Albany-class cruiser
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The Albany-class guided-missile cruisers were converted Baltimore and Oregon City-class heavy cruisers of the United States Navy. All original superstructure and weapons were removed and replaced unde
USS Albany, lead ship of her class
Chicago before and after her conversion.
Chicago under way in the Coral Sea in 1979 showing the forward AN/SPG-49 radar scanners and Mk 12 SAM launcher
Albany firing Talos and Tartar missiles, 1963
USS Albany (CA-123)
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USS Albany was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser CG-10. The converted cruiser was the lead ship of the new Albany guided missile cruis
Albany-class cruiser
…aluminum to save weight. The conversion was extensive, stripping the ships down to their hulls, removing all armament and the ship's superstructure. USS Albany (CA-123), an Oregon City-class cruiser, was converted at Boston Naval Shipyard starting in January 1959 and recommissioned as CG-10 on November 3, 1962. USS…
Albany during her visit to Copenhagen in June 1951
Albany at Fore River Shipyard on 30 June 1945.
HO3S landing on turret of Albany in c1951.
Albany at Copenhagen in June 1951.