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U.S.S. BALTIMORE
(CA-68)THE BIG B.
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CA-68 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 26 MAY 1941 | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 28 JUL 1942 | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 15 APR 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUL 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 NOV 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | JAN | 1950 | Middle Pacific |
| MAY | 1951 | - | AUG | 1955 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1951 | - | Recommisioned - 28 November 1951 | ||
| APR | 1952 | - | OCT | 1952 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1952 | - | OCT | 1952 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1952 | - | OCT | 1952 | mediteranian |
| APR | 1953 | - | OCT | 1953 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1953 | - | SEP | 1953 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1954 | - | SEP | 1954 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1954 | - | SEP | 1954 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1955 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 MAY 1955 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1956 | - | Decommissioned: 31 MAY 1956 | ||
CA-68 General Specifications
Complement: 1142 officers and enlisted
Displacement: 13600 tons
Length: 673 feet 5 inches
Beam: 70 feet 10 inches
Draft: 26 feet 10 in
Flank Speed: 33 knots