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USS Chicago (CA-29) : ウィキペディア英語版 | USS Chicago (CA-29)
USS ''Chicago'' (CL/CA-29) was a of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago. After surviving a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbour and serving in battle at the Coral Sea and Savo Island in 1942, she was sunk by Japanese aerial torpedoes in the Battle of Rennell Island, in the Solomon Islands, on 30 January 1943. ==Construction== ''Chicago'' was launched on 10 April 1930 by Mare Island Naval Shipyard, sponsored by Miss E. Britten; and commissioned on 9 March 1931, Captain Manley Hale Simons in command.〔 Originally classified as a light cruiser, CL-29, because of her thin armor. Effective 1 July 1931, ''Chicago'' was redesignated a heavy cruiser, CA-29, because of her 8-inch guns in accordance with the provisions of the London Naval Treaty of 1930.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= CL/CA - Light and Heavy Cruisers )〕
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