Allied Warships

USS Los Angeles (CA 135)

Heavy cruiser of the Baltimore class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassBaltimore 
PennantCA 135 
Built byPhiladelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered7 Aug 1942 
Laid down28 Jul 1943 
Launched20 Aug 1944 
Commissioned22 Jul 1945 
End service15 Nov 1963 
History

Decommissioned 15 November 1963.
Stricken 1 January 1974.
Sold 16 May 1975 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Los Angeles (CA 135)

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1T/Capt. John Arthur Snackenberg, USN22 Jul 194531 Jan 1946

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