Complex sentence: USS "Chicago" (CA-29) was a "Northampton"-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy; it was the second ship of the to be named after the city of Chicago, Illinois.
Split into simpler sentences: USS "Chicago" (CA-29) was a "Northampton"-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship of the to be named after the city of Chicago, Illinois.