įollowing fitting-out, Baltimore departed for Hampton Roads on 17 June 1943, briefly visited the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland on 20 June, then conducted exercises off the Virginia Capes two days later.
She was laid down on at Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, launched on 28 July 1942, sponsored by the wife of Mayor of Baltimore Howard W. Construction and World War II Baltimore off the coast of Massachusetts, June 1943 The ship had a crew of 1,142 officers and enlisted men. She displaced 14,472 long tons (14,704 t) at standard displacement and 17,031 long tons (17,304 t) at full combat load. USS Baltimore (CA-68) was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser, the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Baltimore, Maryland.īaltimore was 664 feet (202.4 m) long at the waterline and 673 ft 5 in (205.26 m) long overall. 24 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons.12 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns.6 × dual 5"(127mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns.USS Baltimore off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 18 October 1944īethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusettsġ0,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph 28 km/h)
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