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USS CHICAGO (CA-136 / CG-11)

       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Tango - Echo - foxtrot

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 28 JUL 1943 at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Launched 20 AUG 1944
Commissioned 10 JAN 1945
Decommissioned 06 JUN 1947
Redesignated CG-11 01 NOV 1958
Commissioned 02 MAY 1964
Decommissioned 01 MAR 1980
Stricken 31 JAN 1984
Fate: Sold for scrap to Southwest Recycling, Inc., Terminal Island, CA on 09 DEC 1991
Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski
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CHICAGO As Heavy Gun Cruiser CA-136
(1945 - 1964)
Chicago 869k 1945 image of USS Chicago, fully complemented with spotter planes. Photo caption reads:

USS CA136
Surface view, "Bow"
Navy Yard, Phila., Pa.
May 7, 1945
1136-45

Navy Photo 1136-45. 		Darryl Baker
Chicago 257k Starboard bow photo taken at berth 15 at San Francisco Naval Shipyard as she appeared in Sep 1963 during her conversion. Photo and dates from the Commissioning Edition of the "DryDocker" of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point) of 1 MAY 1964. Darryl Baker
Chicago 236k The USS Chicago (CA 136) is seen at San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point) being prepared for her conversion to a guided missile cruiser. This conversion started 1 JUL 1959 and the Chicago was re-commissioned on 2 MAY 1964 at the same yard. Photo and dates from the Commissioning Edition of the "DryDocker" of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point) of 1 MAY 1964. Darryl Baker
Chicago 286k One of USS Chicago's 8" barbettes is pulled off by a San Francisco Naval Shipyard crane during her conversion at the yard between 1 JUL 1959 and 2 MAY 1964. Photo and dates from the Commissioning Edition of the "DryDocker" of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point) of 1 MAY 1964. Darryl Baker
Chicago 279k The USS Chicago is shown in dry dock at San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Her old superstructure has been removed during her conversion at the yard between 1 JUL 1959 and 2 MAY 1964. Photo and dates from the Commissioning Edition of the "DryDocker" of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point) of 1 MAY 1964. Darryl Baker
Chicago 204k One of Chicago's out-moded 8" guns is pulled off by a San Francisco Naval Shipyard crane during her conversion at the yard between 1 JUL 1959 and 2 MAY 1964. Photo and dates from the Commissioning Edition of the "DryDocker" of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point) of 1 MAY 1964. Darryl Baker
Chicago 254k Broadside view shows a Chicago mack (mast and stack = mack) lowered into place at San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Photo and dates from the Commissioning Edition of the "DryDocker" of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point) of 1 MAY 1964. Darryl Baker
Chicago 102k Undergoing conversion at San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter Point), (1959 - 1964) Closer to 61-62. USN
CHICAGO As Converted Into Guided Missile Cruiser CG-11
(1964 - 1976)
Chicago
04011115		 202k The ship's plaque. Robert M. Cieri
Chicago 204k The USS Chicago (CG 11) as she appeared on her re-commissioning on 2 MAY 1964 at San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Darryl Baker
Chicago 78k The USS Chicago (CG 11) as she appeared on her re-commissioning on 2 MAY 1964 at San Francisco Naval Shipyard. The Destroyer to the right is the USS Somers (DD 947). USN
Chicago 116k Undated, Underway. USN
Chicago 182k Undated, Underway, (Poor Quality) USN
Chicago 77k Underway, Anchor detail at work. USN
Chicago 450k USS Chicago entering Sydney Harbor, date unknown. Unknown
Chicago   USS Chicago (CG 11) and USS Hepburn (DE 1055), underway, date unknown. Unknown
Chicago
04011116		 353k

Undated port bow view while underway.

U.S. Navy photo.

 Robert M. Cieri
Chicago
04011117		 347k

Undated port bow view while underway.

U.S. Navy photo.

 Robert M. Cieri
Chicago 65k San Diego, 5 FEB 1966. © Richard Leonhardt
Chicago 147k Moored alongside USS Oklahoma City (CLG 5) at North Island, 27 SEP 1967. USN
Chicago 59k USS Chicago fires a Tartar missile, during a MissileEx in the South China Sea in either 1978 or 1979. Robert Fane
Chicago 68k USS Chicago fires a Talos missile, during a MissileEx in the South China Sea in Feb 1978. © Bernie Lynch
Chicago 78k Port bow view, Western Pacific, 14 MAR 1978. USN Photo 1172569. USN
Chicago
04011118		 152k Starboard bow view from the roof of an adjcent building at the San Diego Municipal Pier sometine in 1978. Taken by PH2 John Driskill. John Driskill
Chicago 546k USS Oklahoma City (CLG 5) (left) and USS Chicago (CG 11) (right), moored in Bremerton, WA, June 1984. Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus
USS CHICAGO (CA-136 / CG-11) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
Updated DANFS History of the USN Historical Center website
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
CA-29 - CA-136 - CG-11 - SSN-721
Contact Name: Mr. John McClurg
Address: 204 Monticello Dr., Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022-3134
Phone: 216-247-3804
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 Chicago Reunion Association
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