 USS Albany, lead ship of her class |
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: | United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | Long Beach-class cruiser |
| Succeeded by: | Leahy-class cruiser |
| Built: | 1959-1964 (conversions) |
| In commission: | 1962-1980 |
| Planned: | 5 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided missile cruiser |
| Displacement: | 13,700 std, 17,500 full load |
| Length: | 664 ft (202 m) waterline, 674 ft (205 m) overall |
| Beam: | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Draft: | 30 ft (9. Ships of the Long Beach class Description The first three ships were constructed at Bath Iron Works, the next two at New York Shipbulding Corp and the rest at Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Company A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. 1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 Babcock and Wilcox boilers, 4 General Electric geared turbines, 120,000 shp, 4 shafts |
| Speed: | 32 kts |
| Complement: | 1,222 (72 officers, 1,150 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar, AN/SPS-43, AN/SPS-30, AN/SPS-10 surface search radar, AN/SPG-49 fire control radar for Talos, AN/SPG-51 fire control radar for Tartar, AN/SQS-23 bow mounted sonar |
| Armament: |
2 Mk 12 twin RIM-8 Talos SAM launchers (104 missiles) 2 triple Mk-32 torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | Flight deck only |
The Albany Class guided missile cruisers were converted Baltimore and Oregon City class heavy cruisers of the United States Navy. The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W is an American firm engaged in the design engineering manufacture service and construction of Power generation and The Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval Surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval Surface-to-air missile (SAM and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United ASROC (for Anti-Submarine ROCket) is an all-weather all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s The Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Mk 32 SVTT system is a pair of launchers fitted to warships A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. Ships Baltimore -class cruiser ''Baltimore'' ''Boston'' ''Canberra'' The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre All original superstructure and weapons were removed and replaced. The converted ships had new very high superstructures and relied heavily on Aluminum to save weight. WikipediaNaming
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Class description
The conversion was extensive, stripping the ships down to their hulls, removing all armament and the ship's superstructure. USS Albany (CA-123), a Baltimore class cruiser, was converted at Boston Naval Shipyard starting in January 1959 and recommissioning as CG-10 on November 3, 1962. Guided Missile Cruiser Conversion On 30 June 1958, Albany was placed out of commission at the Boston Naval Shipyard to begin conversion Ships Baltimore -class cruiser ''Baltimore'' ''Boston'' ''Canberra'' The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and after 1945 called Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest Shipbuilding facilities Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. USS Chicago (CA-136), an Oregon City class cruiser, was converted at San Francisco Naval Shipyard starting in July 1959 and was recommissioning as CG-11 on May 2, 1964. World War II Chicago spent her first six weeks preparing for sea duty before departing on 26 February for Norfolk List of Oregon City class cruisers San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy Shipyard in San Francisco California, located on 638 acres (2 Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. USS Fall River (CA-131) was originally slated to be CG-12, but USS Columbus (CA-74) was converted instead. History As CA-74 1944-11-30 &ndash 1959-05-08 Joining the Pacific Fleet, Columbus reached Tsingtao, China Columbus was converted at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard beginning in September 1959 and recommissioning as CG-12 on December 1, 1962. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0 Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. USS Rochester (CA-124) and USS Bremerton (CA-130) were also proposed for conversion to CG-13 and CG-14, but those plans were dropped because of the high cost of the conversion and capabilities of newer guided missile frigates. [1]
Weapons and systems
The weapon systems carried included the Mk 77 missile fire control system with four AN/SPG-49 fire control radars and two Mk 12 twin launchers for the RIM-8 Talos, one forward and one aft. The Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval Surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States The ships also carried shorter ranged RIM-24 Tartar missiles launched from two Mk 11 twin launchers, one port and one starboard of the main superstructure. The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval Surface-to-air missile (SAM and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United Tartar was controlled by the Mk 74 missile fire control system and four AN/SPG-51 fire control radars. Space was allocated midships for the installation of eight Polaris missiles, but plans to add ballistic missiles were dropped in mid-1959. The Polaris missile was a submarine-launched two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed ballistic missile ( SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for One eight cell "matchbox" ASROC launcher was installed midships, between the two stacks. ASROC (for Anti-Submarine ROCket) is an all-weather all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s The ships were initially converted with no guns, but open mount Mk 24 5"/38 guns were added later port and starboard, near the aft exhaust stack. The Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun is a US naval gun The gun is installed into Single Purpose and Dual Purpose mounts used primarily by the U Phalanx CIWS and Harpoon were planned to be installed, but the remaining ships were decommissioned before their installation. The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS is an anti-missile system that was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division The Harpoon is an all-weather over-the-horizon, Anti-ship missile system developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Integrated [1]
Units
| Ship Name | Hull No. | Builder | Commission– Decommission |
Fate | Link |
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| Albany | CA-123/CG-10 | Bethlehem Steel, Quincy | 1946-1980 | Disposed of, sold by DRMS for scrapping, 08/12/1990 | NVR DANFS |
| Chicago | CA-136/CG-11 | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | 1945-1980 | Disposed of, sold by DRMS for scrapping, 10/24/1991 | NVR DANFS |
| Columbus | CA-74/CG-12 | Bethlehem Steel, Quincy | 1945-1975 | Disposed of, sold by DRMS for scrapping, 11/01/1977 | NVR |
Gallery
 Talos launcher on Columbus, 1962 |
_Tartar.jpg/120px-USS_Columbus_(CG-12)_Tartar.jpg) Columbus firing Tartar missile - Mediterranean, 1965 |
 USS Columbus' 8-tube Mk 112 ASROC, 1962 |
_1974.jpg/120px-USS_Columbus_(CG-12)_1974.jpg) Elevated port side view of Columbus |
 Albany prior to conversion c. Guided Missile Cruiser Conversion On 30 June 1958, Albany was placed out of commission at the Boston Naval Shipyard to begin conversion The Fore River Shipyard, more formally known as the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, was a shipyard in the United States from the late 1800s until 1986 Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Also know as Defense Reutiliztation and Marketing Office "DRMO"DRMO Spoken as "Durr-Mo" World War II Chicago spent her first six weeks preparing for sea duty before departing on 26 February for Norfolk The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly Navy Yard, was the first Naval shipyard of the United States. Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Also know as Defense Reutiliztation and Marketing Office "DRMO"DRMO Spoken as "Durr-Mo" History As CA-74 1944-11-30 &ndash 1959-05-08 Joining the Pacific Fleet, Columbus reached Tsingtao, China The Fore River Shipyard, more formally known as the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, was a shipyard in the United States from the late 1800s until 1986 Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Also know as Defense Reutiliztation and Marketing Office "DRMO"DRMO Spoken as "Durr-Mo" 1951 |
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