USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola -class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback Maru" or "Old Swayback". She had 11 battle stars for the eleven engagements she participated in. She was also the first ship to be named after Salt Lake City, Utah.
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ship launching
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USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) Jun 44
USS Wasp (CV-7) burning in the distance after being torpedoed, 15 September 1942 (80-G-16348)
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) at Dutch Harbor on 29 March 1943 (80-G-299022)
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) August 23 1935
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) steams past USS Lexington (CV-2) in May 1930
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) bombarding a Japanese-held island in February 1942 (NH 50946)
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 10 May 1943 (19-N-47574)
USS Chicago (CA-29), USS Salt Lake City (CA-26) and HMAS Hobart (D63) leaving Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 July 1942 (80-G-13455)
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 21 June 1944 (19-N-67712)
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 21 June 1944 (19-N-67713)