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1 • 1981 INDIAN OCEAN - DEPLOYMENT I I This book is dedicated to the officers and men of the USS CALIFORNIA, who served diligently, faithfully, and profession- ally in one of the loneliest and hottest areas of the world: the Indian Ocean.
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r USS CALIFORNIA: The Legacy of a Name rhe second CALIFORNIA, a 503-foot armored cruiser, was launched in ian Francisco in 1904. In 1918, the ship, which was renamed the SAN DIEGO was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Long island. T -a - L The fourth CALIFORNIA was a 58-foot yacht commis- sioned in 1917, and owned by the San Francisco Bar Pilot ' s Association. BB-44 The largest ship to bear the state name was the battleship ;AL1F0RNIA, BB-44. The ship was commissioned on 10 August 1921 nd for 19 years served as flagship of the Pacific Fleet (1931-1941). It ' s haracteristics were: length, 624 feet; displacement, 32,300 tons; speed II knots; and complement, 57 officers and 1,026 enlisted men. The ship was armed with 12 14 50 guns, and two 21-inch ubmerged torpedo tubes. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, CALIFORNIA was berthed in Battleship Row at Pearl Harbor. During the Japanese aerial attack, the ALIFORNIA took three torpedo hits, causing the ship to list 8° ' o to ort. By Thurs., the CALIFORNIA was sitting on the harbor ' s floor with • nly its superstructure above the surface. in 1942, the CALIFORNIA was refloated. After repairs, the ship eparted for Puget Sound Navy Yard, Wash., for major reconstruction, he CALIFORNIA returned to active service in 1944. During WWII, the CALIFORNIA earned seven battle stars. It larticipated in shore bombardments during the Saipan, Guam, Tiniar perations, and in the Battle of Surigao Strait. The CALIFORNIA was placed in commission reserve in 1946 iecommissioned in 1947, and sold for scrap in 1959. The first naval ship named for the state of California was a 313-foot screw sloop launched in 1867 and decommissioned in 1873. It iEinnittrnri A 179-foot yacht was the third ship to bear the name CALIFORNIA. In 1920, the ship was sold to a Florida lumber company. Battleship CALIFORNIA.
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