USS Baltimore (CA-68)

	USS Baltimore off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 18 October 1944
History
United States
Name	Baltimore
Namesake	City of Baltimore, Maryland
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	26 May 1941
Launched	28 July 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Howard W. Jackson
Commissioned	15 April 1943
Decommissioned	8 July 1946
Recommissioned	28 November 1951
Decommissioned	31 May 1956
Stricken	15 February 1971
Identification	Callsign: NAKY; ; Hull number: CA-68;
Fate	Sold 10 April 1972; Scrapped September 1972;
General characteristics
Class & type	Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
Displacement	14,472 long tons (14,704 t) (standard); 17,031 long tons (17,304 t) (max);
Length	673 ft 5 in (205.26 m) oa
Beam	70 ft 10 in (21.59 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean); 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) (max);
Installed power	4 × 615 psi Steam boilers ; 120,000 shp (89,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × General Electric geared turbines; 4 × screws;
Speed	33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	1,142 officers and enlisted
Armament	3 × triple 8"(203mm)/55 caliber guns; 6 × dual 5"(127mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns ; 12 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 24 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons;
Armor	Belt: 4–6 in (100–150 mm); Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm); Barbettes: 6–6.3 in (150–160 mm); Turrets: 1.5–8 in (38–203 mm);
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × stern catapults

USS Baltimore (CA-68) 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.

History
USS Baltimore off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 18 October 1944
United States
Name	Baltimore
Namesake	City of Baltimore, Maryland
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	26 May 1941
Launched	28 July 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Howard W. Jackson
Commissioned	15 April 1943
Decommissioned	8 July 1946
Recommissioned	28 November 1951
Decommissioned	31 May 1956
Stricken	15 February 1971
Identification	Callsign: NAKY Hull number: CA-68
Fate	Sold 10 April 1972 Scrapped September 1972
General characteristics
Class & type	Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
Displacement	14,472 long tons (14,704 t) (standard) 17,031 long tons (17,304 t) (max)
Length	673 ft 5 in (205.26 m) oa
Beam	70 ft 10 in (21.59 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean) 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × 615 psi Steam boilers 120,000 shp (89,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric geared turbines 4 × screws
Speed	33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	1,142 officers and enlisted
Armament	3 × triple 8"(203mm)/55 caliber guns 6 × dual 5"(127mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns 12 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 24 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Armor	Belt: 4–6 in (100–150 mm) Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm) Barbettes: 6–6.3 in (150–160 mm) Turrets: 1.5–8 in (38–203 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × stern catapults