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	USS San Diego (CL-53) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		San Diego was laid down on 27 March 1940 by Bethlehem Steel in Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Grace Legler Benbough (wife of Percy J. Benbough, then-mayor of San Diego), launched on 26 July 1941, and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 10 January 1942, Captain Benjamin F. Perry in command.
		San Diego participated in Operation Flintlock, the capture of Majuro and Kwajalein, and "Catchpole," the invasion of Eniwetok, in the Marshall Islands from 31 January to 4 March.
		On 27 August, San Diego was the first major Allied warship to enter Tokyo Bay since the beginning of the war, and she helped in the occupation of the Yokosuka Naval Base and the surrender of the Japanese battleship Nagato.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_San_Diego_(CL-53) (1100 words)

	USS San Diego - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first San Diego was originally the armored cruiser California (ACR-6).
		The second, San Diego (CL-53), was a light cruiser commissioned in 1942 in service throughout the Pacific War, and decommissioned 1946.
		The third, San Diego (AFS-6), was a combat store ship in service from 1969 to 1997.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_San_Diego (165 words)

	Naval History/USS San Juan CL-54
		The group got underway from San Diego on 30 June escorting a large group of troop transports destined for the Solomon Islands where the Navy was about to launch the first major American amphibious operation of the war.
		San Juan helped guard her group during the Battle of the Philippine Sea when American naval air power decisively defeated a Japanese counterattack to save the Marianas; and, in doing so, all but wiped out Japanese naval air strength.
		San Juan rejoined Hornet on 22 March and, until 30 April, operated with her to the north and east of Nansei Shoto, interrupting her regular occupation of supporting air strikes and replenishment at sea with a bombardment on 21 April of Minami Daito Shima, a small island about 180 miles from Okinawa.
	www.multied.com /Navy/cruiser/SanJuan.html (1411 words)

	USS San Diego Memorial
		The San Diego was a light cruiser--one of four of the Atlanta class--and the only one of her sisters to survive the war unscathed.
		USS San Diego (right) in Tokyo Bay: arriving to take possession of the Yokusuka Naval Base, August 27, 1945--the first major U.S. warship to enter the homeport of the Japanese Empire at the close of World War II.
		The USS San Diego (CL-53) Memorial Association, Inc., a nonprofit 501(3)c organization, was formed with the specific goal of erecting a permanent memorial on the waterfront of San Diego to honor the valiant and remarkable service of the cruiser USS San Diego and the men who served aboard it during World War II.
	www.portofsandiego.org /sandiego_publicart/usssandiegomem.asp (1224 words)

	CL-53 San Diego
		USS San Diego, a 6000-ton Atlanta class light cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts.
		San Diego continued in her aircraft carrier escort role as the war moved up the Solomon Islands chain in 1943.
		For the rest of the year San Diego accompanied the carriers as the war pushed into the western Pacific, leading to the capture of some of the Palau Islands in September and a beachhead on Leyte in October.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/cl-53.htm (443 words)

	USS San Juan - Specifications
		Three follow-on ships (Juneau Class) were commissioned in 1946 and were distinguished from the Atlanta Class by a reduction of the superstructure height by one level, a reduction in the distance between the stacks, and a substantial increase in the antiaircraft batteries.
		The earliest mountings as used on USS Farragut (DD-348) were pedestal mounts with shell and cartridge hoists located on the deck behind the gun mounting.
		However, starting with USS Craven (DD-380), a new base-ring mounting with integral shell and cartridge hoists on the axis of the mounting was introduced.
	www.cl54.com /specs (2867 words)

	USS San Diego CL-53, The Unbeatable Ship That Nobody Ever Heard Of
		The USS San Diego (CL 53) was christened at launching in July 1941 by Grace Benbough, wife of the mayor of the ship's namesake city.
		The San Diego was a light cruiser-one of four of the Atlanta class-and the only one of her sisters to survive the war unscathed.
		USS San Diego CL-53 Memorial guest speaker Vice Admiral Timothy W. LaFleur, Commander Naval Surface Forces, on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy, declared LPD-22 will be the 4th ship named in honor of the city San Diego.
	www.quarterdeck.org /uss_san_diego (672 words)

	NavySites.com
		USS Augusta (CA-31) - Homepage of the USS Augusta (CA-31), This site is dedicated to the ship and all those who served aboard her.
		USS Brooklyn (CL-40) - The Unofficial homeport of USS Brooklyn CL-40.
		USS Rochester (CA-124) Association - The USS Rochester Association is comprised of naval veterans who served on the Rochester while it was commissioned.
	www.navysites.com /Ships/Cruisers/Decommissioned (736 words)

	LPD 22 : USS San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS California (Armored Cruiser No. 6), a 13,680-ton Pennsylvania class armored cruiser, was commissioned in August 1907 and renamed San Diego in 1914.
		USS San Diego performed convoy escort duty in World War I before being torpedoed and sunk off Fire Island, New York, by the German submarine U-156 in 1918.
		USS San Diegowas decommissioned and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet on 4 November 1946.
	www.pms317.navy.mil /ships/lpd22.asp (533 words)

