USS Oregon City

USS Oregon City (CA-122), the lead ship of the Oregon City class of heavy cruisers, was laid down 8 April 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 9 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Raymond P. Canfield, wife of the City Commissioner of Oregon City, Oregon. Newspapers showed pictures of celebrated radio, film and television personality Bing Crosby adding a bit of glamor to the launching. The Oregon City was commissioned 16 February 1946.

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  USS Blueback ⓘ
  1959 Barbel-class submarine

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  USS Oregon City ⓘ
  1945 Oregon City-class cruiser

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  USCGC Alert ⓘ
  1926 Active-class patrol boat

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keel laying

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ship decommissioning

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ship commissioning

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ship launching

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USS Hawaii (CB-3) and other cruisers in reserve at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 19 May 1955 (80-G-668655)

USS Oregon City (CA-122) underway at sea on 17 June 1946 (80-G-262557) (cropped)

USS Oregon City (CA-122) underway at sea on 17 June 1946 (80-G-262557)

HACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDS ADJACENT TO THE BIGHT, RIVERS FLOWING INTO... - NARA - 555767

USS Oregon City (CA-122) underway in 1946

USS Oregon City (CA-122) tows USS Saipan (CVL-48) in the Caribbean Sea, in 1947

USS Oregon City (CA-122) laid up at Philadelphia in 1959

U.S. Navy ships awaiting scrapping by the Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, Kearny, New Jersey (USA), in June 1974 (555767)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Blueback	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Oregon City	Oregon City-class cruiser, heavy cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1927	USCGC Alert	Active-class patrol boat, patrol vessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1904	Albina Engine & Machine Works	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1916	Commercial Iron Works	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1865	Willamette Iron and Steel Works	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1941	Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	museum		USS LCI(L)-713	preserved watercraft, landing craft, museum ship, tourist attraction, United States Navy	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Hawaii (CB-3) and other cruisers in reserve at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 19 May 1955 (80-G-668655)		Commons
commons	image		USS Oregon City (CA-122) underway at sea on 17 June 1946 (80-G-262557) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		USS Oregon City (CA-122) underway at sea on 17 June 1946 (80-G-262557)		Commons
commons	image		HACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDS ADJACENT TO THE BIGHT, RIVERS FLOWING INTO... - NARA - 555767		Commons
commons	image		USS Oregon City (CA-122) underway in 1946		Commons
commons	image		USS Oregon City (CA-122) tows USS Saipan (CVL-48) in the Caribbean Sea, in 1947		Commons
commons	image		USS Oregon City (CA-122) laid up at Philadelphia in 1959		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Navy ships awaiting scrapping by the Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, Kearny, New Jersey (USA), in June 1974 (555767)		Commons