USS Juneau ( CL - 119 ) The second USS " Juneau " ( CL - 119 ) was the lead ship of the United States Navy " Juneau " - class light cruiser laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny , New Jersey on 15 September 1944 ; launched on 15 July 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs . B . L . Bartlett ; and commissioned 15 February 1946 , Captain Rufus E . Rose in command . Service history . Mediterranean , 1946 - 1949 . " Juneau " spent her first year of commissioned service in operations along the Atlantic seaboard and Caribbean . Prior to the Korean War , she deployed three times in the Mediterranean . The ship cleared New York on 16 April 1947 , and joined the 6th Fleet at Trieste on 2 May where she aided in stabilizing the unresolved question of territorial ownership between Italy and Yugoslavia . During an extended tour of Greece , she provided ample warning to the communists that aggression would not go unchallenged . The ship returned to Norfolk on 15 November for training , and was back on duty with the 6th Fleet from 14 June - 3 October 1948 and again from 3 May - 26 September 1949 . Having been reclassified CLAA - 119 on 18 March 1949 , " Juneau " departed Norfolk on 29 November for the Pacific . Korean War , 1950 - 1952 . She arrived at Bremerton , Washington on 15 January 1950 and took part in operations along the Pacific coast . On 22 April , she became flagship for Rear Admiral J . M . Higgins , Commander Cruiser Division 5 ( CruDiv 5 ) , and reported for duty in Yokosuka , Japan on 1 June , where she began surveillance patrols in the Tsushima Straits . When the Korean War broke out on 25 June , " Juneau " was one of the few ships immediately available to Vice Admiral C . Turner Joy , Commander of Naval Forces , Far East . She patrolled south of the 38th parallel to prevent enemy landings , conducted the first shore bombardments on 29 June at Bokuko Ko , destroyed enemy shore installations , engaged in the first naval action on 2 July when she sank three enemy torpedo boat s near Chumonchin Chan , and supported raiding parties along the coast . On 18 July , " Juneau " s force , which included British units such as the Royal Navy light cruiser HMS " Belfast " , laid down a deadly barrage on enemy troop concentrations near Yongdok which slowed down the North Korean advance southward . The ship departed Sasebo Harbor on 28 July and made a sweep through the Formosa Straits before reporting for duty with the 7th Fleet at Buckner Bay , Okinawa on 2 August . She became flagship of the Formosa Patrol Force on 4 August , remaining until 29 October when she joined the Fast Carrier Task Force operating off the east coast of Korea . The ship conducted daily plane guard for the attack carriers , and returned to Long Beach , California on 1 May 1951 for overhaul . In nine months she was updated with improved Mk 37 , 56 and 63 fire control and an improved armament of 12 3inch / 50cal and the 12 5 inch . Underway on Jan 26 1952 and a period of operations off the Pacific coast and in Hawaii . She returned to Yokosuka on 19 April 1952 and conducted strikes along the Korean coast in coordination with carrier planes until returning to Long Beach on 5 November . Atlantic , 1953 - 1955 . " Juneau " engaged in training maneuvers and operations until 7 April 1953 when she arrived Norfolk to rejoin the Atlantic Fleet . On 13 May the cruiser departed for duty with the 6th Fleet once again , and returned home on 23 October . She operated in the Atlantic and Caribbean until 18 November 1954 , then returned to the Mediterranean for her last tour of duty . Decommissioning and sale . After her return to the East Coast on 23 February 1955 , she was placed in reserve at Philadelphia on 23 March 1955 , and remained inactive until decommissioned on 23 July 1955 . The ship was then attached to the Philadelphia Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until 1 November 1959 , when she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register . " Juneau " was sold for scrapping to the Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation , New York in 1962 . Awards . " Juneau " received five battle star s for Korean War service .