Heavy Cruisers: Oregon City Class

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Oregon City Class Heavy Cruiser USS Albany pictured pre and post her four year Guided Missile Cruiser conversion at Boston Navy Yard in 1958.

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Oregon City Class Heavy Cruiser USS Albany pictured at Rotterdam on June 26th 1951.

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Oregon City Class Heavy Cruiser USS Rochester pictured on arrival at San Pedro on May 7th 1952.

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Command Light Cruiser USS Northampton pictured during light snow at Oslo on March 1st 1960...She was laid down as an Oregon City Class Heavy Cruiser (CA–125), on August 31st 1944 at Fore River Yard, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Quincy, Massachusetts. Work was suspended between August 11th 1945 and July 1st 1948; she was converted to a Command Cruiser under project SCB 13 and launched as CLC-1, on January 27th 1951.

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Command Light Cruiser USS Northampton pictured in 1961.