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USS CHICAGO AC 2: 11 OCT 67 - 12 MAY mga The guided missile crui- ser USS Chicago QCG-113 entered Apra Harboi' Tues- day for an overnight. stay in Guam prior to continu- ing on her fourth Western Pacific deployment. The San Diego based cruiser completed her iliirtl seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific last September 17 and has been awarded the fifth E for clepartmeritai excellence in Makes lisa 2 'l t i.ii.-,silry in time Criiisfw- Destroyei' Force, lf. LS, Pacifiig Fleet. Diiriiigg liek' seeomi deployment Chicago was awardefl the Meritori- ous Unit Commendation for her perfomiaiice in the South China Sea opera- lions. Chicago is commanded luv Captain Joseph F l7Q',.rLt31', of Bath, ii LQ., and is mzuined by 1, 200 NWC-'rv and eniisteu pei-suiiit-si. USB UHICAGO IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA tllccober 13y-Captain Stanley T, Counts relieved Captain Joseph E, Feaster as Commanding Officer of the San Diego based cruiser USS Chicago CCG-113 in ceremonies on board the ship Wednesday, October 28, during operations with the Seventh Fleet inthe South China Sea, Capt. Fei-ister has comnzzan-E-td Chicago since Sep- tember, 1969. During his tenure, Chicago was First Fleet Flagship while in the States, ahve-rded the gold E for excellence in missilery, chosen for review by President Nixon and is now flagship for Commander Cruiser--Destroyer Group, U, S, Seventh Fleet and Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Three, while deployed for her fourth time to the Western Pacific. Following change of command ceremonies, Capt. F eas- ter proceeded to assume new duties as Deputy Assist- ant in the Communications and Cryptology office gf the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D, C, Capt. Counts reports to Chicago from duty as Project Manager, NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System Project Office, Washington, D. C. Capt.-Counts' sea tours have included duty on USS O'Hare CDD-8891, USS Bexar KAPA-2375, U55 Keppler QDD-7653, and--USS Coolbaugh IDE.-2175, He was a member of the com- missioning crew of USS Lawrence CDDG-45 and USS Bronstein QDE-1037i as executive officerand command- ing officer respectively, During his command of USS Towers QDDG-97 he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V and Towers was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Southeast Asia. Capt. Counts' shore assignments have been in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and onthe staff of Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U, S, Pacific Fleer, ln.,. ' 'rrfore view gea r. 13 PEB 69 - 17 SEP 69 WESTPAC 3: Chicago was commissitm- ed in May 1964, after a two-year conversion from a heavy C1'L1lS61'. In addi- tion to Talos and T2l7'Y2ll' missiles, she is armed with untisubmztrine rockets, two five-inch guns, and two triple torpedo tubes. CHICAGO and her sister ships proved the at- curary of their anti-aircraft gunners by littering the surface of the water with the fuselages of enemy attackers. One aircraft exploded in the water astern of destroyer WALLER, it's flames illuminating CHICAGO. Another enemy plane Came in off CHlCACO's por! bow, illuminating CHICAGO even more brightly and searing the fighting cruiser's deck with intense Flame from burning aviation gasoline. This made CHICAGO an obvious target and other planes winged in For the kill. At 1945, one deadly torpedo tore into CHlCAGO's starboard side. Two large compart- ments immediately flooded, her aftermost firer- oom filled, three propeller shafts stopped revolu- tions, bridge and rudder control was lost. Two escort carriers andthe ENTERPRISE air- craft carrier task group closed in to cover CHI- CAGO. On the afternoon of 30 January 1943, fleet tug NAVAJO took the tow at six knots, and six destroyers formed a moving circle around the disabled cruiser. A snooping bomber was shot down by the carrier combat air patrol planes. But a dozen other enemy torpedo planes, headed for ENTERPRISE, changed target to CHICAGO and went into a long power glide toward the crippled cruiser. Three were shot down. But nine tore out of a cloud cluster and fanned out to launch torpe- does in a broad daylight attack, Every gun of the escorting ships opened Fire and seven of the re- maining nine enemy planes were shot down. But at 1624, Four torpedoes slammed into CHICA- GO's tender starboard side. One torpedo hit well forward, showering the bridge and Forecastle with debris. Three others exploded in the already damaged engineering spaces. Captain Davis passed the word to aban- don ship. He had about Z0 minutes to clear CHI- CAGO of all hands, including her wounded. Fleet tug NAVAJO and destroyers EDWARDS, WALLER and SANDS collected the 1,049 survi- vors. Six officers and 56 enlisted men were killed in the action. CHICAGO went clown stern First with her col- ors Flying. The Battle of Rennel Island was over. CHICAGO and a destroyer were lost. But the diversion of the japanese air forces allowed the American transports to land troops and material at Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, without incident.
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