Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Four United States Navy ships have been named USS Chicago, after the city of Chicago, Illinois. The first Chicago (CA-14) was a protected cruiser launched in 1885 and active in World War I, later converted to a seaplane tender and then a barracks ship, finalled being renamed Alton in 1935 and lost at sea while under tow the following year. The second Chicago (CA-29) was a heavy cruiser commissioned 1931 and active in World War II, until lost at the Battle of Rennell Island in January 1943. The third Chicago (CA-136) was also a heavy cruiser commissioned 1945 and later converted to a guided missile cruiser. The fourth Chicago (SSN-721) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned 1986 and still on active service in 2003. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.