In company with Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752), the cruiser departed for the Caribbean on 7 May, enroute to the Pacific. With transit complete the next day, the ships arrived at Pearl Harbor on 31 May. Rejoining the Task Group five hours later Chicago once again screened the carriers as they launched air strikes against the Tokyo-Nagoya area. Operations with the carriers, including a diversion to the south to avoid a typhoon, continued until 9 August when Rear Admiral Shafroth's bombardment unit returned to Kamaishi. After the holidays, the cruiser moved to Phattaya Bay, Thailand on 30 December. The warship returned to San Diego on 17 April. Veteran owned business since 2000. Begun on 1 July 1959, the entire superstructure was removed and replaced with new aluminum compartments, modernized electronic systems, and an improved Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) equipped combat information center. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago. The following day, Chicago operated as "a temporary seaplane carrier" when the battleship Iowa transferred her SC Seahawk floatplanes to the cruiser. . MORE . 5th Vietnam Deployment. [6] Chicago, still serving as United States First Fleet flagship for Vice Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr., began the new year quietly, with team training at the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare school in San Diego. After a month long pre-deployment period the cruiser departed 30 May for the cruiser's final cruise to the Western Pacific. After a week at Apra Harbor, the ship departed on 29 November for San Diego. Vietnam war was 1965-1975. Was the USS Chicago in Vietnam? Local operations continued in the spring, including more missile evaluation tests through February 1966. USS Chicago was a Northampton class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. Towed to the Inactive Ship Facility at Bremerton, Washington, the ship was held in reserve until 8 February 1989. The anchor was saved and placed on display at Chicagos Navy Pier on 11 November 1995. Arriving on 18 March, the cruiser conducted shakedown training and shore bombardment exercises off Culebra, Puerto Rico, before returning to Norfolk on 11 April. 1st Vietnam Deployment. Following a visit to Hong Kong in early October, the cruiser spent the next month conducting training and fleet exercises in the Philippines area until getting underway for Guam on 17 November. The cruiser provided PIRAZ and screening duties for the carriers, and their constant air patrols, until 27 April when the ship departed for upkeep at Sasebo, Japan. In both April and May, Chicago conducted experimental Talos missile tests against surface targets to demonstrate missile versatility. These short cruises, concentrating on gunnery and underway training, lasted through February 1979. I'm far from a hero, and I was very distant from any of the radio relays to those fighting aircraft on that day. Additional upkeep, tender availability, and type training continued through the new year as the cruiser prepared for another deployment. In 1966 CHICAGO began a series of five WestPac-Vietnam deployments. Chicago's forward Talos battery downed a MiG at long-range during the mining of Hai Phong harbor on 9 May. The scale of U.S. air operations increased dramatically as strike and interdiction missions, designed to restrict the movement of men and supplies, were conducted throughout North Vietnam. The following day Chicago operated as a temporary seaplane carrier when Iowa (BB-61) transferred her SC-1 Seahawk floatplanes to the cruiser. On 4 January 1965 the cruiser shifted to Long Beach to begin a series of shock tests off San Clemente Island. After a month of surveillance and directing air strikes against Hai Phong harbor traffic, Chicago finally departed for San Diego on 21 June 1972. Using radar, and assisted by spotting planes dropping flares and rockets, the ships fired at bridges, factories and the rail yard for about an hour. As the 1970s progressed, CHICAGO continued "standing watch" in the Western Pacific, at times steaming into the Indian Ocean. Local operations continued in the spring, including more missile evaluation tests through February 1966. While on station four Talos missile launches were conducted, two each in February and March, but no hits were registered. USS Chicago,ww2 cruiser,sunk in 1943. The USS CHICAGO (CG-11) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow: The third Chicago (CA-136) was laid down on 28 July 1943 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1951 Cover - Tenth Annual Airpex - Chicago, Illinois at the best online prices at eBay! Known as PIRAZ, for "positive identification and radar advisory zone,"[4] the initial duties of tracking friendly aircraft was expanded to include Air Force