USS TOLEDO (CA-133)
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Hotel - Delta - Oscar
 Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski |
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 13 SEP 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ Launched 06 MAY 1945 Commissioned 27 OCT 1946 Decommissioned 21 MAY 1960 Stricken 01 JAN 1974 Fate: Sold for scrap to National Metal & Scrap Corp. on 30 OCT 1974 |
 Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski |
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40k | Undated, As completed. | USN | |
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63k | Undated, underway, forward main battery trained outward. | USN | |
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10k | Port side view while at anchor in Yokosuka, Japan, 1947. | SK1 Bill Toohey | |
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130k |
USS Toledo (CA-133) and USS Juneau (CLAA-119) Moored at Naval Operating Base, Yokosuka, Japan, following Korean War operations. Photographed during July-October 1950, possibly in late October, just before Toledo departed Yokosuka to return to the U.S. for overhaul. Note the comparative sizes of these two cruisers. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-424598. |
National Archives | |
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137k | USS Toledo (CA-133) -Crewmen bring eight-inch
powder charges aboard from a barge alongside, at Sasebo, Japan, circa
July-October 1950, while Toledo was engaged in Korean War combat
operations. This photo was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 12 October 1950. Note ship's after eight-inch triple gun turret trained on the starboard beam, and aircraft crane and hangar hatch cover at the stern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 96903. |
USNHC | |
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171k | USS Toledo (CA-133) - Eight-inch shells and powder
charges on a barge alongside the starboard quarter, as Toledo
replenished her ammunition supply in Sasebo Harbor, Japan, after combat
operations off Korea, circa July-October 1950. Crewmen are carrying
the powder cans into position to be hoisted aboard the cruiser. This photo was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 12 October 1950. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 96905. |
USNHC | |
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164k |
USS Toledo (CA-133) Off the east coast of Korea while operating with Task Force 77. Photographed from a USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft. Original photo is dated 6 September 1951. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 96901. |
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USS Toledo (CA-133) Underway in Korean waters, with a battleship and a destroyer in the right distance. The original photo is dated 2 November 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 96902. |
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313k |
USS Toledo (CA-133) is seen unloading ammunition and Naval Ammunition Depot at Mare Island on 10 March 1954. U.S. Navy Photo #20420-3-54 |
Darryl Baker | |
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58k | Starboard bow view of USS Toledo at sea in 1955. Naval Record Club photo. | Richard Leonhardt | |
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1992k |
Port bow view while underway in 1957. Official US Navy Photograph. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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55k | Port side view of USS Toledo (CA-133) taken April, 1959, Yokosuka, Japan. | Derick S. Hartshorn | |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Detzer Jr., August J., CAPT | 10/27/46 - | |
| Stout, Richard Farnum, CAPT | VADM | 01/50 - 01/51 |
| Wood Jr., Hunter, CAPT | RADM | 01/51 - 12/51 |
| Crissman, George G., CAPT | 12/51 - 12/52 | |
| Martin, Farar Benjamin C., CAPT | RADM | 12/52 - 12/10/53 |
| Cockell, William Arthur, CAPT | RADM | 12/10/53 - 05/06/55 |
| Torgerson, Theodore Adolf, CAPT | RADM | 05/06/55 - |
| Reiter Jr., Harry Lee, CAPT | RADM | 09/57 - 10/58 |
| Loughlin, Charles Elliott, CAPT | RADM | 10/58 - 10/59 |
| Williams Jr., Joseph Warford, CAPT | RADM | 10/59 - 02/60 |
| Haffey Jr., John James, CAPT | 02/60 - 05/21/60 | |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
USS TOLEDO (CA-133) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Bob Nadeau, Secretary/Treasurer, USS Toledo CA-133 Ass'n
Address: 2817 Springfield Drive, Rocklin, CA 95765-5058
Phone: (916) 435-8768
E-mail: rjnrocklin@Gmail.com
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 Toledo CA-133 Association
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