Strength
Heavy Cruiser
Type
Surface Vessel
Year
1946 - 1961
U.S.S. DES MOINES CA-134
(AKA, DAISY MAE)
November - Hotel - Sierra - Golf
Voice Call Sign: Crusader
Name/Rank
Final Rank
Dates
Chandler, Alvin Duke, CAPT
VADM
11/16/48 - 09/49
Daniel, Henry Chesley, CAPT
VADM
09/49 - 10/50
Bergin, Charles Kniese, CAPT
RADM
07/16/52 - 07/53
Dornin, Marshall Edgar (Skinny), CAPT
RADM
08/56 - 09/20/57
Groverman Jr., William Heald, CAPT
RADM
09/20/57 - 11/58
Moncure, Samuel Pemberton, CAPT
01/59 - 11/1359
Slayton, Morgan, CAPT
11/13/59 - 11/60
Grimm, Edward Elias, CAPT
RADM
11/60 - 01/61
Lyndon, Dennis Charles, CAPT
RADM
01/61 - 03/01/61
Barry Jr., Richard Francis, CDR
03/01/61 - 03/20/61
CLASS - DES MOINES
Displacement 17,000 Tons, Dimensions, 716' 6" (oa) x 76' 4" x 26' (Max)
Armament 9 x 8"/55, 12 x 5"/38AA, 24 x 3"/50, 24 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft
Armor, 6" Belt, 8" Turrets, 3 1/2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 120,000 SHP; G. E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 1799.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 28 MAY 1945 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, MA
Launched 27 SEP 1946
Commissioned 17 NOV 1948
Decommissioned 14 JUL 1961
Stricken 09 JUL 1991
Fate: Scrapping completed by ESCO Marine, Inc., Brownsville, TX on 16 AUG 2007.Hull number CA-134
Adler, Harry, PO3 , (1956-1959)
Alexander, Kenneth, PO3 , (1958-1962)
Allen, Robert, PO3 , (1959-1963)
Almerico, Leroy, PO3 , (1955-1957)
Alston, John, PO1 , (1958-1967)
Boylan, Paul, CPO , (1955-1976)
Briglia, Nick, PO2 , (1956-1962)
Carmody, John, PO2 , (1955-1959)
Chiappi, William, MCPO , (1955-1975)
Cotter, George, FA , (1960-1963)
Cox, Mark, PO1 , (1956-1976)
Delphia, Frederick, PO2 , (1956-1960)
Douglas, Lonnie, PO3 , (1959-1964)
Eisenhart, Thomas, MCPO , (1958-1989)
Ferraiola, Anthony, SN , (1958-1962)
Frank, Arthur, SA , (1952-1953)
Garcia, Pete, MCPO , (1957-1987)
Gericke, JAMES, PO3 , (1955-1957)
Hackett, Dick, SN , (1958-1962)
Hartmann, Ronald, PO2 , (1957-1961)
Horowitz, Marty, PO3 , (1959-1962)
HUFFMAN, JOHN, PO3 , (1953-1955)
Hull, David, PO3 , (1956-1959)
Huth, Carl, CDR , (1947-1978)
Ingraham, Richard, SN , (1951-1954)
Johnson, Dennis, SA , (1956-1963)
Kaib, Al, PO2 , (1951-1955)
Kaier, Fred, PO2 , (1957-1961)
Kelso, Samuel, PO1 , (1955-1959)
King, John Jack, MCPO , (1959-1979)
Lockwood, Louis, PO3 , (1957-1963)
Mann, Bob, SN , (1950-1954)
Manriquez, Gerald, PO3 , (1957-1960)
Mark, Robert, PO1 , (1953-1957)
Mason, Steven, PO2 , (1960-1969)
McClure, Roger, PO3 , (1952-1956)
Mullins, William, PO2 , (1958-1964)
Nichols, Richard, PO3 , (1952-1956)
O'Day, Ronald, MCPO , (1957-1977)
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Name of Award Navy E Ribbon
Year Awarded 1958
Details behind Award: Not Specified
Last Updated: Jan 19, 2012
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