planes, controlling barrier combat air patrols, advising support aircraft, and coordinating strike information with the Air Force reporting center at Da Nang, South Vietnam. Following two more PIRAZ cruises, Chicago departed Subic Bay on 1 May for home. A week later, in an effort to influence Russian negotiations for basing rights in the Mauritius Islands, the squadron conducted a diplomatic port visit to Port Louis. The cruiser set course for San Diego before being recalled to PIRAZ station on 3 April 1972 in response to the North Vietnamese Army's invasion of the south. In April, the warship participated in Exercise "Gray Ghost," where the cruiser operated as tactical flagship for the anti-air warfare commander, Rear Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. On 12 May 1966, Chicago got underway for her first Vietnam deployment. Chicago took Knox in tow until a fleet tug arrived at the scene from Pearl Harbor on 5 March.[7]. Despite cutbacks that had substantially lowered her crew component, the cruiser sailed for Vietnam on 9 September 1970. . Well,no. Another MIG was credited to Chicago's score when the cruiser's aft Talos battery scored a long-range kill on 9 May. Repainted and rewired, Chicago spent the remainder of the year conducting inspections, and the usual machinery and electronics sea trials. $2.99 + $1.25 shipping. Chicago escorted Kitty Hawk (CV-63) to Pearl Harbor, conducting exercises with Jouett (CG-29), Lang (FF-1060), and Wabash (AOR-5) along the way, before steaming on to Subic Bay on 13 June. Arriving in Japan on 19 November the ship visited Yokosuka before departing for home on 27 November. Departing Subic Bay on 25 June the squadron passed through the Straits of Molocca on 2 July and arrived at Karachi, Pakistan, six days later. Designed to provide long-range air, surface, and sub-surface defense for task forces, Chicago was recommissioned at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 2 May 1964, and was assigned to Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Nine of the US Pacific Fleet. Following repairs, Talos and Tartar missile tests at the Okinawa missile range, and picking up a group of midshipmen at Da Nang on 23 May, Chicago conducted another long PIRAZ/SAR tour from 23 May to 1 July. Stripped of equipment by 11 August the hulk was sold for scrap to Southwest Recycling, Inc., Terminal Island, California on 9 December 1991. After a week at Apra the ship departed on 29 November for San Diego. At 1212, the cruiser joined the battleships in firing on the iron works and warehouses. By maintaining a complete air picture Chicago vectored damaged bombers around enemy missile sites, set up tanker rendezvous points for planes low on fuel, and directed helicopters on rescue operations. After refueling at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 11 May, the ships spent three days conducting gunnery practice before departing for Colon, Canal Zone, on 15 May. On 4 August the cruiser participated in "Multiplex 1-7T", followed by a successful missile firing exercise off Poro Point, Luzon, on 7 August. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. After refueling on 12 July the Task Group returned to the Japanese coast and launched air strikes against airfields, shipping, and railways in the northern Honshu and Hokkaido areas the next day. Chicago left PIRAZ station on 28 December to celebrate the new year in Singapore, and briefly crossed the equator on 4 January for a line-crossing ceremony at 10530 east. Although heavy smoke obscured the target from the cruiser's spotting planes, the combination of pre-plotting the target through photo reconaissance and radar positioning data allowed Chicago's guns to start fires in numerous buildings, several large warehouses, and among nearby oil tanks. After a brief diversion to the Pacific Missile Range, to conduct experimental aircraft tracking and missile firings, the cruiser entered Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 1 July for a regular repair period followed by machinery and electronics sea trials and inspections for the remainder of 1968. Anchoring in Sagami Wan on 27 August, and then moving to Tokyo Bay on 3 September, the cruiser supported the unloading of supplies and equipment for Third Fleet occupation forces. Over the next twelve days inspection teams helped the Japanese garrison on O Shima and Nii Shima demolish gun emplacements, artillery, ammunition and other military equipment on the islands. After Pacific war and occupation duty, she was placed in reserve in 1947. On 15 May 1973 Chicago began carrying out six months of sea trials, tests, and training evolutions. Repairs at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard lasted until 18 October, when the cruiser conducted two days of sea trials. Arriving on station 3 October Chicago conducted PIRAZ and