Allied Warships

USS Chicago (i) (CA 29)

Heavy cruiser of the Northampton class

USS Chicago (i) prewar.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Heavy cruiser
Class	Northampton
Pennant	CA 29
Built by	Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	10 Sep 1928
Launched	10 Apr 1930
Commissioned	9 Mar 1931
Lost	30 Jan 1943
Loss position	11° 26'S, 160° 56'E

History	USS Chicago (Captain Ralph Otis Davis) was hit by a torpedo dropped by Japanese airplane during Battle of Rennel Island on the 29th. She sank on the 30th in position 11º26'S, 160º56'E while being towed to safety.

Commands listed for USS Chicago (i) (CA 29)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Abel Trood Bidwell, USN	15 Jun 1938	16 Dec 1939
2	Capt. Marion Clinton Robertson, USN	16 Dec 1939	Feb 1941
3	Capt. Bernhard Henry Bieri, USN	Feb 1941	17 Jan 1942
4	Captain Howard Douglas Bode, USN	17 Jan 1942	Dec 1942 (1)
5	T/Rear-Admiral Ralph Otis Davis, USN	Dec 1942	30 Jan 1943 (1)

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Notable events involving Chicago (i) include:

31 May 1942
The USS Chicago (i) has a particular connection to the city of Sydney, Australia. Chicago was moored in Sydney Harbour on the night of 31 May 1942 and was attacked by a Japanese midget submarine (one of three)launched the previous day. The Chicago fired on the midget submarine and then survived a torpedo attack from the submarine that sank and destroyed another allied ship killing 19 people. The Chicago immediately left Sydney Harbour and made for open sea. This is a very famous wartime incident in Australian and Sydney's history. Refer official Australian archive fact sheet at: http://www.naa.gov.au/Publications/fact_sheets/fs192.html (2)

9 Aug 1942
USS Chicago was part of Allied forces operating near Guadalcanal and took part in Battle of Savo. Japanese forces (under command of Admiral Mikawa) totally surprised the Allies. Chicago was hit by "Long Lance" torpedo and lost her bow. (2)