USS Pensacola

USS Pensacola (CL/CA-24) was a cruiser of the United States Navy that was in service from 1929 to 1945. She was the lead ship of the Pensacola class, which the Navy classified as light cruisers in 1929, with the Pensacola herself originally designated as "CL-24." Under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, from 1931 on the class was re-classified as heavy cruisers, with the Pensacola being re-designated as "CA-24." The third Navy ship to be named after the city of Pensacola, Florida, she was nicknamed the "Grey Ghost" by Tokyo Rose. She received 13 battle stars for her service.

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CA-24; CA-24
speed 32.5 knot, length 178.5 metre, draft 5.9 metre, beam 19.9 metre, 
Pensacola-class cruiser, heavy cruiser, United States Navy, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1926-10-27T00:00:00Z

1926-10-27T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1929-04-25T00:00:00Z

1929-04-25T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1930-02-06T00:00:00Z

1930-02-06T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-08-26T00:00:00Z

1946-08-26T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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USS Pensacola (CA-24) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 29 June 1945 (19-N-87787)

The cruiser USS "Pensacola"

USS Pensacola (CA-24) at sea with tugs on 14 October 1943 (19-N-67932)

USS Pensacola (CA-24) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 3 July 1945 (19-N-87792)

USS Pensacola (CA-24) in Massacre Bay, Attu Island, on 9 June 1944 (NH 97839)

USS Pensacola (CA-24) is towed out of Puget Sound on 9 November 1948 (NH 86700)

Pensacola Kruiser, asset ExErUPQUfXZCJNzJfwyH9TN3

USS Pensacola (CA-24) (1935)

USS Pensacola (CA-24) transiting the Panama Canal, circa in 1930 (NA05)

USS Pensacola (CA-24) alongside of USS Vestal (AR-4) after the Battle of Tassafaronga, 17 December 1942 (80-G-33862)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Drachinifel page@		Wikidata
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 29 June 1945 (19-N-87787)		Commons
commons	image		The cruiser USS "Pensacola"		Commons
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) at sea with tugs on 14 October 1943 (19-N-67932)		Commons
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 3 July 1945 (19-N-87792)		Commons
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) in Massacre Bay, Attu Island, on 9 June 1944 (NH 97839)		Commons
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) is towed out of Puget Sound on 9 November 1948 (NH 86700)		Commons
commons	image		Pensacola Kruiser, asset ExErUPQUfXZCJNzJfwyH9TN3		Commons
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) (1935)		Commons
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) transiting the Panama Canal, circa in 1930 (NA05)		Commons
commons	image		USS Pensacola (CA-24) alongside of USS Vestal (AR-4) after the Battle of Tassafaronga, 17 December 1942 (80-G-33862)		Commons