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USS MACON (CA 132)

Image courtesy of Al Grazevich

     

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Echo - Charlie
Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - SAMMY DAVIS

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

 CLASS - BALTIMORE
Displacement 13,600 Tons, Dimensions, 673' 5" (oa) x 70' 10" x 26' 10" (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 1/2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 120,000 SHP; G. E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 2000.
Operational and Building Data
Ordered 07 AUG 1942
Keel laid on 14 JUN 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ
Launched 15 OCT 1944
Commissioned 26 AUG 1945
Decommissioned 12 APR 1950
Commissioned 16 OCT 1950
Decommissioned 10 MAR 1961
Stricken 1 NOV 1969
Fate Sold for scrap to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., New York City for $375,269.00 on 5 JUL 1973
Two Hundred tons of Armor Plate from USS Macon have been put to use at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
(Thanks to Mark Janowski for this information)

Image provided by Wolfgang Hechler
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - World War II Occupation Medal w/Europe Clasp - National Defense Service Medal (2)
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By And/Or Copyright
Macon
0413230		 135k Photo caption "CAMDEN, N.J., OCT 15 - USS MACON LAUNCHED - 13,000-ton heavy cruiser, third since July, slides down ways at New York Shipbuilding Corp. yards here today. The cruiser is the second naval craft to be named for the Georgia City, first being the dirigible Macon, which crashed into sea off California in February 1935, while operating with the Pacific fleet. (AP Wirephoto)" Tommy Trampp
Macon
0413225		 527k

Port side view of stern while fitting out at New York Shipbuilding, 02 July 1945. Note the Cruiser under construction in the background. This is either the Fargo (CL 106) or Huntington (CL 107).

New York Shipbuilding Photo.

 David Buell
Macon 126k Undated, as completed. USN
Macon
0413229		 860k Starboard bow view, data and location unknown. Charles Lamm
Macon
0413206		 101k Anchored in the Hudson River on 27 October 1945. The ship, along with others, is participating in the 1945 Navy Days Ceremonies in New York City. Jerry Mason
Little Rock
0409213		 254k Maneuvers of the active postwar fleet for the training of regular and reserve personnel who will man the "Zipper-Fleet" should an emergency arise. Eight Fleet, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa July/August 1947 - USS Midway (CVB 41), left; USS Princeton (CV 37), left rear; USS Franklin. D. Roosevelt (CVB 42), center; Cruisers USS Macon (CA 132), USS Dayton (CL 105), USS Little Rock (CL 92), center foreground; hospital ship USS Consolation (AH 15), right rear; auxiliaries, left and right foreground. Tommy Trampp
Macon
0413228		 778k Aerial view of USS Macon (CA 132) while underway on 25 July 1948. Note the raised helicopter platform aft and the Sikorsky HO3S helicopter. Also notice the empty 3"/50 gun tubs. U.S. Navy
Macon
0413239		 206k Officers and crew of the USS Macon (CA 132) stand at attention, as the ship's commissioning pennant is lowered during her decommissioning ceremony on 12 April 1950 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The ship's stay in the Reserve Fleet was brief, as she was recommissioned on 16 October 1950, as part of the Korean War fleet buildup. Mike Green
Macon
0413240		 199k

Reactivation crews at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 23 August 1950, reconditioning a 5”/38 twin gun mount on the USS Macon (CA 132). The cruiser has just been ordered back into active service after about four moths in the Reserve Fleet.

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, George D. McDowell Collection.

 Mike Green
Macon
0413234		 324k

Underway, 6 October 1951.

U.S. Navy Photograph #NH 106499

 John Spivey
Macon
0413241		 140k A colorized version of the previous photo. Colorization by Yu Chu. Yu Chu
Macon 78k Starboard bow view. Taken from the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD 781) while in the Med - 1951 or 1952. Carmen J. Costa
Macon 108k Alongside the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD 781) transferring what appears to be a stretcher while in the Med - 1951 or 1952.. Carmen J. Costa
Macon 101k Starboard quarter view. Taken from the USS Robert K. Huntington (DD 781) while in the Med - 1951 or 1952. Carmen J. Costa
Albany
016300		 97k USS Missouri (BB 63) is shown in port, at Norfolk, VA, after returning from a tour in Korean waters. The heavy cruisers USS Albany (CA 123) and USS Macon (CA 132) are shown at the left. 8 December 1952. Mueller-Debus
Macon
0413226		 54k Med-moored, Genoa, Italy, 10 October 1956 Carlo Martinelli
Macon
0413224		 379k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413208		 328k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413209		 346k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413210		 593k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413211		 604k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413212		 517k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413213		 582k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413214		 408k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413215		 646k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413216		 567k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413217		 664k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413218		 597k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413219		 594k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413220		 580k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413221		 444k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413222		 585k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413223		 301k Welcome aboard booklet, circa 1959. Robert M. Cieri
Macon
0413227		 116k Med-moored, Genoa, Italy, 08 February 1959 Carlo Martinelli
Macon
0413237		 102k Entering the St. Lambert Locks on her way up the St. Lawrence Seaway, June 1959. USNI Archives
Macon
0413238		 148k Macon, moored in Cleveland, OH, where she had over 30,000 visitors. Note the 2 SSM-N-8A Regulus missiles on the stern launchers. USNI Archives
Macon
0413231		 74k

