Northampton Class
1930–1942
Six heavy cruisers built to the Washington Treaty limits with improved armor over the Pensacola class. Entered WWII as the backbone of the Pacific cruiser force. Three were lost in combat . two at Tassafaronga and one in the Java Sea.
CA-26 USS Northampton
Northampton
Class
Sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga, November 30, 1942. Japanese Long Lance torpedoes found her in the dark and she capsized before flooding could be controlled. 48 men killed.
CA-27 USS Chester
Northampton
Class
Torpedoed by submarine I-176 off New Britain, October 1942. Badly damaged but repaired. Survived the Pacific campaign and served until the end of the war.
CA-28 USS Louisville
Northampton
Class
Hit by kamikazes twice off Luzon in January 1945, suffering significant casualties in both strikes. Repaired both times and returned to combat. One of the most battle-tested cruisers in the Pacific. 14 battle stars.
CA-29 USS Chicago
Northampton
Class
Sunk at the Battle of Rennell Island, January 30, 1943, by Japanese aerial torpedo attack. She absorbed multiple torpedoes over 36 hours before going under. Her crew fought to keep her alive until the end.
CA-30 USS Houston
Northampton
Class
'The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast.' Made her last stand at the Battle of the Java Sea, February–March 1942 alongside HMAS Perth. Torpedoed and sunk; 368 killed in battle, survivors endured brutal Japanese imprisonment. Texas adopted the Houston as her own . the crew's sacrifice is not forgotten.
CA-31 USS Augusta
Northampton
Class
Flagship for Operation Torch, the Allied North Africa landings, 1942. President Roosevelt was aboard for the Atlantic Charter meeting, 1941. Provided gunfire support on D-Day. The most diplomatically significant cruiser of WWII.
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6
Ships Built
3
Lost in Combat