- USS Chicago (CA-136)
The USS "Chicago" (CA-136) was a
heavy cruiser laid down on28 July 1943 at Philadelphia,Pennsylvania , USA, by thePhiladelphia Navy Yard . Launched on20 August 1944 she was sponsored by Mrs. Edward J. Kelly, wife of theMayor of Chicago ,Illinois , and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on10 January 1945 , Captain Richard R. Hartung, USN, in command.World War II
"Chicago" spent her first six weeks preparing for sea duty before departing on
26 February for Norfolk. After conducting training exercises, and calibrated her compasses inChesapeake Bay , the cruiser got underway12 March for theGulf of Paria ,Trinidad . Arriving on18 March the cruiser conducted shakedown training and shore bombardment exercises off Culebra, Puerto Rico, before returning to Norfolk on11 April . Following inspections and battle problem training the cruiser sailed to Philadelphia for post-shakedown repair availability on16 April .In company with "Alfred A. Cunningham", the cruiser departed for the
Caribbean on7 May , en route to the Pacific. Designed to operate offensively with strike and amphibious forces, "Chicago" spent her transit time conducting various anti-air drills, gunnery exercises, and radar tracking training. After refueling atSan Juan, Puerto Rico on11 May the ships spent three days conducting gunnery practice before departing forColon, Canal Zone , on15 May . With transit complete the next day the ships arrived at Pearl Harbor on31 May .Following another period of gunnery, day battle, anti-aircraft exercises, and shore bombardment exercises off Kahoolawe Island, the cruiser departed for
Eniwetok ,Marshall Islands , on28 June . In company with the battleship "North Carolina", "Chicago" arrived at the atoll on5 July and immediately refueled from oiler SS "Pan American". Underway that same day, with the destroyer "Stockham", added for anti-submarine screen, the ships joined Rear Admiral Radford's Task Group 38.4 north of theMarianas on8 July .Added to the anti-aircraft screen, "Chicago" guarded the Task Group's carriers as they conducted air strikes against the Tokyo Plains area,
Honshū ,Japan , on10 July . After refueling on12 July the Task Group returned to the Japanese coast and launched air strikes against airfields, shipping, and railways in the northern Honshū andHokkaidō areas the next day.On
14 July , in company with fast battleships "South Dakota", "Indiana", "Massachusetts", the cruiser "Quincy" acting as the command ship, and nine destroyers of Rear Admiral Shafroth's bombardment unit, "Chicago" closed northern Honshū to bombard theKamaishi industrial area . At 12:12 the cruiser joined the battleships in firing on the iron works and warehouses. Although heavy smoke obscured the target from the cruiser's spotting planes, the combination of pre-plotting the target through photo reconnaissance and radar positioning data allowed "Chicago's" guns to start fires in numerous buildings, several large warehouses, and among nearby oil tanks. At 12:51 the cruiser's secondary battery guns began firing on a Japanese destroyer-escort type vessel. The escort was straddled and hit by 5" shell fire, began smoking, and retired into the harbor. The Task Force retired at 14:26, leaving the port under a pall of black smoke.The following day "Chicago" operated as "a temporary seaplane carrier" when the battleship "Iowa" transferred her SC-1 Seahawk floatplanes to the cruiser. By hanging one plane over the side with the crane the crew was still able to launch an SC-1 from the catapult for spotting services. After replenishment operations on
16 July , the cruiser resumed screening the carriers as they launched air strikes over theTokyo Plain s, northern Honshū and Hokkaidō, and the Kure-Kobe area over the next two weeks.On
29 July , in company with the British battleship "King George V" and several American battleships, "Chicago" participated in a night shore bombardment mission against the port ofHamamatsu . Using radar, and assisted by spotting planes dropping flares and rockets, the ships fired at bridges, factories and the rail yard for about an hour. Rejoining the Task Group five hours later "Chicago" once again screened the carriers as they launched air strikes against theTokyo -Nagoya area.Operations with the carriers, including a diversion to the south to avoid a typhoon, continued until
