Astoria (Cleveland-class)
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Cleveland-class Light Cruiser |
Hull Number | CL-90 |
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Astoria (Cleveland-class) Operational Timeline
6 Sep 1941 | The keel of hull number 533 was laid down for the future USS Wilkes-Barre. |
6 Mar 1943 | Light cruiser Astoria was launched. |
17 May 1944 | USS Astoria was commissioned into service with Captain George Dye in command. |
20 Jun 1944 | USS Astoria departed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for her shakedown cruise. |
4 Jul 1944 | USS Astoria remained at Port of Spain, Trinidad; her crew was allowed a short liberty in celebration of the Independence Day holiday of the United States. |
16 Jul 1944 | USS Astoria departed Trinidad for Puerto Rico. |
20 Jul 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States. |
21 Jul 1944 | A military and damage control inspection party from USS Wyoming, headed by Rear Admiral D. B. Beary, boarded USS Astoria at Virginia, United States for an inspection. |
22 Jul 1944 | Rear Admiral D. B. Beary continued his inspection of USS Astoria at Virginia, United States. Later in the day, USS Astoria conducted a battle problem with USS Decatur and target ship Daniel A. Joy. |
23 Jul 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
25 Sep 1944 | USS Astoria transited the Panama Canal and then made port call at Balboa, Panama. |
3 Oct 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at San Diego, California, United States. |
7 Oct 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at San Francisco, California, United States and entered the Mare Island Naval Shipyard to repair the damaged turbine. |
21 Oct 1944 | USS Astoria completed her repairs at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States. |
25 Oct 1944 | USS Astoria departed San Francisco, California, United States. |
31 Oct 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. |
16 Nov 1944 | USS Astoria departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for Eniwetok, Marshall Islands after conducting 16 days of gunnery exercises in Hawaiian waters. |
18 Nov 1944 | USS Astoria crossed the International Date Line. |
23 Nov 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands and celebrated the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Later in the day she departed for Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
26 Nov 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
1 Dec 1944 | USS Astoria conducted training operations off Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
8 Dec 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
11 Dec 1944 | USS Astoria set sail for the Philippine Islands. |
14 Dec 1944 | USS Astoria escorted fleet carriers east of Luzon, Philippine Islands. |
16 Dec 1944 | USS Astoria set sail for Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
18 Dec 1944 | Many ships from the United States Third Fleet, Task Force 38 sailed into Typhoon Cobra in the Philippine Sea. Three destroyers and 790 men were lost. |
24 Dec 1944 | USS Astoria arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
30 Dec 1944 | USS Astoria departed Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
26 Jan 1945 | USS Astoria arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
10 Feb 1945 | USS Astoria departed Ulithi, Caroline Islands. |
15 Feb 1945 | USS Astoria's crew found out the task force was en route to attack Tokyo, Japan; the carrier fleet USS Astoria was escorting was to launch attack planes on the following day. |
21 Feb 1945 | USS Astoria provided naval gunfire support at Iwo Jima, Japan. |
22 Feb 1945 | USS Astoria provided naval gunfire support at Iwo Jima, Japan. |
9 Jun 1945 | Captain William Van Hamilton was named the commanding officer of USS Astoria. |
19 Mar 1946 | Captain Frank Robinson Walker was named the commanding officer of USS Astoria. |
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