Allied Warships
USS Chicago (ii) (CA 136)
Heavy cruiser of the Baltimore class
USS Chicago (ii) as completed.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
| Class | Baltimore |
| Pennant | CA 136 |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 10 Jan 1945 |
| End service | 1 Mar 1980 |
| History | Decommissioned 6 June 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Chicago (ii) (CA 136)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Richard Renwick Hartung, USN | 10 Jan 1945 |
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Notable events involving Chicago (ii) include:
USS CHICAGO (CA 136 / CG 11) History Officers Name/Rank Dates Hartung, Richard Renwick, CAPT 10.01.1945 Crawford, George Clifford, CAPT ~1946 Decommissioned 06/06/47 - 05/02/64 Dacey, John Elmer, CAPT 05/02/64 - 04/14/65 Moore, Samuel Howard, CAPT 04/14/65 - 07/25/66 Cox, Donald Vance, CAPT 07/25/66 - 03/09/68 DeLargy, John Martin, CAPT 03/09/68 - 09/19/69 Feaster, Joseph Eugene, CAPT 09/19/69 - 11/06/70 Counts, Stanley Thomas, CAPT 11/06/70 - 06/26/71 McNamara, Thomas William, CAPT 06/26/71 - 0717//73 Buck, John Addison, CAPT 07/17/73 - 08/29/75 Beck, John Louden, CAPT 08/29/75 - 09/12/77 Piotti Jr., Walter T., CAPT 09/12/77 - 08/11/78 Lewis, Harold Stephen, CAPT 08/11/78 - 01/14/80 Trossbach, Ronald Charles, CDR 01/14/80 - 03/01/80 (1)
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