9 August when Rear Admiral Shafroth's bombardment unit returned to Kamaishi. The battleships, joined by "Chicago", three more heavy cruisers and a Royal Navy light cruiser detachment, delivered another two-hour bombardment of the town before returning to the carrier task forces.For the next six days the cruiser screened the carriers as they launched continuous strikes against the Japanese Home Islands until
15 August and the Japanese armistice. "Chicago" remained with the carriers until23 August when she departed forJapan . Anchoring inSagami Wan on27 August , and then moving toTokyo Bay on3 September , the cruiser supported the unloading of supplies and equipment for Third Fleet occupation forces.Post World War II
After transferring 47 men and the Marine Detachment for duty at
Yokosuka Naval Base , the cruiser remained in port until23 October when she got underway for the demilitarization of theIzu Islands . Over the next twelve days inspection teams helped the Japanese garrison onO Shima andNii Shima demolish gun emplacements, artillery, ammunition and other military equipment on the islands. Three days later, on7 November , the cruiser got underway forSan Pedro, California .After arrival on
23 November "Chicago" received an overhaul at theSan Pedro Naval Shipyard , before returning to the Far East. Underway on24 January 1946 the cruiser arrived inShanghai on18 February for occupation duty. She remained there until28 March as flagship of the Yangtze Patrol Force and then sailed to Sasebo, Japan, where she became flagship of Naval Support Force, Japanese Empire Waters. The cruiser visited several other ports in Japan before clearing for the west coast on14 January 1947 . Moved toPuget Sound Naval Shipyard the heavy cruiser was placed out of commission in reserve on6 June 1947 .Recommissioned as guided missile cruiser
On
1 November 1958 Chicago was reclassified CG-11 and towed toSan Francisco Naval Shipyard to begin a five-year conversion to a guided missile cruiser. Begun on1 July 1959 , the entire superstructure was removed and replaced with new aluminum compartments, modernized electronic systems, and an improvedNaval Tactical Data System (NTDS) equipped combat information center. Representative of the new technological focus on guided missiles, Chicago was refitted with Tartar and Talos SAM stowage, loading, launching, and guidance systems. Triple torpedo tubes, twoASROC launchers, two 5 inch/38 guns, and two antisubmarine helicopters rounded out the cruisers’ modifications.Designed to provide long-range air, surface, and sub-surface defense for task forces, "Chicago" was recommissioned at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on
2 May 1964 and was assigned to Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Nine, Pacific Fleet. Preliminary acceptance trials were conducted throughout the summer until2 September when Chicago officially joined the First Fleet as an active unit. Following sonar calibration and deperming inPuget Sound the cruiser arrived at her home port of San Diego to begin weapons systems qualifications. Examination and evaluation of the new missile systems were completed by2 December , following successful trials at the Pacific Missile Range off southernCalifornia .On
4 January 1965 the cruiser shifted to Long Beach to begin a series of shock tests offSan Clemente Island . Equipment tests, as well as damage control exercises, were completed by mid-January. Chicago then departed the area for San Francisco for alterations, receiving upgradedTartar missile systems and improved electronics. The warship returned to San Diego on17 April .For the next two months "Chicago" continued shakedown training, engineering, navigation, and seamanship drills as well as missile and electronic exercises. In mid-June the cruiser began Talos fire control developmental testing with the Naval Electronics Laboratory. This, and later tests, examined guidance improvements and experimented with missile replenishment at sea.
During fleet exercise "Hot Stove" in August-September, "Chicago" practiced anti-air and ASW operations, including firing ASROC and tube-launched torpedoes against submerged "enemy" submarines. Following an ECM exercise "Chicago" participated in a competitive missile firing exercise and won a gold Missilery "E" for her Tartar battery. During the first week of October the warship participated in another anti-air exercise, this time shooting down two high-speed, high-altitude drones with Talos and Tartar missiles.