	DANFS: USS San Diego (CL-53)
		With powerful air and naval forces, the Japanese fiercely contested the American thrust and inflicted heavy damage; San Diego was the unwilling witness to the sinking of Wasp (CV-7) on 15 September and of Hornet on 26 October.
		San Diego continued on to San Francisco for installation of modern radar equipment, a combat information center and 40 millimeter antiaircraft guns to replace her obsolete 1.1" batteries.
		On 27 August (sic), San Diego was the first major Allied warship to enter Tokyo Bay since the beginning of the war, and she helped in the occupation of the Yokosuka Naval Base and the surrender of the Japanese battleship, Nagato.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/CL/cl53.html (1011 words)

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		On April 30, 2004, Mayor Dick Murphy, along with Vice Admiral Tim LaFleur, USN, Admiral Leon Edney, USN (Ret.) and Honorary Chairman of the USS San Diego (CL-53) Memorial Association, Coxswain George Horton, Congresswoman Susan Davis, and Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, participate in a Memorial Dedication Ceremony of the USS San Diego (CL-53).
		The USS San Diego had an impressive battle record and a long, reliable and steady service.
		The public artwork provides a long overdue commemoration of the distinguished service of the USS San Diego and her crew.
	genesis.sannet.gov /infospc/templates/mayor/gallery_san_diego_memorial.jsp (233 words)

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		Thousands of military families and veterans have fallen in love with the area and are fortunate enough to live and work in San Diego.
		USS San Diego will project American power to the far corners of the earth and support the cause of freedom well into the 21st century," England said.
		Additionally, Secretary England noted the longstanding relationship between the U.S. Navy and residents of San Diego, "San Diego is a great Navy town and one of the world's finest harbors.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/amphibs/san_diego/naming.txt (380 words)

	Mobile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mobile BayBears The Mobile BayBears are a San Diego Padres major-league club.
		USS Mobile (CL-63) List of cruisers of the United States Navy...
		USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) List of cruisers of the United States Navy...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/mobile.html (1093 words)

	USN Ships--USS San Diego (CL-53)
		She was present when USS Wasp was sunk by a Japanese submarine on 15 September and screened Hornet during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October.
		In the complex three-day Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in mid-November 1942, San Diego operated with the carrier Enterprise.
		USS San Diego (CL-53) docks at Yokosuka on 30 August 1945, to take part in the U.S. occupation of that facility.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/cl53.htm (1013 words)

	Uss boxer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The USS Boxer is capable of landing 2000 marines and providing them with all the air support and provisions they need for several days.
		The USS Boxer is fourth in the Wasp Class of multipurpose amphibious...
		USS Boxer returns to her homeport of Naval Station San Diego.
	www.bluetoothbest.com /uss+boxer.html (924 words)

	Frederic L. Whitmore, 86; financial expert; Navy vet \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Whitmore became a co-founder of the USS San Diego Memorial Association, a group that spent years raising more than $1 million to erect a monument honoring the proud warship that bore the city's name.
		Meanwhile, after moving to San Diego in 1956, he began what would become a long and rewarding career in stockbroking and finance.
		He was a board director of the San Diego Stocks and Bonds Club and a member of the Lions and Kiwanis clubs and the Rancho Bernardo Chamber of Commerce.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041206/news_1m6whitmore.html (647 words)

	USS San Diego - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first San Diego was originally the armored cruiser California (ACR-6)">California (ACR-6).
		The second, San Diego (CL-53)">San Diego (CL-53), was a light cruiser commissioned in 1942 in service throughout the Pacific War, and decommissioned 1946.
		The third, San Diego (AFS-6)">San Diego (AFS-6), was a combat store ship in service from 1969 to 1997.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=USS_San_Diego (150 words)

	Vets feel slighted that history ignores their ship's role (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is the battleship USS Missouri that has received all the attention for more than 50 years because the final surrender document was signed on its deck.
		The San Diego was the lead ship in a task force that entered Tokyo Bay following Japan's unconditional surrender on Aug. 14, 1945, after the dropping of two atomic bombs.
		With 15 battle stars, the San Diego was one of the most decorated World War II ships.
	www.courierpostonline.com /battleship/m090201k.htm (477 words)

	USS San Diego (CL-53) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS San Diego (CL-53) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS San Diego (CL-53) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS San Diego (CL-53).
		Here you will find more informations about USS San Diego (CL-53).
		The orginal USS San Diego (CL-53) article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/USS-San-Diego-CL-53.html (1135 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He thanked them all for their support to the museum and to the city of San Diego, and told them how much he relied on the CPO community when he was an active-duty officer.
		Chief (sel.) Storekeeper Marianne Esparza, from USS Ronald W. Reagan (CVN 76), said she was proud to be marching along the streets of downtown San Diego sounding off.
		"It’s also important for us to show San Diego citizens that we are part of their community." Chief of Naval Operations Master Chief Dwayne Patrick from U.S. 3rd Fleet Headquarters on Point Loma called the entire day a change for the better from previous CPO seasons.
	www.navy.mil /search/display_word.asp?story_id=15166 (700 words)