search coordination duties until 7 November when the ship steamed into Yokosuka for upkeep. Underway for such widely divergent responsibilities as providing guest cruises for the Secretary of the Navy, serving as First Fleet flagship, and air warfare exercises with USS Constellation, the cruiser spent the first five months of the year off California. After refueling in Guam on 27 February, Knox suffering a loss of power due to a JP-5 fire in engineering on 3 March. Helicopter and underway replenishments were interrupted two days later, when the formation was circled by two Soviet "Badger" reconnaissance planes, but exercises continued until 8 December. After arrival at Subic Bay on 15 June, the ship prepared for an extended cruise with Fanning (DE-1076), George K. MacKenzie (DD-836), and the oiler Passumpsic (AO-107). USS CHICAGO served her country for 35 years, 1 month and 20 days, until decommissioned on 1 MAR 1980. On 7 February, as the crisis eased, Chicago departed to resume PIRAZ duties in the Gulf of Tonkin from 12 February to 6 March. Rejoining the Task Group five hours later Chicago once again screened the carriers as they launched air strikes against the Tokyo-Nagoya area. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}415331N 873555W / 41.8918693N 87.5986863W / 41.8918693; -87.5986863. In both April and May Chicago conducted experimental Talos missile tests against surface targets to demonstrate missile versatility. After a brief diversion to the Pacific Missile Range, to conduct experimental aircraft tracking and missile firings, the cruiser entered Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 1 July for a regular repair period. USS Chicago (CG-11) [Guided Missile Cruiser] while anchored in Da Nang Harbor on May 22, 1969, deck logs show a utility boat went ashore for one hour with 8 . Many found their way to the United States. Finally, after refresher training, fleet exercises, and weapons load-out, the cruiser departed for another WestPac deployment on 21 May 1974. Arriving at Subic Bay the cruiser underwent ten days of upkeep and type training before assuming duties as PIRAZ ship on 11 March. [11], Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right. Following an ECM exercise Chicago participated in a competitive missile firing exercise and won a gold Missilery "E" for her Tartar battery. On her fourth PIRAZ tour, from 25 October to 12 November, the cruiser helped improve these procedures, particularly in the area of joint Air Force-Navy cooperation. Chicago remained with the carriers until 23 August when she departed for Japan. After a weekend stop at Pearl Harbor, where the passengers were debarked, the ship stopped at Guam, and Subic Bay, before arriving in the Gulf of Tonkin on 6 December. In February 1976 personnel in the Operations department underwent extensive team training in anti-air, anti-submarine, and electronic warfare in preparation for a fleet exercise in March. Their primary purpose was to provide anti-air and anti-submarine protection for fast carrier task forces. We've built this interactive map to determine if your ship was inside the zone. Chicago then departed the area for San Francisco for alterations, receiving upgraded Tartar missile systems and improved electronics. Enroute to Sasebo, via Subic Bay, the cruiser stopped at the Okinawa Missile Range to fire two more practice missiles on 18 November. Arriving on 18 March the cruiser conducted shakedown training and shore bombardment exercises off Culebra, Puerto Rico, before returning to Norfolk on 11 April. After a midshipmen cruise from Yokosuka to the Philippines in early July, the cruiser began an inport period lasting until 2 August. After transferring 47 men and the Marine Detachment for duty at Yokosuka Naval Base, the cruiser remained in port until 23 October when she got underway for the demilitarization of the Izu Islands. Arriving three days later, after avoiding the third typhoon of the deployment, the ship spent six days in that liberty port. The Gulf of Tonkin AffairIllusion and Reality (Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1969), p. 80. On 17 April, Chicago was ordered to proceed to the Sea of Japan, off Korea, for duty with Task Force 71. These exercises, including helicopter pad training, simulated missile and torpedo attacks, and other similar drills, continued until 6 September, when the ship got underway for her eighth WestPac tour. After stopping at Pearl Harbor and Yokosuka, where a new radar antenna was installed, the ship arrived at U.S. After arrival on 23 November Chicago received an overhaul at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, before returning to the Far East. Following a month in port, and several service inspections, Chicago left San Diego on 13 April to deploy to the Western Pacific. Following a month in port, and several service inspections, Chicago left San Diego on 13 April to deploy to the Western Pacific. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. Designed to counter the Soviet Navy's presence in Somalia and Aden on the Indian Ocean, the low-key port visits were intended to demonstrate that "the Indian Ocean is not a Russian lake". On 7 February, as the crisis eased, Chicago departed to resume PIRAZ duties in the Gulf of Tonkin. Sailing in rough seas, the ship completed the non-stop voyage on 7 December. CHOOSE A SHIP TO SEE INFORMATION ALREADY IN OUR SYSTEM OR After conducting training exercises, and calibrating her compasses in Chesapeake Bay, the cruiser got underway on 12 March for the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad. Please note that most of our records exist in paper format only, and not everything has been digitized. On 15 October, after memorial services for two cruisers lost in the Solomon Islands battles during World War II, Canberra and the earlier Chicago, the cruiser began two weeks of exercises in the Coral Sea. After upkeep at Yokosuka, a visit to Hong Kong, and a typhoon evasion, the cruiser returned to the Gulf of Tonkin on 1 August to continue radar surveillance, electronic countermeasures, and missile screen duties. The first Chicago, in service from 1889 to 1928, was part of the Great White Fleet. On her second PIRAZ tour, in early August, Chicago assumed the duties of anti-air warfare commander for short periods of time and demonstrated the ability of a CG to track complex air operations. A week later, in an effort to influence Russian negotiations for basing rights in the Mauritius Islands, the squadron conducted a diplomatic port visit to Port Louis. Michael Thompson's mother was one of those refugees. There, along with other 7th Fleet ships, she helped rescue Vietnamese refugees fleeing the mainland, picking up five herself. Missile shots and convoy exercises off Mindoro, a barrier exercise off Buckner Bay, and visits to Yokosuka, Keelung, and Hong Kong lasted until late November. There, along with other Seventh Fleet ships, she helped rescue Vietnamese refugees fleeing the mainland, picking up five herself. Communications security, nuclear safety, and operational readiness inspections, as well as final engineering checks, were completed by the end of August. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Returning to Subic Bay for two weeks of upkeep, the cruiser sailed for Hong Kong on 22 August. For the next two months, Chicago continued shakedown training, engineering, navigation, and seamanship drills as well as missile and electronic exercises. She remained there until 28 March as flagship of the Yangtze Patrol Force and then sailed to Sasebo, Japan, where she became flagship of Naval Support Force, Japanese Empire Waters. Arriving in Japan on 19 November, the ship visited Yokosuka before departing for home on 27 November. Following sonar calibration and deperming in Puget Sound the cruiser arrived at her home port of San Diego to begin weapons systems qualifications. Chicago spent Christmas 1970 in Hong Kong and celebrated the new year in Subic Bay. Returning to Subic Bay for two weeks of upkeep, the cruiser sailed for Hong Kong on 22 August. The cruiser, expanding air duties once again, soon became the primary source for MIG warning information, and assumed surveillance responsibility for the North Vietnamese-Chinese border. Moved to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the heavy cruiser was placed out of commission in reserve on 6 June 1947. Returning to San Diego on 4 March the ship underwent operational readiness, technical proficiency, boiler, electronics, and nuclear warfare acceptance inspections. After a leave and upkeep period, followed by a tender availability that installed Zuni chaff dispensers, the cruiser finished out the year conducting routine inspections, local training exercises, and operations at the missile test range. After stops in Subic Bay and Guam, Chicago responded to a distress call from Knox (DE-1052) on 3 March. Operations with the carriers, including a diversion to the south to avoid a typhoon, continued until 9 August when Rear Admiral Shafroth's bombardment unit returned to Kamaishi. On 29 July, in company with King George V and several American battleships, Chicago participated in a night shore bombardment mission against the port of Hamamatsu. On 21 June the ship, after a month of surveillance and directing air strikes against Haiphong harbor traffic, finally departed for San Diego. Returning to San Diego on 4 March the ship underwent operational readiness, technical proficiency, boiler, electronics, and nuclear warfare acceptance inspections. Departing on 23 August, the ships returned to Subic Bay, via Singapore, for upkeep on 11 September. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. The warship returned to San Diego on 17 April. On June 25, 2019, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 was signed into law. In company with North Carolina (BB-55), Chicago arrived at the atoll on 5 July and immediately refueled from oiler SS Pan American. Assigned to tender availability on 1 September, the ship received boiler and other repairs and inspections from Isle Royale (AD-29) before departing for another WestPac deployment on 11 October. After the holidays the cruiser moved to Phattaya Bay, Thailand on 30 December. Gunfire exercises, helicopter operations, unreps, and other drills, including a real man overboard rescue on 28 February, lasted until 4 March when Chicago moored at Manila. Assigned to PIRAZ duty, except for a short port visit to Singapore, the cruiser supported Navy and Air Force aircraft missions into the new year. Operation Pocket Money was the title of a U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial mining campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 9 May 1972 (Vietnamese time), during the Vietnam War.Its purpose was to halt or slow the transportation of supplies and materials for the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive), an invasion of the Republic . In mid-June, the cruiser began Talos fire control developmental testing with the Naval Electronics Laboratory. Communications security, nuclear safety, and operational readiness inspections, as well as final engineering checks, were completed by the end of August. After stopping at Pearl Harbor and Yokosuka, where a new radar antenna was installed, the ship arrived at Subic Bay on 12 June. Leaving Hong Kong on 31 August, Chicago joined rendezvous with Enterprise for a war-at-sea exercise lasting until 8 September, before returning to Subic for a lengthy upkeep period. In company with the destroyer Alfred A. Cunningham, the cruiser departed for the Caribbean on 7 May, en route to the Pacific Ocean. Historia de EE. Chicago and USS Long Beach were given the unusual assignment of protecting A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair aircraft mining Hai Phong harbor at low altitude. Through 1965 CHICAGO prepared to return to full duty status, undergoing numerous sea trials and tests of new weapons systems. 1951 US NAVY Cover - USS Sproston to Chicago, Illinois D16. Repainting the exterior, and interior improvements lasted until 27 September, when the cruiser got underway for home. Driscoll.[9]. The cruiser remained at San Diego for the remainder of the year. Chicago launched four RIM-8H Talos-ARM anti-radar homing missiles against North Vietnamese shore-based radar stations in February and March, but no hits were registered. From: Commanding Officer, USS BIDDLE (DLG-34) To: Director of Naval History (OP-09B9), Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D .C. 1; 2; 3 More USS Chicago News. Sailing with an amphibious group the cruiser conducted multi-ship exercises, both before and after Pearl Harbor, and arrived at Yokosuka on 3 May. Following an ECM exercise Chicago participated in a competitive missile firing exercise and won a gold Missilery "E" for her Tartar battery. Sailing with an amphibious group the cruiser conducted multi-ship exercises, both before and after Pearl Harbor, and arrived at Yokosuka on 3 May. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. USS CHICAGO served her country for 35 years, 1 month and 20 days, until decommissioned on 1 MAR 1980. After a final readiness test and embarking five guests of the Secretary of the Navy, Chicago departed for another deployment on 6 November 1971 under the command of Captain Thomas William McNamara. En route to Sasebo, via Subic Bay, the cruiser stopped at the Okinawa Missile Range to fire two more practice missiles on 18 November. These exercises, including helicopter pad training, simulated missile and torpedo attacks, and other similar drills, continued until 6 September when the ship got underway for her eighth WestPac tour. UU. [Note: The above USS CHICAGO (CG-11) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS CHICAGO (CA-136) or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]. Following a series of missile tests in late May, and fleet exercises with Pacific naval units, the cruiser visited Seattle for the fourth of July celebrations. Task group exercises with Midway (CV-41), "Multiplex 2-76" from 19 to 25 May and "Multiplex 3-76" in the South China Sea from 4 to 7 June, and port visits to Subic Bay and Keelung, occupied Chicago through June. USS Chicago,ww2 cruiser,sunk in 1943. 