USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
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USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback Maru" or "Old Swayback". She had 11 battle stars for the eleven engagements she participated in. She was also the first ship to be named after Salt Lake City, Utah.
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), over head underway, 23 August 1935.
Sister ships Salt Lake City and Pensacola, with New Orleans (L to R), at Pearl Harbor in 1943
Salt Lake City, damaged by Japanese cruiser gunfire, starts losing speed prior to going dead in the water during the battle under a smoke screen laid by accompanying destroyers.
Salt Lake City being sunk as a target ship on 25 May 1948
United States Pacific Fleet
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The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a theater-level component command of the United States Navy, located in the Pacific Ocean. It provides naval forces to the Indo-Pacific Command. Fleet headquarters is at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, with large secondary facilities at Naval Air Station North Island, California.
USS Pennsylvania
USS Lexington
USS Richmond