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USS ALBANY (CA 123 / CG 10)

Image courtesy of Al Grazevich

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Hotel - Romeo - Foxtrot

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - SEA WOLF

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

CLASS - OREGON CITY
Displacement 13,700 Tons, Dimensions, 674' 11" (oa) x 70' 10" x 26' 6" (Max)
Armament 9 x 8"/55, 12 x 5"/38AA, 48 x 40mm, 24 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft
Armor, 6" Belt, 8" Turrets, 2 1/2" Deck, 6" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 120,000 SHP; G. E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 2000.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 06 MAR 1944 at Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, MA
Launched 30 JUN 1945
Commissioned 15 JUN 1946
Decommissioned 30 JUN 1958

CLASS -ALBANY
Displacement 17,500 Tons, Dimensions, 674' 11" (oa) x 70' 10" x 26' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x Mk 12 Talos twin launchers (104 Missiles), 2 x MK 11 Tartar twin launchers (84 missiles),
1 x MK 112 ASROC launcher, 2 x 5"/38 gun mounts, 2 triple MK 32 torpedo tube mounts
Armor, 6" Belt, 2 1/2" Deck.
Machinery, 120,000 SHP; G. E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 32 Knots, Crew 1222.
Operational and Building Data
Redesignated CG 10 01 NOV 1958
Commissioned 03 NOV 1962
Decommissioned 01 MAR 1967
Commissioned 09 NOV 1968
Decommissioned 29 AUG 1980
Stricken 30 JUN 1985
Fate: Sold for scrap 12 AUG 1990

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy E Ribbon (3)
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - World War II Occupation Medal w/Europe Clasp - National Defense Service Medal (2)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
ALBANY as Heavy Gun Cruiser CA 123 (1946 - 1958)
Albany 0412357	165k	Preparing Albany for launching. She was sponsored by the camera shy Elizabeth Frances O'Connor Pinckney, findagrave.com. She was the Albany County commissioner of jurors for 32 years.	Dale Hargrave
Albany 0412356	165k	Albany just before her launching.	Dale Hargrave
Albany 0412351	165k	Launch of the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser Albany (CA 123) at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, on 30 June 1945. U.S. Navy photo from the USS Albany (CG 10) 1971 cruise book. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # 80-G-345486.	Robert Hurst
Albany 0412348	80k	Moored somewhere in the Med, probably mid to late 1950's.	Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
Albany 0412309	253k	Stern view, underway on the Fore River, 14 June 1946, the day before commissioning.	David Buell
Albany 0412310	216k	Starboard bow view, underway on the Fore River, 14 June 1946, the day before commissioning.	David Buell
Albany 0412311	188k	Starboard side view, underway on the Fore River, 14 June 1946, the day before commissioning.	David Buell
Albany 0412350	168k	USS Albany (CA 123) moored at Boston Navy Yard in 1946 after her 15 June 1946 commissioning. Boston Public Library, Brearley Collection	Mike Green
CVB-42 F.D.Roosevelt	102k	Ships of the U.S. Sixth Task Fleet, commanded by Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, silhouetted by the evening sun while anchored in Phaleron Bay off Piraeus, Greece, 17 October 1948. The ships are (from left to right): USS Little Rock (CL 92); USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42); USS Providence (CL 82); and USS Albany (CA 123). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-706506.	USNHC
Albany 0412312	240k	Starboard bow view of USS Albany (CA 123) Med-Moored in Genoa, Italy, December 1950.	Jack C. Sofield
Albany 0412354	176k	A U.S. Navy Sikorsky HO3S of Helicopter Utility Squadron HU-2 "Fleet Angels" landing on a turret of the heavy cruiser USS Albany (CA 123). U.S. Navy All Hands magazine May 1951, p. 2.	Robert Hurst
Albany 0412349	159k	USS Albany (CA 123) at Copenhagen, Denmark, during her visit to that port, 18-23 June 1951. USS Shannon (DM 25) is among the ships moored astern. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 96634	Mike Green
Albany 0412353	200k	USS Albany (CA 123) moored at Boston Navy Yard on 15 November 1952. During this time period, the cruiser alternated five assignments to the 6th Fleet with operations along the east coast of the United States and in the West Indies and made three cruises to South American ports. Boston Public Library, Brearley Collection.	Mike Green
Albany 0401230	700k	Seaman Apprentice Frank V. Farka removes ice from the anchor chain 30 January 1952, during Operation Micowex	Image 80-G-468092 and text provided by history.navy.mil
Albany 04011027	NR	THE NAVY'S ICE COLD WAR Preparing a gun mount on the cruiser Albany (CA 123) for possible action. Seaman William E. Croft, Pittsfield, Pa., knocks off its icy wrap. The Albany was the flagship of the Blue, or friendly forces.	Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from Evening Star. Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 06 April 1952, Image 163, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Albany 0412308	1495k	Port bow view while underway, on 14 January 1955. Official U.S. Navy Photograph	Robert M. Cieri
Albany 0412355	182k	The U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet visit Barcelona, Spain, 7-16 April 1956 (l-r): USS Cassin Young (DD 793) USS Albany (CA 123), USS Newport News (CA 148) , USS Mercury (AKS 20) , and USS Mauna Loa (AE 8) . U.S. Navy All Hands magazine August 1956, p. 37.	Robert Hurst
Albany	290k	Outbound off Virginia Capes, 31 August 1956.	ゥ Atlantic Fleet Sales/Nobe Smith.
Albany 0412345	511k	Albany CO WB Sieglaff putting the finishing touches on a snowman aboard the Albany, probably at the South Boston annex in the winter of 1956/1957. He is being advised by his XO, CDR RG Merritt, who later became the last CO of CA-123. Official Photograph U. S. Navy	R. G. Merritt
Albany	120k	Starboard quarter view of USS Albany (CA 123) in the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal, June 1957.	CAPT Don Bodron USCG (Ret.)
Albany 0412346	341k	Decommissioning Program, 30 June 1958.	R. G. Merritt
Albany 0412347	249k	Decommissioning Program, 30 June 1958.	R. G. Merritt
Albany 0412313	194k	USS Albany (CA 123) being stripped for conversion at Pier 11, Boston Naval Shipyard, February 1959. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412314	434k	Conversion progress photo, 4 April 1960, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412302	384k	USS Albany (CA 123) at Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard, 1 April 1958. USS Hunt (DD 674) can be seen at left at Pier 6. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412327	207k	Small boat being removed from USS Albany (CA 123), 22 July 1958, Pier 11, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10234	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412335	2.54k	Avoid accidents, plan ahead: Albany (CG-10) plans for the future in this undated photo.	Record Group 19: Records of the Bureau of Ships: Series: Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels National Archives Identifier: 7577643 Local Identifier: 19-NN-CG 10 Albany-163341 United States Navy Photo courtesy of archives.gov
Albany 0412320	379k	Conversion progress photo, 13 October 1959, Dry Dock 4, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412322	188k	Conversion progress photo, 1 December 1959, Dry Dock 4, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412323	203k	Conversion progress photo, 1 December 1959, Dry Dock 4, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Macon 100204912	246k	Aerial view of Boston Navy Yard, looking Southwest, 1 April 1960. Photo taken by a helicopter from Naval Air Station South Weymouth. Ships and Craft present: Location Ship (Hull No.) Ship Type Pier 11 USS Wasp (CVS-18) Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock 5 ARD-16 Floating Dry Dock In ARD-16 YFND-23 Dry Dock Companion Craft Pier 10 Empty Pier 9E USS Macon (CA-132) *YD-196* Heavy Cruiser Floating Crane Pier 9W USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) Destroyer Pier 8E USS Thor (ARC-4) YPD-24 Cable Layer Floating Pile Driver Pier 7E USS Springfield (CLG-7) Guided Missile Light Cruiser Pier 7W Empty Pier 6E USS Perry (DD-844) Destroyer Pier 6W USS Mitscher (DL-2) Destroyer Leader Pier 5E USS Albany (CG-10) Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser Pier 5W USS Yosemite (AD-19) Destroyer Tender Pier 4E Empty Pier 4W USS Skywatcher (AGR-3) Radar Picket Ship U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10111)	Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA 02129
Albany	141k	Undergoing conversion, to CG 10, Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960. Included here even though she is no longer a gun cruiser in this image but it shows good detail of the hull on which she is built.	ゥ Richard Leonhardt.
Albany 0412303	473k	Conversion progress photo, 14 June 1960, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412318	409k	Conversion progress photo, 1 September 1960, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412319	449k	Conversion progress photo, 10 November 1960, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412316	388k	Conversion progress photo, 30 March 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412328	546k	Fire drill, USS Albany (CG 10), May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10235	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412338	384k	Progress photograph, 5 May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. Note the 2 AN/SPG-51 Fire Control radars for the portside MK11 missile launcher U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412339	431k	Progress photograph, 5 May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412340	479k	Progress photograph, 5 May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412341	376k	Progress photograph, 5 May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412343	678k	Progress photograph, 5 May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412344	273k	Progress photograph, 5 May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412317	347k	Conversion progress photo, 15 May 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412321	305k	Conversion progress photo, 10 August 1961, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. YFN-302 is alongside. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412329	182k	USS Albany (CG 10) entering Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412330	158k	USS Albany (CG 10) entering Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412331	167k	USS Albany (CG 10) entering Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412332	169k	USS Albany (CG 10) entering Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412333	224k	USS Albany (CG 10) entering Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412334	161k	USS Albany (CG 10) entering Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412336	223k	USS Albany (CG 10) entering Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412337	58k	USS Albany (CG 10) in Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard, August-September 1961. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412324	293k	Conversion progress photo, 8 September 1961, Dry Dock 2, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412326	347k	Inclining experiment, USS Albany (CG 10), Dry Dock 2, 16 September 1961, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10190	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412342	393k	Progress photograph, January 1962, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15926	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412315	424k	Conversion progress photo, 2 March 1962, Pier 5, Boston Naval Shipyard. Floating crane YD-77 is alongside. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412304	325k	Conversion progress photo, 8 May 1962, Pier 7, Boston Naval Shipyard. Note the wingless Talos training missile on the launcher. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 0412325	325k	Conversion progress photo, September 1962, Pier 7, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10186	Stephen P. Carlson
ALBANY as converted into Guided Missile Cruiser CG 10 (1962 - 1985)
Albany	113k	As Rebuilt, Underway.	USN
Albany	95k	As Rebuilt, Broadside view.	USN
Albany	43k	Very nice image of the starboard bow. This image was contributed by 2 people on the same day, I have credited them both.	Jack Castle Clark Stone FTM2 040110 7/76 - 7/79
Albany 04011012	766k	Nice Port side shot while underway (Prior to 1974).	Craig Chaddock
Albany 04011016	335k	Undated starboard side view at anchor. U.S. Navy photo.	Robert M. Cieri
Albany 04011017	338k	Undated starboard side view while underway. U.S. Navy photo.	Robert M. Cieri
Albany 04011018	689k	Welcome Aboard booklet, side one, date unknown	Robert M. Cieri
Albany 04011019	790k	Welcome Aboard booklet, side two, date unknown	Robert M. Cieri
Albany 04011020	51k	Starboard side MK 11 launcher firing a Standard missile, date and location unknown.	Thomas Ollom
Albany 04011052	235k	Aerial port bow view, date and location unknown.	BMCS Richard Miller, USNR (Ret.)
Albany 04011031	88k	USS Albany (CG 10) during sea trials, 18 October 1962. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10172	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011049	474k	Underway in 1962, location unknown. Official USN photo.	Ron Reeves
Albany 04011010	385k	Missile firing exercise, USS Albany (CG 10) firing 3 missiles simultaneously, off the Virginia Capes, 20 January 1963. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. 15927	Clark Stone FTM2 7/76 - 7/79 & Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011028	190k	Starboard bow taken between 29 May 63 and 21 June 63 while in the Boston Naval Shipyard.	Ed Zajkowski
Albany 04011029	177k	Starboard midships taken between 29 May 63 and 21 June 63 while in the Boston Naval Shipyard.	Ed Zajkowski
Albany 04011001	NR	The guided missile cruiser Albany (CG-10) which will visit St. Thomas.	United States Navy Photo Image and text provided by University of the Virgin Islands. Photo from The Daily News of the Virgin Islands. [volume] (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I.) 1955-1978, 03 September 1963, Image 2 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Albany 04011047	3.9m	Albany approaching an unknown oiler to refuel in the Med, 1965.
Albany	85k	Fueling from USS Chukawan (AO 100), Atlantic Ocean, December, 1966.	ゥ Richard Leonhardt
Albany	622k	Beautiful sunset photo while underway in the Caribbean, 7 December 1966.	ゥ Richard Leonhardt
Albany 04011053	253k	Warships at Valetta harbour, Malta, in 1971: (l-r) HMS London (D16), USS Albany (CG 10), and USS Lawrence (DDG 4). Jim Readon YN2, USN. CV-42 verteran's website photo; U.S. Navy photo from the USS Columbus (CG 12) 1966-1967 cruise book.	Robert Hurst
Albany 04011032	176k	USS Albany (CG 10) at Pier 7, Boston Naval Shipyard, ca. 1967. USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD 729) can be seen at left at Pier 6. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10178	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011033	231k	USS Albany (CG 10) at Pier 7, Boston Naval Shipyard, ca. 1967. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10178	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011039	291k	Inclining experiment, USS Albany (CG 10), 13 February 1967, West Jetty, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10203	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011040	227k	Inclining experiment, USS Albany (CG 10), 13 February 1967, West Jetty, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. USS Boston (CAG 1) is in the background. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10203	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011042	213k	Inclining experiment, USS Albany (CG 10), 13 February 1967, West Jetty, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10203	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011041	308k	Inclining experiment, USS Albany (CG 10), 13 February 1967, West Jetty, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10203	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011037	325k	Progress photo, SCB-002 conversion, USS Albany (CG 10), 16 February 1967, West Jetty, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10196	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011038	1m	SCB-002 conversion, USS Albany (CG 10), Pier 7, 1967, Boston Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10201	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany	80k	USS Sabine (AO 25) and Albany (CG 10) coming alongside for replenishment. Photo taken from Meredith (DD 890) in the Caribbean Sea in March 1967.	Photo by Sheridan Carey ETN-3 USN
Albany 04011043	215k	Ship's crew assembled on Pier 7, Boston Naval Shipyard, during recommissioning ceremony, USS Albany (CG 10), 9 November 1968. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10232	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011034	181k	USS Albany (CG 10), 27 November 1968. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10179	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011035	283k	USS Albany (CG-10) at the North Jetty, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard, 30 June 1969. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10182	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011036	311k	USS Albany (CG 10) at the North Jetty, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard, 30 June 1969. U.S. Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-10182	Stephen P. Carlson
Albany 04011044	330k	Departing Genoa, Italy, 01 November 1972	Carlo Martinelli
Albany 04011030	95k	USS Albany taken by me from the deck of the carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42) at Souda Bay sometime during our 1972 deployment in the Med.	Phil Dyer
Albany	75k	Naval Operating Base, Norfolk. 1975.	ゥ Richard Leonhardt
Albany 04011011	2.20k	The guided missile cruiser Albany (CG-10)	Record Group 19: Records of the Bureau of Ships: Series: Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels National Archives Identifier: 7577634 Local Identifier: 19-NN-CG 10 Albany-166221 United States Navy Photo courtesy of archives.gov
Albany	120k	Moored in Toulon, France, late 1970's	Brian Kroenung
Albany	80k	View of the bow with ceremonial lighting while tied alongside USS Pensacola (LSD 38) for Sixth Fleet Change of Command ceremonies in Gaeta, Italy in 1976.	OS1 (SW) Goss, USN (Ret.)
Albany 04011045	514k	Arriving in Genoa, Italy, 06 March 1979.	Carlo Martinelli
Albany	112k	Albany (CG 10) and USS Shenandoah (AD 26) at Gaeta, Italy, 1979. US Navy photo	Orlando Gallardo, Jr.
Albany	497k	Albany's final configuration, 14 months before decommissioning, Med-Moored in Barcelona, Spain, 22 June 1979. At the time, she was flagship for Commander, Sixth Fleet.	Fabio Pe?a
Albany 04011050	427k	Albany's final configuration, 14 months before decommissioning, Med-Moored in Barcelona, Spain, 22 June 1979. At the time, she was flagship for Commander, Sixth Fleet.	Fabio Pe?a
Albany 04011046	531k	Anchored in Genoa, Italy, 28 April 1980.	Carlo Martinelli
Albany 04011021	42k	Port bow view of the Ex-Albany in Norfolk Naval Shipyard after decommissioning, June 1981.	Carl Musselman
Albany 04011022	50k	Port bow view of the Ex-Albany in Norfolk Naval Shipyard after decommissioning, June 1981.	Carl Musselman
Albany 04011023	64k	Forward port view of the Ex-Albany in Norfolk Naval Shipyard after decommissioning, June 1981.	Carl Musselman
Albany 04011024	54k	Port midships - aft view of the Ex-Albany in Norfolk Naval Shipyard after decommissioning, June 1981.	Carl Musselman
Albany 04011025	31k	Starboard bow view of the Ex-Albany in Norfolk Naval Shipyard after decommissioning, June 1981.	Carl Musselman
Albany 04011026	94k	Port midships - aft of the Ex-Albany in Norfolk Naval Shipyard after decommissioning, June 1981.	Carl Musselman