After a cruise to Hawaii from
19 October to3 November , during which the cruiser practiced tactical data sharing training with "Kitty Hawk" (CVA-63) and "Mahan" (DLG-11), the ship finished out the year conducting tests and exercises in the San Diego area. Local operations continued in the spring, including more missile evaluation tests through February 1966. Returning to San Diego on4 March the ship underwent operational readiness, technical proficiency, boiler, electronics, and nuclear warfare acceptance inspections. In April, the warship participated in Exercise "Gray Ghost," where the cruiser operated as tactical flagship for the anti-air warfare commander, Rear AdmiralElmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. .Vietnam
On
12 May "Chicago" got underway for her first Vietnam deployment. After stopping at Pearl Harbor andYokosuka , where a new radar antenna was installed, the ship arrived at Subic Bay on12 June . Picking up her helicopter detachment the cruiser departed the next day for duty withTask Force 77 onYankee Station in theTonkin Gulf .On
15 June Chicago began evaluating the concept of radar surveillance of all U.S. Navy air operations over designated areas of the Gulf andNorth Vietnam . Known asPIRAZ , for "positive identification and radar advisory zone," [ [http://www.uss-king.com/piraz.shtml An Unclassified Summary Of PIRAZ (1968).] ] the initial duties of tracking friendly aircraft was expanded to include Air Force planes, controlling barrier combat air patrols, advising support aircraft, and coordinating strike information with the Air Force reporting center atDa Nang ,South Vietnam . After a port visit toHong Kong , where the ship had to avoid a typhoon on17 July , the cruiser returned to Yankee Station on29 July .On her second
PIRAZ tour, in early August, Chicago assumed the duties of anti-air warfare commander for short periods of time and demonstrated the ability of a CG to track complex air operations. After a practice Talos missile shot offOkinawa on27 August , and a short visit toKeelung, Taiwan , the ship returned to her station on7 September . The cruiser, expanding air duties once again, soon became the primary source for MIG warning information, and assumed surveillance responsibility for the North Vietnamese-Chinese border. On her fourthPIRAZ tour, from25 October to12 November , the cruiser helped improve these procedures, particularly in the area of joint Air Force-Navy cooperation.En route to Sasebo, via Subic Bay, the cruiser stopped at the
Okinawa Missile Range to fire two more practice missiles on18 November . Arriving in Japan on19 November the ship visited Yokosuka before departing for home on27 November . Sailing in rough seas the ship completed the non-stop voyage on7 December . The cruiser remained at San Diego for the remainder of the year.Starting in January 1967, the cruiser settled into the busy routine of training, exercises, and inspections. Underway for such widely divergent responsibilities as providing guest cruises for the Secretary of the Navy, serving as First Fleet flagship, and air warfare exercises with "Constellation", the cruiser spent the first five months of the year off California. In both April and May "Chicago" conducted experimental Talos missile tests against surface targets to demonstrate missile versatility.
Following readiness inspections the cruiser departed
6 June for an Alaskan cruise with Commander First Fleet. Arriving in Juneau on10 June , the ship paid an official visit to that city before returning to San Diego eleven days later. After another fleet exercise in July, where "Chicago's" Talos battery scored a direct hit on a drone at a range of 96 miles, the cruiser spent August conducting official visits to Seattle,Vancouver , andEsquimalt ,British Columbia . Assigned to tender availability on1 September , the ship received boiler and other repairs and inspections from "Isle Royale" before departing for another WestPac deployment on11 October .After departing Pearl Harbor on
18 October , the warship assisted in vectoring aircraft to the site of a NavyF-8 Crusader crash site, successfully rescuing the pilot. Arriving on station in the Gulf of Tonkin three weeks later, via Yokosuka, Okinawa, and Subic Bay, the ship relieved "Belknap", beginningPIRAZ duties on12 November . These responsibilities, improved over the past year, included radar surveillance, coordinating barrier CAP and rescue operations, providing MIG and border warnings, and a wide variety of communication and real-time data sharing services.After a visit to Hong Kong, from
16 December to21 December , the cruiser moved to Subic Bay for an import availability period. Completed3 January 1968 Chicago steamed to Singapore, for a short rest period, before returning to thePIRAZ station on13 January . On28 January , following the seizure of "Pueblo" by North Korea, the cruiser steamed to the Sea of Japan to help coordinate air activities for the carriers of Task Group 70.6. On7 February , as the crisis eased, "Chicago" departed to resumePIRAZ duties in theGulf of Tonkin .Following two more
