USS Salt Lake City
Survived
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Pensacola |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2) |
Moved between Boise and the Japanese at Cape Esperance and was hit herself.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2)
- 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 (2×3)
Armour
- Belt: 2+1⁄2–4 in (64–102 mm)
- Deck: 1–1+3⁄4 in (25–44 mm)
- Barbettes: 3⁄4 in (19 mm)
- Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm)
- Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm)
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 9 June 1927 |
| Launched | 23 January 1929 |
| Commissioned | 11 December 1929 |
| Displacement | 9,100 long tons (9,246 t) (standard) |
| Length | 585 ft 6 in (178.46 m) oa 558 ft (170 m) pp |
| Speed | 32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 87 officers 576 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
23 January 1929
Battle of Cape Esperance
Damaged
11–12 October 1942
Fate
Survived
Sunk as target on 25 May 1948, 130 miles off the Southern California coast