Light Cruiser Astoria (Cleveland-class) (CL-90)

Astoria (Cleveland-class) file photo [14746]

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.

Photographs

Aerial view of William Cramp & Sons shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 15 Mar 1943

USS Astoria underway en route to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 22 Jul 1944; note camouflage Measure 33 Design 24d

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