Macon (CA 132) - Naval Cruise Book

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iSiOtli USS MACON CA-132 The heavy cruiser, C .SS MACON (CA-132), was named in honor of Macon, Georgia. Buih by the XcMv u k .SliiplniiklinfJ- C-iorporation ol Canulen, Xcw )i ' isc , MACO va liist conuni. ' i ' iioneil al the I ' liilacklpliia X.ual l»a e i n August 26, 19 15. She was buih til adoninioclatc a noinial ((iinplemeiu oL a|)|)io iiiiaicl 75 olti(ers anil 1200 enUstetl men. During her hist li e years the 17,000 ton, hahi- niore-class (ruiscr v.is assigned to the Operalimial l)e eli)|iuRnt Forte as a test ship, evaluating and testing the latest develojjnients in niarhincis and equipment proposed hjr use ihroughout the Xa , The ship ' s armament at that time v.is linnied to a main battery ol nine 8-intli guns mounted in triple tuiixts and a secondare anti-aircrah battery con- sisting ol twelve 5-inth dual pinpose guns in six iwiu mounts, and lourteen M-incIr automatic guns motniteil in sexen tAvin nunnus. On r piil 12. 1950, MACON was de-commissioned anil placetl in mothballs at the Philatlelphia Na al IJ.isc. She was le-commissioned lor duty with the Cruiser Force, Atlantic Fleet in October 1950, short- h alter the oiubreak ol the Korean War. Ihe MACON has seen extensi e duty in both the . tlanti( and Mediterrane.m areas, ser ing viih the U. S. SIX ' FH Fdeet lor three (onseiLuiNe years liom 1951 to 1951. U]ion (oin[)leting her thiid toui iili die SIXTH Fleei. the MACON reiurned to ilu Xoi- lolk X,i ,il Shipviid -wiieie she coinmeiKed an ex- iensi e oxerhaul in ])eceinber 1951.