USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)

	USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), over head underway, 23 August 1935.
History
United States
Name	Salt Lake City
Namesake	City of Salt Lake City, Utah
Ordered	18 December 1924
Awarded	9 July 1926; 16 April 1927 (supplementary contract);
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$8,673,833 (limit of cost)
Laid down	9 June 1927
Launched	23 January 1929
Sponsored by	Miss Helen Budge
Commissioned	11 December 1929
Decommissioned	29 August 1946
Reclassified	CA-25, 1 July 1931
Stricken	18 June 1948
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-25; Hull symbol: CA-25; Code letters: NISK; ;
Nickname(s)	"Swayback Maru"
Honors and; awards	11 × Battle stars; Navy Unit Commendation;
Fate	Sunk as target on 25 May 1948, 130 miles off the Southern California coast
Notes	Designated as a test ship for Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll; Survived atomic aerial burst, 1 July 1946; Survived atomic subsurface burst, 25 July 1946;
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Pensacola-class cruiser
Displacement	9,100 long tons (9,246 t) (standard)
Length	585 ft 6 in (178.46 m) oa; 558 ft (170 m) pp;
Beam	65 ft 3 in (19.89 m)
Draft	16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) (mean); 22 ft (6.7 m) (max);
Installed power	12 × White-Forster boilers ; 107,000 shp (80,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines; 4 × screws;
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement	87 officers 576 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	CXAM radar from 1940
Armament	10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2); 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3);
Armor	Belt: 2+1⁄2–4 in (64–102 mm); Deck: 1–1+3⁄4 in (25–44 mm); Barbettes: 3⁄4 in (19 mm); Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm); Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm);
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults
General characteristics (1942)
Armament	10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2); 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 4 × 1.1 in (27.9 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns; 8 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;
General characteristics (1945)
Armament	10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2); 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 6 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns; 19 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;

USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback Maru" or "Old Swayback". She had 11 battle stars for the eleven engagements she participated in. She was also the first ship to be named after Salt Lake City, Utah.

She was laid down on 9 June 1927, by the American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, a subsidiary of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation,^[4] at Camden, New Jersey; launched on 23 January 1929, sponsored by Helen Budge,^[5]^[6] a granddaughter of leading Mormon missionary William Budge; and commissioned on 11 December 1929, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Captain Frederick Lansing Oliver in command.^[7]

^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
^ Macintyre, Donald, CAPT RN (September 1967). "Shipborne Radar". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Rickard, J (31 January 2014). "Pensacola Class Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
^ "New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ". Shipbuildinghistory.com. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ US Cruiser "Salt Lake City" Launched, USS Salt Lake City Association web site, accessed 2009-10-17
^ William Budge (1828–1919) family tree, accessed 2009-10-17
^ "Salt Lake City". Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[1] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[RADAR-2] Macintyre, Donald, CAPT RN (September 1967). "Shipborne Radar". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[History1-3] Rickard, J (31 January 2014). "Pensacola Class Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[4] "New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ". Shipbuildinghistory.com. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[launching-5] US Cruiser "Salt Lake City" Launched, USS Salt Lake City Association web site, accessed 2009-10-17

[6] William Budge (1828–1919) family tree, accessed 2009-10-17

[DANFS-7] "Salt Lake City". Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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History
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), over head underway, 23 August 1935.
United States
Name	Salt Lake City
Namesake	City of Salt Lake City, Utah
Ordered	18 December 1924
Awarded	9 July 1926 16 April 1927 (supplementary contract)
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$8,673,833 (limit of cost)
Laid down	9 June 1927
Launched	23 January 1929
Sponsored by	Miss Helen Budge
Commissioned	11 December 1929
Decommissioned	29 August 1946
Reclassified	CA-25, 1 July 1931
Stricken	18 June 1948
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-25 Hull symbol: CA-25 Code letters: NISK
Nickname(s)	"Swayback Maru"
Honors and awards	11 × Battle stars Navy Unit Commendation
Fate	Sunk as target on 25 May 1948, 130 miles off the Southern California coast
Notes	Designated as a test ship for Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll Survived atomic aerial burst, 1 July 1946 Survived atomic subsurface burst, 25 July 1946
General characteristics (as built)^[1]
Class and type	Pensacola-class cruiser
Displacement	9,100 long tons (9,246 t) (standard)
Length	585 ft 6 in (178.46 m) oa 558 ft (170 m) pp
Beam	65 ft 3 in (19.89 m)
Draft	16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) (mean) 22 ft (6.7 m) (max)
Installed power	12 × White-Forster boilers 107,000 shp (80,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines 4 × screws
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement	87 officers 576 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	CXAM radar from 1940^[2]
Armament	10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2) 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3)
Armor	Belt: 2+1⁄2–4 in (64–102 mm) Deck: 1–1+3⁄4 in (25–44 mm) Barbettes: 3⁄4 in (19 mm) Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm) Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults
General characteristics (1942)^[3]
Armament	10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 4 × 1.1 in (27.9 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns 8 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
General characteristics (1945)^[3]
Armament	10 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (2×3, 2×2) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 6 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns 19 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons