USS Albany (CA-123) was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser CG-10. The converted cruiser was the lead ship of the new Albany guided missile cruiser class. She was the fourth ship to carry the name Albany.

The third USS Albany (later PG-36 and CL-23) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class. She saw service in the Philippine–American War and World War I.

The USS ALBANY (CG-10), an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, was commissioned on 15 JUN 1946 as CA-123. USS ALBANY served her country for 34 years, 2 months and 14 days, until decommissioned on 29 AUG 1980. Commissioned after WW II, ALBANY served on the East Cost in the late 1940s and into the 1950s.

The Albany-class guided-missile cruisers were converted Baltimore and Oregon City-class heavy cruisers of the United States Navy. All original superstructure and weapons were removed and replaced under project SCB 172. The converted ships had new very high superstructures and relied heavily on aluminium to save weight. [1]

Our purpose is to honor all United States Naval vessels named Albany after the Capital City of New York State and those that proudly served aboard them.

Originally built as the Oregon-City class heavy cruiser, USS Albany (CA-123), was commissioned on June 15, 1946, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. Initially operating in the Atlantic,...

Aug 20, 2017 · The Fourth Albany CG-10 Guided Missile Cruiser Over four years, 66 million man-hours, and $175,000,000 resulted in a new Albany, the first of three ships of her class and the first ship in the world to undergo complete conversion from conventional gunnery to guided missiles. USS Albany Association 2010

Initially commissioned as the second OREGON CITY - class heavy cruiser, the USS ALBANY was the fourth ship in the Navy named after the city in New York located on the west bank of the Hudson River about 145 miles north of New York City.

Designated CA-123, the ALBANY was decommissioned on June 30, 1958, and entered the Boston Naval Shipyard on January 2, 1959, to be converted to a guided missile cruiser. The ALBANY was recommissioned as CG-10 on November 3, 1962.

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.