PIRAZ cruises, "Chicago" departed Subic Bay on1 May for home. Arriving in San Diego on15 May , viaGuam and Pearl Harbor, the cruiser began preparations for an overdue yard period. After a brief diversion to the Pacific Missile Range, to conduct experimental aircraft tracking and missile firings, the cruiser enteredLong Beach Naval Shipyard on1 July for a regular repair period. Repainted and rewired, "Chicago" spent the remainder of the year conducting inspections, and the usual machinery and electronics sea trials.On
31 January 1969 "Chicago" concluded her missile systems qualifications tests, including a Talos test firing against a missile drone, before departing for her third cruise to the Western Pacific on13 February . Arriving at Subic Bay the cruiser underwent ten days of upkeep and type training before assuming duties asPIRAZ ship on11 March . Twelve days later the ship began additional Search and Rescue (SAR) duty in the Gulf. This involved maintaining two helicopters on patrol station to provide rescue coverage for Naval aircraft reconnaissance missions.On
17 April Chicago was ordered to proceed to theSea of Japan , offKorea , for duty with Task Force 71. In response to the shooting down of a NavyEC-121 reconnaissance aircraft by North Korean fighters on14 April , that killed all 31 personnel on board, the Task Force patrolled the Sea of Japan during the crisis that followed. The cruiser providedPIRAZ and screening duties for the carriers, and their constant air patrols, until27 April when the ship departed for upkeep at Sasebo, Japan.Following repairs, Talos and Tartar missile tests at the Okinawa missile range, and picking up a group of midshipmen at Da Nang on
23 May , "Chicago" conducted another longPIRAZ /SAR tour from23 May to1 July . After upkeep at Yokosuka, a visit to Hong Kong, and a typhoon evasion, the cruiser returned to the Gulf of Tonkin on1 August to continue radar surveillance, electronic countermeasures, and missile screen duties. Departing25 August , the cruiser returned, via Subic Bay, Guam, and Pearl Harbor, to San Diego on17 September .After a leave and upkeep period, followed by a tender availability that installed
Zuni chaff dispenser s, the cruiser finished out the year conducting local training exercises, operations at the missile test range, and the never-ending inspection routine. Chicago, still serving as flagship for Commander First Fleet, began the new year quietly, with team training at the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare school in San Diego. Several fleet exercises, two missile firing tests, and inspections filled the months until12 June 1970 when the cruiser underwent a two week repair and alteration period. All four Talos fire control systems were upgraded to include anti-ship targeting and an experimental video target tracker was installed. Communications security, nuclear safety, and operational readiness inspections, as well as final engineering checks, were completed by the end of August. Despite cutbacks that had substantially lowered her crew component, the cruiser sailed forVietnam on9 September .Arriving on station
3 October "Chicago" conductedPIRAZ and search coordination duties until7 November when the ship steamed into Yokosuka for upkeep. Following two other line periods, the second ending on18 February 1971 , the ship began the return voyage to San Diego. After stops in Subic Bay and Guam, Chicago responded to a distress call from "Knox" on3 March . The destroyer, suffering a loss of power due to a fire in engineering, was taken under tow until a fleet tug arrived at the scene from Pearl Harbor.Upon arrival in San Diego on
11 March the cruiser began the usual post-deployment leave and upkeep period. Supply replenishment, inspections, and a midshipmen's cruise in June and July, were followed by exercises, inspections, and a dependent-guest cruise into October. After a final readiness test, and embarking five guests of the Secretary of the Navy, Chicago departed for another deployment on6 November .After a weekend stop at Pearl Harbor, where the passengers were debarked, the ship stopped at Guam, and Subic Bay, before arriving in the Gulf of Tonkin on
6 December . Assigned toPIRAZ duty, except for a short port visit toSingapore , the cruiser supported Navy and Air Force aircraft missions into the new year. While on station four Talos missile launches were conducted, two each in February and March, but no hits were registered. Radar surveillance and air coordination continued until the end of March when, despite a dramatic rise in North Vietnamese trawler traffic, the cruiser began departure from the Gulf. On3 April 1972 "Chicago" was recalled to her station in response to the North Vietnamese Army's invasion of the south.The scale of U.S. air operations increased dramatically as strike and interdiction missions, designed to restrict the movement of men and supplies, were conducted throughout North Vietnam. The cruiser monitored all aircraft flying over the gulf, directed friendly CAP, and, despite intense electronic jamming, coordinated fighter escorts during the mid-April B-52 raids against the North Vietnamese. By maintaining a complete air picture "Chicago" vectored damaged bombers around enemy missile sites, set up tanker rendezvous points for planes low on fuel, and directed helicopters on rescue operations.