Photo Caption:

"DUP-0701C2N-7/1-DETROIT:USS Macon , heavy cruiser, steams past the Detroit waterfront on her way to Chicago 6/30. She is the first armed American warship since the war of 1812 to cruise up the Detroit River. The "Macon" is one of the many vessels assigned to Operation Inland Sea that sailed past Detroit. 6/30. (DETROIT AND WINDSOR) UPI TELEPHOTO kar"

Tommy Trampp
Macon
0413232		 159k Another photo of USS Macon steaming up the Detroit River on it's way to Chicago. This event was part of the celebration commemorating the completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Task Force 47 (TF 47), a 28-ship detachment of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Edmund B. Taylor, sailed up the Saint Lawrence River to participate in the official opening of the Seaway by Queen Elizabeth II of Canada and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 26 June 1959. Thereafter, the ships visited ports throughout the Great Lakes, sometimes escorting Queen Elizabeth aboard HMY Britannia. Unknown
Macon
0413242		 174k

Starboard side view while at anchor on 10 July 1959, somewhere in the Great Lakes during Operation Inland Sea.

From Milwaukee Public Library Digital Collection

 John Spivey
Macon
0413236		 174k Exiting the Eisenhower Locks on her way back to the Atlantic Ocean. Chadd Smith
Macon 70k Seen here at Boston Naval Shipyard, September 1960. Richard Leonhardt
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
Oregon City
0413235		 2.2m Here is one more photo that I took on 29 November 1969, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. I was a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the Brigade was in Philadelphia for the Army-Navy Game that day. There was some time before our ?€?March-On?€ formation, so I took a few photos. This is the USS Macon (CA 132), moored outboard of USS Oregon City (CA 122) and USS Topeka (CLG 8) - Topeka was pierside. CAPT Rex Settlemoir, USN (Ret.)
Oregon City
0412210		 275k Oregon City (left) and Macon (right) during the winter of 1972 or the very early spring of 1973 at the Philadelphia Naval ship yard. Jim Cunliffe
Oregon City
0412211		 302k Macon (left) and Oregon City (right) during the winter of 1972 or the very early spring of 1973 at the Philadelphia Naval ship yard. Jim Cunliffe
Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Class Final Rank Dates
Pare, Edward Everett, CAPT 1920   08/26/1945 - 06/28/1946
Zimmerman, Walter Ernest, CAPT 1922   06/28/1946 - 06/06/1947
Shultz, John Henry, CAPT 1922 RADM 06/06/1947 - 05/01/1948
Scoggins, Olin, CAPT 1923   05/01/1948 - 05/03/1949
Ragan, Thomas Cameron, CAPT 1924 VADM 05/03/1949 - 01/20/1950
Hughes, Jonh Nelson, CDR 1931   01/20/1950 - 04/12/1950
Decommissioned     04/12/1950 - 10/16/1950
Long, Victor Dismukes, CAPT 1925 VADM 10/16/1950 - 09/01/1951
Winfrey, John Allen, CAPT 1926   09/01/1951 - 06/04/1952
Smith, Richard Wilder, CAPT 1927   06/04/1952 - 08/28/1953
Sharp Jr., Ulysses Simpson Grant (Olie), CAPT 1927 ADM 08/28/1953 - 08/04/1954
Walden, Albert Joseph, CAPT 1928   08/04/1954 - 04/29/1955
Lowrance, Vernon Long (Rebel), CAPT 1930 VADM 04/29/1955 - 11/13/1956
Malpass, Ray Edward, CAPT 1930 RADM 11/13/1956 - 10/28/1957
Hull, Harry, CAPT 1932 RADM 10/29/1957 - 10/29/1958
Wylie Jr., Joseph Caldwell, CAPT 1932 RADM 10/29/1958 - 11/04/1959
Whitaker, Reuben Thornton, CAPT 1934   11/04/1959 - 12/17/1960
Moss, Richard Norman, CDR     12/17/1960 - 03/10/1961

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

USS MACON (CA 132) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. Paul Sfreddo
Address: 69 Sinnot Rd Arundel, ME, 04046
Phone: 207-967-4980
E-mail: None

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 Macon Veteran's Association
USS Macon Photo Library By Larry Burbey.
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