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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.
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