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USS MACON (CA-132)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Echo - Charlie

CLASS - BALTIMORE
Displacement 13,600 Tons, Dimensions, 673' 5" (oa) x 70' 10" x 26' 10" (Max)
Armament 9 x 8"/55, 12 x 5"/38AA, 48 x 40mm, 24 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft
Armor, 6" Belt, 8" Turrets, 2 1/2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 120,000 SHP; G. E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 2000.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 14 JUN 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ
Launched 15 OCT 1944
Commissioned 26 AUG 1945
Decommissioned 12 APR 1950
Commissioned 16 OCT 1950
Decommissioned 10 MAR 1961
Stricken 1 NOV 1969
Fate Sold for scrap to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, New York City for $375,269.00 on 5 JUL 1973
Two Hundred tons of Armor Plate from the USS Macon have been put to use at the Fermi National Accelerator Labratory.
(Thanks to Mark Janowski for this information)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0413225	527k	Port side view of stern while fitting out at New York Shipbuilding, 02 July 1945. Note the Cruiser under construction in the background. This is either the Fargo (CL-106) or Huntington (CL-107). New York Shipbuilding Photo.	David Buell
	126k	Undated, as completed.	USN
	101k	Starboard bow view at anchor. WWII era image.	Jerry Mason
	78k	Starboard bow view. Taken from the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) while in the Med - 1951 or 1952.	Carmen J. Costa
	108k	Alongside the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) transfering what appears to be a strecher while in the Med - 1951 or 1952..	Carmen J. Costa
	101k	Starboard quarter view. Taken from the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) while in the Med - 1951 or 1952.	Carmen J. Costa
0413224	379k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413208	328k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413209	346k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413210	593k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413211	604k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413212	517k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413213	582k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413214	408k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413215	646k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413216	567k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413217	664k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413218	597k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413219	594k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413220	580k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413221	444k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413222	585k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
0413223	301k	Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959.	Robert M. Cieri
	70k	Seen here at Boston Naval Shipyard, September 1960.	Richard Leonhardt

USS MACON (CA-132) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Mr. Paul Sfreddo
Address: 69 Sinnot Rd Arundel, ME, 04046
Phone: 207-967-4980
E-mail: None

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.

Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
USS Macon Veteran's Association
USS Macon Photo Library By Larry Burbey.

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