Commanding Officers

Name/Rank Class Final Rank Dates

Carlisle, Harold A., CAPT 1921B 06/15/1946 - 05/02/1947

Ocker, John M., CAPT 05/02/1947 - 02/18/1948

Atkeson, Clarence Lee Conner, CAPT 1922 RADM 02/18/1948 - 04/02/1949

Bachman, Leo Adolph, CAPT RADM 04/02/1949 - 10/26/1949

Wood, Chester Clark, CAPT RADM 10/26/1949 - 06/28/1950

Sides, John Harold, CAPT 1925 ADM 06/28/1950 - 05/12/1951

Eller, Ernest McNeill, CAPT 1925 RADM 05/12/1951 - 03/08/1952

Hutchinson, Edward Shilington, CAPT 1926 03/08/1952 - 02/28/1953

Rice, Robert Henry, CAPT 1927 VADM 02/28/1953 - 05/28/1954

Davidson, John Frederick, CAPT 1929 RADM 05/28/1954 - 09/07/1955

Simons Jr., Manley H., CAPT 1930 RADM 09/07/1955 - 09/18/1956

Merritt, Robert Gwathmey, CAPT 1939 09/18/1956 - 10/09/1956

Sieglaff, William Bernard (Barney), CAPT 1931 RADM 10/09/1956 - 10/08/1957

McCain Jr., John Sidney, CAPT 1931 ADM 10/08/1957 - 04/08/1958

Merritt, Robert Gwathmey, CAPT 1939 04/08/1958 - 06/30/1958

Decommissioned 06/30/1958 - 11/03/1962

Pickett, Ben Brown, CAPT RADM 11/03/1962 - 06/1964

Schreiter, Ernest Frederick, CAPT 06/1964 - 09/1965

Wohler, Jack Lyons, CAPT 1944 09/1965 - 03/01/1967

Slaff, Allan Paul, CAPT 1945 11/09/1968 - 02/20/1970

Peniston, Robert Charles, CAPT 02/20/1970 - 08/20/1971

Elliott, James Donald, CAPT 08/20/1971 - 08/1973

Ekelund, John Joseph, CAPT 1949 RADM 08/1973 - 06/14/1975

Heenan, Richard Dennis, CAPT 06/14/75 - 08/1976

Storms III, James Graham, CAPT RADM 08/1976 - 11/17/1978

Flannery Jr., Gerard Joseph, CAPT 1956 RADM 11/17/1978 - 08/29/1980

(List courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)

USS ALBANY (CA 123 / CG 10) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
CA 123 - CG 10 - SSN-753

Contact Name: Mike Barnes
Address: 3801 Devon Drive Knoxville, TN 37918
Phone: 1 (228)-826-0869
E-mail: membership@ussalbany.org

Reunion Date: 2-7 August 2020
Location: Warwick, RI

Note About Contacts

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.

Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
USS Albany Association.

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