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The USS San Francisco (CA-38), a heavy cruiser, began its wartime service in the Pacific. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the crew actively participated in anti-aircraft defense.
USS San Diego will project American power to the far corners of the earth and support the cause of freedom well into the 21st century. The city is the home of Naval Base San Diego , the Navy's largest base in the Pacific, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego , the United States Marine Corps ' west coast recruit training center.
The USS San Diego (CL-53) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned just after the US entry into World War II, and active throughout the Pacific theater. Armed with 16 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal DP anti-aircraft guns and 16 Bofors 40 mm AA guns, the Atlanta -class cruisers had one of the heaviest anti-aircraft ...
USS San Diego may refer to: USS San Diego (CA-6), originally the armored cruiser California (1907–1914); renamed San Diego (1914–1918) USS San Diego (CL-53), a light cruiser commissioned in 1942 in service throughout the Pacific War, and decommissioned 1946; USS San Diego (AFS-6), a combat stores ship in service from 1969 to 1997
The USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum in San Diego, California, United States, located at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the aircraft carrier Midway. The ship houses an extensive collection of aircraft, many of which were built in Southern California. [1] [2]
On 11 March 2015,Theodore Roosevelt and Carrier Strike Group 12 departed Naval Station Norfolk for an around the world tour with deployments to the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets as part the first deployment of Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) Carrier Strike Group, before arriving in their new homeport of San Diego, California ...
Destroyer Squadron 23 (DESRON 23) is a squadron of United States Navy destroyers based out of San Diego, California.The squadron is best known for its actions during World War II, most notably the Battle of Cape St. George, under the command of then-Commodore Arleigh Burke.
The amphibious transport dock ship's last deployment ended in June 2005 after a six-month cruise to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Shortly after Duluth ' s final cruise, she was decommissioned at Naval Station San Diego in a ceremony on 28 September 2005 and LPD-6 was stripped from the national ship's registry. The ...