	San Diego Area Chiefs, Selectees Come Together for CPO Pride Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The group started off their day aboard the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV 41) to pay respect during the raising of the National Ensign while singing “God Bless America” before marching through downtown San Diego along the Embarcadero.
		Retired Rear Adm. John McLaughlin, president of the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, then welcomed the group aboard Midway and thanked them for their participation in the colors ceremony.
		The squads stopped along their march south on Harbor Drive at the Aircraft Carrier Memorial and the Memorial to San Diego’s namesake cruiser, USS San Diego (CL 53).
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=15166 (950 words)

	Navy’s Newest Amphibious Ship Named in Honor of San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock ships are scheduled to replace the older Austin Class amphibious transport dock ships.
		San Antonio has an increased vehicle and substantial cargo carrying capacity, a key element for 21st Century Amphibious Ready Groups, Expeditionary Strike Groups, or Joint Task Forces.
		"San Diego is a great Navy town and one of the world’s finest harbors.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13121 (583 words)

	USS Atlanta CL51
		USS San Diego (CL-53) decommissined 11/04/46, scrapped 1960
		USS San Juan (CL-54) decommissi0oned 11/09/46, scrappped 1961
		Ship was again torpedoed in nearly the same position that next morning,igniting the forward magazine resulting in the complete destruction of the ship..
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/4072/stats.html (715 words)

	The Association
		Inform San Diegans of the remarkable record of the USS San Diego CL 53 and her crew during WWII.
		Honor the ship and her crew by erecting a permanent Memorial near downtown San Diego.
		Establish a museum of USS San Diego memorabilia and artifacts on board the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum.
	www.quarterdeck.org /uss_san_diego/AboutUs.htm (81 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Revisits Case White - The Invasion of Poland (9/1/1939) - Sept. 3rd, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The USS SAN DIEGO, an antiaircraft light cruiser, was laid down on 27 March 1940 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs.
		SAN DIEGO next participated in carrier operations against the home islands of Japan, the first since the Doolittle/HORNET raid of 1942.
		SAN DIEGO was sold on 3 February 1960 and broken up in December 1960.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1206264/posts (8227 words)

	Imperial Battleships
		The Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet Admiral (Fleet Admiral, posthumously) Koga Mineichi (former CO of ISE) remains at Truk in the fleet's flagship, the MUSASHI with BatDiv 2's FUSO and BatDiv 3's KONGO and the HARUNA.
		At 1622, LtCdr Robert Risser in the USS FLYING FISH (SS-229) sights the Mobile Fleet in the San Bernardino Strait.
		The carriers are screened by the destroyers USS HOEL (DD-533), JOHNSTON, (DD-557), HEERMANN (DD-532) and the destroyer escorts USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DE-413), DENNIS (DE-405), RAYMOND (DE-341) and the JOHN C. 0601: The NAGATO fires four salvos through a squall at three enemy carriers that are barely visible to port, bearing 63, range 20 miles.
	www.combinedfleet.com /nagatrom.htm (6431 words)

	The History of the USS Cabot - CVL-28
		We are very proud of the light carrier USS Cabot (CVL 28) as it was credited with 252 enemy aircraft shot down by Air Groups 29 and 31, eight destroyed by AA batteries, 96 destroyed on the ground and 265 vessels hit by torpedoes or bombs from the air groups.
		The USS Cabot of World War II however, was, along with the eight other carriers, given the special designation, "CVL", signifying "light carrier." During the war, the nine CVLs won 80 Battle Stars, three Presidential Unit Citations and one Navy Unit Commendation.
		On 29 March, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) reported her CAP had shot down a Betty and four Japanese survivors were swimming in the water.
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/cabot/cab00_02.htm (6800 words)

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		The Fitzgerald, now permanently based in San Diego, Calif., is to arrive in Yokosuka in late July, according to the release.
		He was executive officer of the battleship USS Utah and commanded the support ship USS Vega until his assignment as Captain of the Port at Chrisobal, Panama Canal Zone from 1927-30.
		USS Kidd (DD 661), 1943-1974, which is still afloat as a memorial at Baton Rouge, La.; and USS Kidd (DDG 993) which served the nation from 1981-1998.
	www.uscs.org /chat/files/040104.html (11522 words)

	JAPAN CAPITULATES--Takeover of Yokosuka Naval Base
		At 10:30 AM on 30 August 1945, shortly after the first amphibious forces came ashore at Yokosuka, the cruiser USS San Diego (CL-53) tied up at the base's waterfront.
		She brought Rear Admirals Oscar C. Badger and Robert B. Carney to join Marine Brigadier General William T. Clement for the formal transfer of that important naval facility from Japanese to United States' control.
		Side of USS San Diego (CL-53) is visible at the top of the photo.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/japansur/js-6o.htm (839 words)

	Gallery page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS San Diego CL-51, This was my first resin kit...
		The model depicts the San Diego, Oct 12-15 1944 providing AA cover for Task Force 38 where she is credited with shooting down 2 Japanese planes...
		Note spent shell casing on her decks as she steams at full speed.
	www.modelshipgallery.com /gallery/cl/cl-53/350-bh/cl53-main.html (124 words)

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