of the Navy's most advanced warships, built around the high-tech Aegis combat system which employs the latest anti-aircraft and anti-submarine technology.
		The primary mission of the USS Cole, and Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is to defend some the Navy's biggest ships in aircraft carrier battle groups from multiple air, surface and submarine attacks.
	www.ksl.com /dump/news/cc/colecole.htm (567 words)

	Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
		The 20-year-old USS Salt Lake City, which has had a colorful relationship with the city for which it was named and has been the site of a couple of events relating to gubernatorial politics in Utah, will soon be no more.
		Kerry Casaday, president of the 716 Club, which is the Salt Lake City community support group for the sub, says he is working with U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop's office to see if some of the sub's equipment can be salvaged for permanent exhibition in Utah, preferably at the new Children's Museum in Salt Lake City.
		The USS Salt Lake City, when not on official missions, has been accommodating to groups from Utah and generous in taking Utahns on submarine tours.
	www.sltrib.com /utah/ci_3102528 (491 words)

	Admiral Tom Fargo
		The USS BOWFIN is of course, an historic treasure.
		SALT LAKE CITY’s three fire control technician billets were being filled by two sonar technicians and Senior Chief Anderson’s arrival made him the only actual fire control expert.
		By now, you might realize that the USS SALT LAKE CITY was a submarine of "standing" with a crew who always gave 100% to her successful mission accomplishment.
	www.pacom.mil /speeches/sst2002/021231anderson_retirement.htm (1812 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Cruisers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A few minutes before midnight it was intercepted by Rear Admiral Scott's Task Force 64, consisting of the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA 38) and light cruisers USS Salt Lake City (CL 25), USS Boise (CL 47) and USS Helena (CL 50), and five destroyers.
		USS San Francisco was severely damaged and several other vessels, Japanese and American, more or less so.
		The USS Salt Lake City was finally disabled, but Japanese Vice Adm. Hosogaya has had enough and broke off the action.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/cruisers/history/cghist4.html (1191 words)

	Doolittle Raid on Japan -- Ships
		USS Fanning (DD-385) escorting USS Enterprise (CV-6) on the day the Doolittle Raid aircraft were launched, 18 April 1942.
		USS Fanning (DD-385) maneuvers near USS Enterprise (CV-6) on the day the Doolittle Raid aircraft were launched, 18 April 1942.
		USS Sabine (AO-25) refuels USS Enterprise (CV-6) in rough weather, during the approach phase of the mission, 17 April 1942.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/misc-42/doolt-s.htm (801 words)

	Virtual Wall - Gene Smith, CDR, Navy, Salt Lake City UT, 16Jan74 08E102
		Salt Lake City, UT Panel 08E Line 102
		Lieutenant Commander Gene Smith was a pilot assigned to Attack Squadron 155 onboard the USS CONSTELLATION.
		On June 27, 1966, LCDR Smith was flying the number three aircraft in a flight of four A4 "Skyhawk" aircraft in an attack against numerous large barges in North Vietnam.
	www.virtualwall.org /ds/SmithGA01a.htm (320 words)

	USS Salt Lake City: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about USS Salt Lake City
		USS Salt Lake City: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about USS Salt Lake City
		The second USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) is a Los Angeles-class attack submarine.
		The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding 15 September 1977, and her keel was laid down 26 August 1980.
	www.encyclopedian.com /us/USS-Salt-Lake-City.html (177 words)

	Carrier Battles in the Pacific - 1942 ... and other WWII battles in the Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Salt Lake City suffered hangar accident that resulted in a blaze clearly visible to the Japanese, but they assumed it to be the signal from the beachhead, and replied with the blinker light!
		The other ships followed: Salt Lake City sent her 8'' shells at a cruiser 4000 yards away, only seconds after Helena commenced firing.
		Salt Lake City saw this and rushed to Boise's help, placing herself in between her stricken comrade and Japanese, absorbing shells that could've blown Boise to bits (just like British battlecruiser Hood was in her short encounter with German battleship Bismarck).
	www.everblue.net /1942/capeesperance.php (1581 words)

	deseretnews.com \| USS Salt Lake City crewmen to gather
		Former crewmen from one of the most storied fighting ships in World War II, the USS Salt Lake City, will have their annual reunion Sept. 18-21 in Salt Lake City.
		The USS Salt Lake City was in 17 engagements in the Pacific, sank 15 ships, damaged 10 others and shot down 12 planes.
		The Salt Lake was a day outside Pearl Harbor escorting the carrier Enterprise when the Japanese struck.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595073560,00.html (156 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City of the Pensacola class
		Salt Lake City was built by the American Brown Boveri Electric Corp. a subsidiary of the New York Shipbuilding Co., at Camden, New Jersey.
		More information on USS Salt Lake City can be found at this excellent website (offsite link).
		USS Salt Lake City took part in Battle of Cape Esperance.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2550.html (144 words)

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