This page concerns my father's Navy career,
from Oct. 16, 1934 - Mar. 5, 1946. He was discharged holding the rank of CBM.
Below is a list, pages 1 through 8, of his
Continuous Service Certificates, issued by the Department of the Navy,
Bureau of Navigation.
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Below is an undated stern photo of the U.S.S.
Milwaukee CL-5 that my dad served on from Feb. 16, 1935 - Sep. 7, 1937.
The Ship is an OMAHA-Class Light Cruiser
With a Displacement of 7,050 Tons, Dimensions, 555' 6" (oa) x 55' 4" x 20'
(Max)
Armament consists of 12 x 6"/53, 2 x 3"/50AA, 10 x 21" tt.
It's Armor is a 3" Belt, 1 1/2" on the Deck, and 1 1/2" on the Conning
Tower.
Geared Turbines generate 90,000 SHP, transferred to 4 screws
It had a Top Speed of 35 Knots, with a Crew of 458.
Operational and Building Data
The keel was laid on 13 DEC 1918 at Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co.,
Seattle WA.
and launched by Todd Dry Dock & Construction Co. Seattle, WA on 24 MAR 1921.
The Navy Commissioned the ship on June 20,
1923.
The U.S.S. Milwaukee was transferred on loan to Soviet Union on 20 APR 1944
under the Lend/Lease program, and was renamed the Murmansk.
It was later transferred back to United States on 16 MAR 1949, and repainted
to remove the Soviet paint scheme. (mostly, the white paint stripe at
the waterline).
The U.S.S. Milwaukey was Decommissioned March 18,1949, and was stricken from
the Navy records on March 18, 1949.
It was sold for scrap December 10, 1949 to American Shipbreakers, Inc.,
Wilmington, DE.
To go to the U.S.S. Milwaukee website, click on the link
U.S.S.
Milwaukee (CL-5)
Below is a picture of the U.S.S. Augusta
CL-31. Another Cruiser. Dad served aboard this ship from Sep. 7,
1937 to June 3, 1939, and again from June 26, 1939 to July 9, 1939, and once
again, from August 3, 1939 to May 1, 1940. This all according to the
certificates listed above. He is listed as a Seaman First Class during
the entire time.
For more information about the U.S.S Augusta
(CL-31) click on the link below.
U.S.S. Augusta
(CL-31) The "Augie Maru"
Below is a photo of the crew of the U.S.S.
Augusta in May 1939. My dad said he was one of the crew sitting on one
of the guns.