The cruiser also directed friendly fighters against North Vietnamese aircraft. During April and May "Chicago's" air intercept controllers directed Navy and Air Force aircraft on CAP missions that were credited with 14 MIG's shot down. Another MIG was credited to "Chicago's" score when the cruiser's aft Talos battery scored a long-range kill on
9 May . Two days later, while supporting mining operations offHaiphong Harbor , the cruiser came under heavy fire from enemy shore batteries but was able to open the range without suffering any damage. On21 June the ship, after a month of surveillance and directing air strikes againstHaiphong harbor traffic, finally departed for San Diego.Arriving home on
8 July the ship underwent a local availability before entering Long Beach Naval Shipyard on25 August for a Complex Overhaul. During this refit Chicago received new digital fire control systems, replacing the old analog computers, installed new missile launchers, and expanded her electronics equipment.Post Vietnam
On
15 May 1973 "Chicago" began carrying out six months of sea trials, tests, and training evolutions. New equipment and combat coordination procedures were also implemented, extending the cruiser's operational readiness date to14 December . Finally, after refresher training, fleet exercises, and weapons load-out, the cruiser departed for another WestPac deployment on21 May 1974 . After arrival at Subic Bay on15 June , the ship prepared for an extended cruise with "Fanning", "George K. MacKenzie", and the oiler "Passumpsic" (AO-107). Designed to counter theSoviet Navy 's presence inSomalia andAden on theIndian Ocean , the low-key port visits were intended to demonstrate that "the Indian Ocean is not a Russian lake".Departing Subic Bay on
25 June the squadron passed through theStraits of Molocca on2 July and arrived atKarachi ,Pakistan , six days later. Underway on13 July "Chicago" and her escorts began a month long at sea period, "showing the flag" in theArabian Sea and theGulf of Aden , before arriving atMombassa ,Kenya , on9 August . A week later, in an effort to influence Russian negotiations for basing rights in theMauritius Islands , the squadron conducted a diplomatic port visit toPort Louis . Toward this end "Chicago", on21 August , embarked several Mauritian government officials for a two-day cruise toRodrigues Island . Departing on23 August the ships returned to Subic Bay, via Singapore, for upkeep on11 September .Following a visit to Hong Kong in early October, the cruiser spent the next month conducting training and fleet exercises in the
Philippines area until getting underway for Guam on17 November . After a week atApra Harbor the ship departed on29 November for San Diego. Arriving home on14 December the ship remained in port, for leave, repairs, and upkeep, into March 1975. Technical inspections and equipment modifications, interspersed with a visit by a delegation of French officials, lasted until April when the ship conducted interim refresher training in the southern California operating areas.Following a series of missile tests in late May, and fleet exercises with Pacific naval units, the cruiser visited Seattle for the fourth of July celebrations. After a visit to Vancouver the following week, "Chicago" returned to San Diego to begin overhaul preparations. From
9 September to24 October the cruiser underwent a major restricted availability as repairs were conducted to fuel tanks, boiler casings, and the main propulsion plant. Additional upkeep, tender availability, and type training continued through the new year as the cruiser prepared for another deployment. In February 1976 personnel in the Operations department underwent extensive team training in anti-air, anti-submarine, and electronic warfare in preparation for a fleet exercise in March. That operation, exercise "Valiant Heritage", took place from2 March to11 March with forces fromCanada , theUnited Kingdom ,New Zealand , and the United States.Following a month in port, and several service inspections, "Chicago" left San Diego on
13 April to deploy to the Western Pacific. Sailing with an amphibious group the cruiser conducted multi-ship exercises, both before and after Pearl Harbor, and arrived at Yokosuka on3 May . Task group exercises with "Midway", "Multiplex 2-76" from19 May to25 May and "Multiplex 3-76" in the South China Sea from4 June to7 June , and port visits to Subic Bay andKeelung , occupied "Chicago" through June. After a midshipmen cruise from Yokosuka to the Philippines in early July, the cruiser began an import period lasting until2 August .On
4 August the cruiser participated in "Multiplex 1-7T", followed by a successful missile firing exercise offPoro Point ,Luzon , on7 August . Returning to Subic Bay for two weeks of upkeep, the cruiser sailed for Hong Kong on22 August . Arriving three days later, after avoiding the third typhoon of the deployment, the ship spent six days in that liberty port. Leaving Hong Kong on31 August , "Chicago" joined rendezvous with "Enterprise" for a war-at-sea exercise lasting until8 September , before returning to Subic for a lengthy upkeep period. Repainting the exterior, and interior improvements lasted until27 September when the cruiser got underway for home. Stopping at Guam on1 October , to refuel, and Pearl Harbor on9 October , for a dependents cruise, the ship finally returned to San Diego on16 October .The cruiser remained in port, receiving boiler repairs and equipment upgrades, until
