Description: USS Albany (CA-123) 1954 Mediterranean Log Deployment Cruisebook. Condition is "Used". FREE SHIPPING MEDIA MAIL IN USA Hardcover No Writing MINT CONDITION USS Albany (CA-123) 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 cruiser class. She was the fourth ship to carry the name Albany. USS Albany (CG-10) in the 1970s. Note the radical difference in her appearance after her conversion to a guided-missile cruiser from a gun cruiser. History United States Name: Albany Namesake: Albany, New York Builder: Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts Laid down: 6 March 1944 Launched: 30 June 1945 Sponsored by: Elizabeth F. Pinckney Commissioned: 15 June 1946 Decommissioned: 30 June 1958 Reclassified: Guided-missile cruiser, CG-10, 1 November 1958 Recommissioned: 3 November 1962 Decommissioned: 1 March 1967 Recommissioned: 9 November 1968 Decommissioned: 29 August 1980 Stricken: 30 June 1985 Motto: Assiduity (as CG-10) Fate: Sold for scrapping 12 August 1990 General characteristics Class and type: Oregon City-class heavy cruiser (1946-1958) Displacement: 13,700 tons Length: 673 ft 5 in (205.26 m) Beam: 70 ft 10 in (21.59 m) Draft: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) Speed: 32.6 knots Complement: 1,969 officers and enlisted Armament: 9 × 8"/55 caliber guns 12 × 5"/38 caliber guns 40 × 40 mm guns 20 × 20 mm guns General characteristics Class and type: Albany-class guided-missile cruiser (1962-1980) Displacement: 17,500 tons full load Length: 673 ft 5 in (205.26 m) Beam: 70 ft 10 in (21.59 m) Draft: 26 ft 11 in (8.20 m) Propulsion: Geared turbines, 120,000 shp (89.5 MW) Speed: 32.5 knots Complement: 1,010 As flagship with staff embarked 1,205 Armament: 2 × 5"/38 caliber guns 2 × Mark 12 RIM-8 Talos missile launchers 2 × Mark 11 RIM-24 Tartar missile launchers 1 × Mark 16 RUR-5 ASROC launcher 6 × torpedo tubes (two triple mounts) Aircraft carried: The ship was laid down on 6 March 1944 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company, launched on 30 June 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth F. Pinckney, and commissioned on 15 June 1946 at the Boston Navy Yard, Captain Harold A. Carlisle in command.
Price: 145 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Modified Item: No
Theme: Militaria
Time Period Manufactured: 1954-60
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original/Reproduction: Original
