CFS – USS San Francisco – New Orleans Class Cruiser. USS San Francisco (CA-38), was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser, was the second ship of three of the United States Navy named after the city of San Francisco, California. Commissioned in 1934, she was one of the most decorated ships of World War II, earning 17 battle stars. Like most of her sister ships, she saw extensive action during the Guadalcanal campaign, including the Battle of Cape Esperance and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, during which she was heavily damaged and her captain and admiral killed. Earlier in the battle she mistakenly fired on the light cruiser Atlanta, causing serious damage and inflicting numerous casualties. Also view action in landings on Saipan, Marshall, Marianas, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and Okinawa. Decommissioned immediately after the end of the war, she was sold for scrap in 1959.There are two API files: san-francisco-w (with wake) and san-francisco-nw (withouth wake)
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