23 February when the ship began post-repair sea trials and crew training. Following inspections, and ordnance loadout atSeal Beach on3 March , "Chicago" began a regular schedule of training operations out of San Diego. These exercises, including helicopter pad training, simulated missile and torpedo attacks, and other similar drills, continued until6 September when the ship got underway for her eighth WestPac tour.Chicago arrived in Subic Bay on
30 September , after multi-ship exercises that included four missile shots while underway, to begin a series of operations with Seventh Fleet. Missile shots and convoy exercises off Mindoro, a barrier exercise offBuckner Bay , and visits to Yokosuka, Keelung, and Hong Kong lasted until late November. On4 December , after rendezvous with "Kitty Hawk", the cruiser began operations in the Sea of Japan. Helicopter and underway replenishments were interrupted two days later, when the formation was circled by two Soviet "Badger" reconnaissance planes, but exercises continued until8 December . Departing the area, "Chicago" steamed south to Subic Bay, for sonar exercises with "Queenfish", arriving at Singapore on23 December . After the holidays the cruiser moved toPhattaya Bay ,Thailand on30 December .Departing
4 January 1978 the cruiser visited Subic Bay and Hong Kong before starting a month of exercises in the Philippine Sea. Gunfire exercises, helicopter operations, unreps, and other drills, including a real man overboard rescue on28 February , lasted until4 March when "Chicago" moored atManila . After repairs and upkeep the ship steamed for Guam on16 March , arriving five days later to refuel, before arriving in Pearl Harbor on31 March .After returning to San Diego on
7 April the ship remained in upkeep status until24 July 1978 when the cruiser moved to Long Beach to start a regular overhaul. Repairs at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard lasted until18 October when the cruiser conducted two days of sea trials. Finishing work continued until25 October when Chicago departed the shipyard. After two days of operations with "England" and "Darter", the cruiser moved back to San Diego to begin a regular schedule of training exercises. These short cruises, concentrating on gunnery and underway training, lasted through February 1979. A number of propulsion and electronic service inspections were also conducted. On5 March , during exercises off southern California, the cruiser also earned her eleventh consecutive Missile "E".After a month long pre-deployment period the cruiser departed
30 May for the cruiser's final cruise to the Western Pacific. Chicago escorted "Kitty Hawk" to Pearl Harbor, conducting exercises with "Jouett", "Lang", and the oiler "Wabash" along the way, before steaming on to Subic Bay on13 June . Fleet exercises off Okinawa, and a port visit toPusan ,South Korea , at the end of July, were followed by refugee surveillance in theSouth China Sea . There, along with other Seventh Fleet ships, she helped rescue Vietnamese refugees fleeing the mainland, picking up five herself.Escort duties for "Kitty Hawk" continued through September when, on
6 October , she sailed forAustralia . On15 October , after memorial services for two cruisers lost in theSolomon Islands battles duringWorld War II , HMAS "Canberra" and the earlier USS "Chicago", the cruiser began two weeks of exercises in theCoral Sea . After the exercise, involving seven U.S. ships and twenty Australian and New Zealand vessels, the ship visitedSydney , Australia, for a week long port visit. Returning to San Diego on17 December , via Subic Bay and Pearl Harbor, the cruiser began preparations for inactivation.Decommissioning
A pre-decommissioning inspection classified the cruiser as unfit for further economical naval service, due the high cost of modernization required, and on
1 March 1980 "Chicago" was decommissioned at San Diego. Towed to the Inactive Ship Facility atBremerton, Washington , the ship was held in reserve until8 February 1989 . Stripped of equipment by11 August the hulk was sold for scrap to Southwest Recycling, Inc., Terminal Island, California on9 December 1991 .Awards
* She was awarded the
Meritorious Unit Commendation for her efforts in developing the PIRAZ concept on her Western Pacific cruises in 1966 and 1967-68.
* In 1972 the cruiser was awarded theNavy Unit Commendation for Vietnam Service, theArleigh Burke Fleet Trophy , and her seventh consecutive "E" for excellence in missilery.External links
* [http://www.hullnumber.com/CG-11 CG-11 Personnel Roster at HullNumber.com]
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