 | USS Columbus CA-74 at Oran, North Africa 1950 | |||||||||
 | USS Columbus CA-74 Anchored in the Hudson River, New York for Navy Day on October 27, 1945 for President Harry S. Truman's Inspection | |||||||||
 | July 3, 1948 in Roma Audience with Pope Pius XII with some of the crew of the USS Columbus CA-74. Paul writes "I am on the right side by the middle window, that was as close as I could get". | |||||||||
 | USS Columbus CA-74 in Venice, Italy, October 2 or 4, 1948 . | |||||||||
 | USS Columbus CA-74 in Villefranche, France, October 1948 | |||||||||
 | USS Columbus CA-74 anchored in Venice, Italy - 1949 | |||||||||
 | Crew of USS Columbus CA-74 , at Toruk, Libya, North Africa May 7, 1949 Paul Greene is in the second row, 4th from the right | |||||||||
 | Crew of USS Columbus CA-74 , "S" Div, 1948, under the # 3 guns, eight of the shipmates in the picture are or were members of the Association. The insert in the upper left corner is Paul. You can use this to find Paul in the photograph. | |||||||||
 | This was at the Ship's Party, at the Hotel Ruhl, in Nice, France in 1949. Left to Right, Eddie Coletti, unknown, unknown, Paul Greene, unknown, unknown and the Sailor on the far right so far has been unidentified. Paul has shown this photo at a lot of Reunions and so far, no one has been able to identify him. If you can identify him, e-mail Paul Greene.
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| "USS Columbus (CA-74) Pipes King George VI Aboard for a Good-Will visit". Paul Greene was on board when this event happened on November 8, 1949. The photo was copied from the April 1952 Issue of National Geographic but the photo was actually taken by Frederick Mott of the New York Time on November 8, 1949, published in the Portsmouth, England Newspaper and the New York Times in 1949. The National Geographic Society published it again almost three years later. | |||||||||
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| Home Coming December 9, 1949 Fireboats, with blimp overhead, meeting USS Columbus CA-74 in New York Harbor while returning from Plymouth, England after about 16 months. | |||||||||
 | USS Columbus CA-74 arriving in Boston Navy Yard, 8 October 1951, after about 16 months in Europe | |||||||||
The following 3 photos are of a SC-1 Seahawk in July 1948 in the Mediterranean with the CA-74.
 SC-1 Seahawk ready for launch. |
 SC-1 Seahawk into launch. |
 SC-1 Seahawk being retrieved from Fantail. |
On April 1, 1946, the USS COLUMBUS CA-74, was part of a task force, to assist in "Operation Roads End-Deep Six," the task force escorted 24 Japanese
submarines out of Sasebo, Japan. One of the eight subs, that the Columbus sank, was the
infamous I-58, the sub that sank the USS INDIANAPOLIS. This info was from Bob Bowen, a member of the Association, on board the Columbus, at this time. The photo, showing the two Japanese subs, the I-58 is behind the 0-50, this photo was given to Paul Greene by Bud Kathan, who was also aboard the Columbus, at this time, too.
| The Cruises Of USS Columbus CA-74 as Flagship of Admiral R. L. Conolly |
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"The Shipbreakers", An artical about the "end of CA-74/CG-12" Pictures showing the USS Columbus --- in pieces. :-( |
The following series of photos are of the conversion of USS Columbus CA-74 to CG-12
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The CG-12 Ship's Wheel, Telegraph, Inclinometer and other items are seen in the next photographs. The items are at 109 Front Street, Columbus, OH, which is a "City of Columbus Building". The Columbus Association has been trying for a Museum, for quite a few year, with the City of Columbus and are still at it.
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 | This is a photo of Bill Olinger's model of the CA-74. (Paul said it cost a "fair amount" -- must be nice Bill)
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 | This is a photograph of a painting done by Shirley Altz, wife of Carl Altz. Carl served on board the USS Columbus CA-74 from 1952 to 1954 in S-2 Division. The painting has 4 ships that bare the name of USS Columbus. The USS Columbus CA-74, CG-12, SSN-762 and look in the upper right hand corner for the fourth one. | |||||||||
| Paul Greene on the USS Salem CA-139 (Look at those guns!!) Paul was aboard the USS Salem when it made it's last cruise from Boston to its' present berth in the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, MA on October 30, 1994 | |||||||||
 | Comander Carl Smeigh (now retired, Captain) first Commanding Officer of the USS Columbus SSN-762 -- Served on board 1991-94, Paul Greene CA-74 -- Served on board 1947-50 and Alex Rudewicz CA-74 -- Served on board 1950-52 | |||||||||
 | Las Vegas Reunion 1993 All shipmates S Div 1948 Left to Right, Tom Ranney, Jerry Greenfield, Gene Hickam Founder of the USS Columbus Veterans Association ( Gene passed away in 1995) and Paul Greene | |||||||||
 | CA-74, 4th Div, from about 1948 thru 1955, plus one from S Div. Vinnie Fischetti is in back row in middle with red shirt, Don Pardoe in front row, third from right, also in red shirt, no cap, Paul Greene is in the back row, second from left, no cap. | |||||||||
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