USS Canberra

USS Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2) was a Baltimore-class cruiser and later a Boston-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy (USN). Originally to be named USS Pittsburgh, the ship was renamed before launch to honor the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra sunk during the Battle of Savo Island. Canberra was the first USN warship named after a foreign capital city, and one of the few named after a foreign warship not captured in battle with a USN ship.

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speed 33 knot, 
guided missile cruiser, Boston-class cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser, United States Navy, Fore River Shipyard, 

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  HMAS Arunta ⓘ
  1940 Tribal-class destroyer

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  HMAS Goolgwai ⓘ
  

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  HMAS Karangi ⓘ
  boom defence vessel of the Royal Australian Navy

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  HMAS Kookaburra ⓘ
  Survey ships of the Royal Australian Navy

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  USS Canberra ⓘ
  1943 Boston-class cruiser

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  HMAS Doomba ⓘ
  1919 Hunt-class minesweeper

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

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World War II Q362

1943-10-14T00:00:00Z

1943-10-14T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1947-03-07T00:00:00Z

1947-03-07T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1970-02-02T00:00:00Z

1970-02-02T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-04-19T00:00:00Z

1943-04-19T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1941-09-03T00:00:00Z

1941-09-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1956-06-15T00:00:00Z

1956-06-15T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1797-03-22T00:00:00Z

1797-03-22T00:00:00Z

1797 Battle of Parramatta

1808-01-26T00:00:00Z

1810-01-01T00:00:00Z

1808 — 1810 Rum Rebellion

1942-05-31T00:00:00Z

1942-06-08T00:00:00Z

1942 Attack on Sydney Harbour

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Frameless

USS Canberra (CAG-2) fires a Terrier missile in February 1957 (NH 98398)

USS Canberra (CAG-2) fires at targets in Vietnam on 20 May 1967 (USN 1122619)

CAG 2 Canberra - DPLA - c32f3486300103717129216f154f8139

USS Canberra (CAG-2) in port, in 1959

USS Claxton (DD-571), USS Canberra (CA-70) and USS Killen (DD-593) in floating dry dock ABSD-2 at Manus, 2 December 1944 (80-G-304096)

USS Boston (CAG-1) and USS Canberra (CAG-2) underway in the Caribbean Sea on 22 April 1958 (NH 98289)

USS Canberra (CAG-2) at San Francisco c1964

USS Canberra (CAG-2) in Hampton Roads on 12 June 1957 (NH 98389)

USS Canberra (CAG-2) off South Vietnam c1966

Torpedo hits USS Houston (CL-81), during the afternoon of 16 October 1944 (NH 98826)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1797	Battle of Parramatta	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Rum Rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Attack on Sydney Harbour	Empire of Japan, offensive	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Arunta	destroyer, Tribal-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Goolgwai	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Karangi	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Kookaburra	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Canberra	Boston-class cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser, guided missile cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1919	HMAS Doomba	minesweeper, Hunt-class minesweeper	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1997	Tenix Defence	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1855	Mort's Dock	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1893	Ben Buckler Gun Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker	1945	Bankstown Bunker	headquarters, bunker, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Bare Island Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Banks	military installation, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Malabar Battery	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1788	Fort Denison	sea fort, Government of New South Wales, military museum, Martello tower, island	Wikidata
site	fort	1817	Fort Macquarie	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Australian Army Artillery Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMAS Advance	Royal Australian Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, patrol vessel	Wikidata
site	museum		HMAS Onslow	Royal Australian Navy, preserved watercraft, attack submarine, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		HMAS Vampire	destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft, Royal Australian Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1936	ANZAC Memorial	military museum, war memorial	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre	military museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1900	HMAS Pioneer	shipwreck, light cruiser, Pelorus-class protected cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Canberra (CAG-2) fires a Terrier missile in February 1957 (NH 98398)		Commons
commons	image		USS Canberra (CAG-2) fires at targets in Vietnam on 20 May 1967 (USN 1122619)		Commons
commons	image		CAG 2 Canberra - DPLA - c32f3486300103717129216f154f8139		Commons
commons	image		USS Canberra (CAG-2) in port, in 1959		Commons
commons	image		USS Claxton (DD-571), USS Canberra (CA-70) and USS Killen (DD-593) in floating dry dock ABSD-2 at Manus, 2 December 1944 (80-G-304096)		Commons
commons	image		USS Boston (CAG-1) and USS Canberra (CAG-2) underway in the Caribbean Sea on 22 April 1958 (NH 98289)		Commons
commons	image		USS Canberra (CAG-2) at San Francisco c1964		Commons
commons	image		USS Canberra (CAG-2) in Hampton Roads on 12 June 1957 (NH 98389)		Commons
commons	image		USS Canberra (CAG-2) off South Vietnam c1966		Commons
commons	image		Torpedo hits USS Houston (CL-81), during the afternoon of 16 October 1944 (NH 98826)		Commons