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F .E .1 fi-'ia Wai QE. EQ Quai -siltlhtw R. Qi? -N -..'.g Einar ur. ng. 'SWG ir arf ,X :Erlang 543' It Trim. 4135175 N 1 MD H 1-F61 1 fiilf .3135 'F 35122. K '9f f W'E. Mg .K,-a - -f 'wr . ...- .. ?'f i't T5 Wy: fx W... Z 'aiilllrfi If 2 USS CALIFORNIA ROSTER OF COMMANDING OFFICERS 1. Captain Henry J. Ziegemeier, USN- August 10, 1921 - August 4, 1922 2. Captain Lucius A. Bostwick, USN- August 4, 1922 - June 20, 1923 3. Captain Harley H. Christy, USN- June 20, 1923 - July 15, 1924 4. Captain Raymond D. Hasbrouck, USN- July 15, 1924 - January 22, 1926 5. Commander Charles S. Joyce, USN- January 22, 1926 - February 16, 1926 6. Captain William H. Standley, USN- February 16, 1926 - October 11, 1927 7. Captain Claude C. Block, USN- October ll, 1927 - June 8, 1929 8. Captain Edward C. Kalbfus, USN- June 8, 1929 - May 22, 1930 9. Captain Henry E. Lackey, USN- May 22, 1930 - January 16, 1932 10. Captain Wilson Brown, USN- January 16, 1932 - July 31, 1933 ll. Captain Stephen C. Rowan, USN- July 31, 1933 - April 1, 1935 12. Captain Paul P. Blackbum, USN- April 1, 1935 - April 4, 1936 13. Captain Roscoe C. MacFall, USN- April 4, 1936 - June 5, 1937 14. Captain William L. Calhoun, USN- June 5, 1937 - January 27, 1938 15. Captain Edward D. Washbum, USN- January 27, 1938 - June 15, 1939 16. Captain Harold M. Bemis, USN- June 15, 1939 - December 19, 1940 17. Commander Robert B. Carney, USN- December 19, 1940 - December 31, 1940 18. Captain Joel W. Bunkley, USN- December 31, 1940 - February 19, 1942 19. Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Peterson, USN- Feb. 19, 1942 - March 20, 1942 20. Commander John F. Warris, USN- March 20, 1942 - April 20, 1943 21. Commander Robert P. Wadell, USN- April 20, 1943 - November 1, 1943 22. Captain Henry P. Burnett, USN- November 1, 1943 - November 28, 1944 23. Captain Samuel B. Brewer, USN- November 28, 1944 - October 1, 1945 24. Captain Lunsford Y. Mason, Jr., USN- October 1, 1945 - March 28, 1946 25. Commander Forrest M. Price, USN- March 28, 1946 - October 17, 1946 26. Commander Philip F. Lindner, USNR- October 17, 1946 - February 14, 1947. USS CALIFORNIA AWARDS The USS Calnfornia CBB-441 earned six battle stars during her wartime career for participation in the following operations: 1. Pearl Harbor Midway December 7, 1941 2. Marianas Operation Capture and occupation of Saipan June 14, 1944 through June 20, 1944 Capture and occupation of Tinian July 21, 1944 through August 2, 1944 Capture and occupation of Guam August 2, 1944 through August 9, 1944 3. Leyte Operation Leyte Landings November 21, 1944 4. Luzon Operation Lingayen Gulf Landing January 4, 1945 through January 18, 1945 5. Okinawa-Gunto Operation Assault and occupation of June 17, 1945 through June 30, 1945 Okinawa-Gunto 6. Third FleetO erations P Against Japan July 10, 1945 through August 7, 1945. USS Caljornia CCGN-361. Developed from the USS Bainbridge CDLGN-255, the new ship, originally classified as a nuclear-powered guided missile frigate, would prove to be a larger and more sophisticated warship, distin- guishable from the earlier DLGN by her flush deck and enclosed masts. Indeed, without big- gun turrets or stacks, but possessed of pylon mast supports, a box-like superstructure, and tall, enclosed towers supporting radar anten- nae, the USS Caljornia CCGN-361 can be said to typify the new U.S. N avy', which emerged in the years after World War II. In recognition of these differences, the Golden State name- sake was reclassified as a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser on June 30, 1975. The contract for the sixth and most pow- erful USS California was awarded to the New- port News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com- pany in June, 1968 and her keel laid on Janu- ary 23, 1970. Twenty-two months later on September 22, 1971, she was launched, spon- sored by First Lady Patricia Nixon. Outfitting lagged, but the new Golden State representa- tive was finally commissioned on February 16, 1974, Captain Floyd H. Miller, Jr. was the new appointed commanding officer. The cost for the USS Calnfornia CCGN- 361 has been estimated as being between S200 ,million and S5220 million- more than the total cost of her five predecessors combined. This tremendous figure, when coupled with the to- tal cost of her five predecessors combined. This tremendous figure, when coupled with the development of the even more advanced CGN- 38 Cwrginiaj class, caused a third ship of this THE SISTER SHIPS BB-BATTLESHIPS - TENNESSEE CLASS USS Tennessee CBB-431 Completed: June, 1920 Modemized: 1942 USS Calqfornia CBB-445 Completed: August, 1921 Modemized: 1943 Dimensions Displacement: 32,300 tons Cstandj CUSS Tennesseej 32,600 tons Cstandj CUSS Calyforniaj 40,400 tons CMean War Servicej Armament 12 14 inches!50 16 5 inches!38 DP 10 40 mm quads 43-60 20 mm Propulsion Speed: 19 knots Cmaximumj Maximum cruising radius: 6,400 miles at 19 knots 9,200 miles at 15 knots Horsepower: 29,000 Cshaftj Aircraft 2 SC-1 group to be canceled. The USS Calnfornia CCGN-361 and the USS South Carolina CCGN- 373 would be one of the smallest purpose-built classes of warships built for the U.S. Navy af- ter the Second World War. The Golden State cruiser's principal func- tion is that of carrier escort. Consequently, her design and armament are primarily those as- sociated with task force ASW and anti-aircraft work, although she can function in more spe- cialized groups even tothe point of shore bom- bardment. Her aluminum and metal hull is painted gray and displays her hull numbers prominently on the bow, with smaller numbers and her name in painted raised letters at the stern. This advanced combatant displaces 9,561 tons Cnormal and 11,100 tons Cfull loadj. She is 596 feet long Conly four feet short of the waterline length of the USS Caliornia CBB- 44J with a beam of 61 feet and a draft of 31 feet six inches. Berths are provided for 28 of- ficers and 512 enlisted personnel. A pair of pressurized, water-cooled D2G General Electric nuclear reactors, each with 5511.5 million cores, provide the steam to power two geared turbines and other machin- ery infinitely more sophisticated than that aboard the electric drive battleship which was her state predecessor. A decade of nor- mal ship operations Cor 700,000 milesl was estimated before refueling would be necessary.

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