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U.S.S. CHICAGO

(CA-29)

MAD DOG OF THE PACIFIC

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CA-29 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1930-Launch Date: 10 APR 1930
MAR1931-Commissioned: 9 MAR 1931

CA-29 General Specifications

Class: Northampton-class cruiser

Named for: City of Chicago

Complement: 621 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 9300 tons

Length: 600.3 feet

Beam: 66.1 feet

Flank Speed: 32 knots

Final Disposition: Sunk following accident 29 November 1942