USS Albany (CA-123)

42°39′15″N 73°44′53″W / 42.6542579°N 73.7481442°W / 42.6542579; -73.7481442

Albany during her visit to Copenhagen in June 1951
History
United States
Name	Albany
Namesake	Albany, New York
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	6 March 1944
Launched	30 June 1945
Sponsored by	Elizabeth F. Pinckney
Commissioned	15 June 1946
Decommissioned	30 June 1958
Reclassified	CG-10, 1 November 1958
Recommissioned	3 November 1962
Decommissioned	1 March 1967
Recommissioned	9 November 1968
Decommissioned	29 August 1980
Stricken	30 June 1985
Identification	Callsign: NHRF Hull number: CA-123
Motto	Assiduity
Honors and awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, 12 August 1990
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General characteristics
Class and type	Oregon City-class heavy cruiser
Displacement	13,700 tons
Length	673 ft 5 in (205.26 m)
Beam	70 ft 10 in (21.59 m)
Draft	26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Speed	32.6 knots (60.4 km/h; 37.5 mph)
Complement	1,969 officers and enlisted
Armament	9 × 8-inch/55-caliber guns 12 × 5-inch/38-caliber guns 40 × 40 mm guns 20 × 20 mm guns
General characteristics
Class and type	Albany-class guided-missile cruiser (1962–1980)<
Displacement	17,500 tons full load
Length	673 ft 5 in (205.26 m)
Beam	70 ft 10 in (21.59 m)
Draft	26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 120,000 shp (89,000 kW)
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement	1,010 As flagship with staff embarked 1,205
Armament	2 × 5-inch/38-caliber guns 2 × Mark 12 RIM-8 Talos missile launchers 2 × Mark 11 RIM-24 Tartar missile launchers 1 × Mark 16 RUR-5 ASROC launcher 6 × torpedo tubes (two triple mounts)
Aircraft carried	None

USS Albany (CA-123) was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser CG-10. The converted cruiser was the lead ship of the new Albany guided missile cruiser class. She was the fourth ship to carry the name Albany.

The ship was laid down on 6 March 1944 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company, launched on 30 June 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth F. Pinckney, and commissioned on 15 June 1946 at the Boston Navy Yard.