Allied Warships

USS Canberra (CA 70)

Heavy cruiser of the Baltimore class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Heavy cruiser
Class	Baltimore
Pennant	CA 70
Built by	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered	1 Jul 1940
Laid down	3 Sep 1941
Launched	19 Apr 1943
Commissioned	14 Oct 1943
End service	2 Feb 1970
History	USS Canberra was named in honour of the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra lost in action at Savo Island on 9 August 1942. Decommissioned 7 March 1947. Recommissioned as guided missile cruiser on 15 June 1956. Decommissioned 2 February 1970. Stricken 31 July 1978. Sold 31 July 1980 and broken up for scrap.
Former name	Pittsburgh

Commands listed for USS Canberra (CA 70)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Capt. Alexander Rieman Early, USN	14 Oct 1943	25 Feb 1945
2	T/Cdr. Richard Benjamin Levin, USN	25 Feb 1945	17 Jul 1945
3	T/Capt. Russell Million Ihrig, USN	17 Jul 1945	18 May 1946

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