Baltimore-class cruiser
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The Baltimore-class heavy cruisers were a class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy commissioned during and shortly after World War II. Fourteen Baltimores were completed, more than any other
USS Bremerton (CA-130) in 1955
USS Bremerton in drydock
USS Baltimore during her reactivation
USS Pittsburgh with her bow ripped off
USS Baltimore (CA-68)
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USS Baltimore was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser, the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimore-class cruiser
…after Canberra, the Australian capital. The classification "CA" originally stood for "armored cruiser" but was later used for heavy cruisers. Service USS Baltimore during her reactivation Of the seventeen (including the three Oregon Citys) completed ships, twelve were commissioned before the Japanese capitulation…
USS Baltimore off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 18 October 1944
Baltimore off the coast of Massachusetts, June 1943
Baltimore being dismantled at Zidell shipbreaking yard in September 1972.
North Korean propaganda poster proclaiming the sinking of Baltimore.