35) just doing my job as a Radioman working in . Radar surveillance and air coordination continued until the end of March when, despite a dramatic rise in North Vietnamese trawler traffic, the cruiser began departure from the Gulf. In company with the battleship North Carolina, Chicago arrived at the atoll on 5 July and immediately refueled from Pan American. . At 1251, the cruiser's secondary battery guns began firing on a Japanese destroyer-escort type vessel. Stripped of equipment by 11 August, the hulk was sold for scrap to Southwest Recycling, Inc., Terminal Island, California, on 9 December 1991. On 12 May 1966, Chicago got underway for her first Vietnam deployment. During the first week of October the warship participated in another anti-air exercise, this time shooting down two high-speed, high-altitude drones with Talos and Tartar missiles. $10.00. Picking up her helicopter detachment the cruiser departed the next day for duty with Task Force 77 on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf. On 15 June Chicago began evaluating the concept of radar surveillance of all U.S. Navy air operations over designated areas of the Gulf and North Vietnam. Upon arrival in San Diego on 11 March the cruiser began the usual post-deployment leave and upkeep period. A fourth Chicago, a nuclear-powered submarine, remains in service . She remained there until 28 March as flagship of the Yangtze Patrol, and then sailed to Sasebo, Japan, where she became flagship of Naval Support Force, Japanese Empire Waters. If you served in USS Chicago (CG-11), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. August 31, 2018 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) held a. Arriving in San Diego on 15 May, via Guam and Pearl Harbor, the cruiser began preparations for an overdue yard period. [8] After a few days in Subic Bay, radar surveillance and air coordination continued on PIRAZ station from 3 March until leaving on 21 March to visit Hong Kong. Following sonar calibration and deperming in Puget Sound the cruiser arrived at her home port of San Diego, California, to begin weapons systems qualifications. MORE . The cruiser was also awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for Vietnam Service, the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy, and her seventh consecutive "E" for excellence in missilery. Underway on 24 January 1946, the cruiser arrived in Shanghai on 18 February for occupation duty. After a monthlong pre-deployment period, the ship departed on 30 May for her final cruise to the Western Pacific. All four Talos fire control systems were upgraded to include anti-ship targeting and an experimental video target tracker was installed. Arriving on station in the Gulf of Tonkin three weeks later, via Yokosuka, Okinawa, and Subic Bay, the ship relieved Belknap (DLG-26), beginning PIRAZ duties on 12 November. Chicago, still serving as flagship for Commander First Fleet, began the new year quietly, with team training at the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare school in San Diego. . Stopping at Guam on 1 October, to refuel, and Pearl Harbor on 9 October, for a dependents cruise, the ship finally returned to San Diego on 16 October. Several fleet exercises, two missile firing tests, and inspections filled the months until 12 June 1970, when the cruiser underwent a two-week repair and alteration period. Departing on 23 August the ships returned to Subic Bay, via Singapore, for upkeep on 11 September. After a final readiness test, and embarking five guests of the Secretary of the Navy, Chicago departed for another deployment on 6 November. Departing the area, Chicago steamed south to Subic Bay, for sonar exercises with the submarine Queenfish, arriving at Singapore on 23 December. Added to the anti-aircraft screen, Chicago guarded the Task Group's carriers as they conducted air strikes against the Tokyo Plains area, Honsh, Japan, on 10 July. That operation, exercise "Valiant Heritage", took place from 211 March with forces from Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the United States. A disability law firm has teamed with veterans advocates to host an interactive map of U.S. ship locations during the Vietnam War. Arriving home on 14 December the ship remained in port, for leave, repairs, and upkeep, into March 1975. On 4 August, the cruiser participated in "Multiplex 1-7T", followed by a successful missile firing exercise off Poro Point, Luzon on 7 August. Leaving Hong Kong on 31 August, Chicago joined rendezvous with Enterprise (CVN-65) for a war-at-sea exercise lasting until 8 September, before returning to Subic for a lengthy upkeep period. After upkeep at Yokosuka, a visit to Hong Kong, and a typhoon evasion, the cruiser returned to the Gulf of Tonkin on 1 August to continue radar surveillance, electronic countermeasures, and missile screen duties. Three days later, on 7 November, the cruiser got underway for San Pedro, California. On 3 April 1972 Chicago was recalled to her station in response to the North Vietnamese Army's invasion of the south. 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