USS Northampton

Sunk

Type	Heavy cruiser
Class	Northampton
War	Second World War
Main guns	9 × 8″ guns in 3 triple turrets

Tried to tow the crippled Hornet at Santa Cruz. Hit by two torpedoes at Tassafaronga and sank three hours later.

The U.S. heavy cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26) at Brisbane, Australia, on 5 August 1941. Note her false bow wave Camouflage Measure 5 on Camouflage Measure 1. She carries one of the early CXAM radars on her mainmast. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3)
4 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns
2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns
6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

Belt: 3–3+3⁄4 in (76–95 mm)
Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm)
Barbettes: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm)
Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm)
Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm)

Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	12 April 1928
Launched	5 September 1929
Commissioned	17 May 1930
Displacement	9,050 long tons (9,195 t) (standard)
Length	600 ft 3 in (182.96 m) oa 569 ft (173 m) pp
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Complement	90 officers 606 enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

5 September 1929

Battle of Midway

Survived

4–7 June 1942

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

Survived

25–27 October 1942

Tried to tow Hornet

Battle of Tassafaronga

Sunk

30 November 1942