USS Bremerton ( CA - 130 ) USS " Bremerton " ( CA - 130 ) , named for the city of Bremerton in Washington state , was a " Baltimore " - class heavy cruiser laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 1 February 1943 , launched on 2 July 1944 by Miss Elizabeth K . McGowan and commissioned on 29 April 1945 , Captain John Boyd Mallard in command . Aboard " Bremerton " was a complete butcher shop , shoe shop , photo lab , two barber shops , a galley , a tailor shop , a library , a laundry plant and a fresh water distillery . The ship ' s fuel tanks were able to carry her from the United States to Japan and back , non - stop ; and depending upon her load , she displaced up to 17 , 500 tons . Over 1 , 000 men lived and worked aboard " Bremerton " . Included was a Marine Detachment of 45 men commanded by two Marine officers . The men aboard Bremerton represented almost all of the then 48 states , plus the then territories of Hawaii , Puerto Rico , Guam and the Philippine Islands . 1940s . " Bremerton " left Norfolk for her shakedown cruise in the waters off Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , 29 May 1945 . Toward the end of the shakedown period she served as flagship for Admiral Jonas Ingram , Commander - in - Chief of the Atlantic Fleet , during his South American tour of inspection . She returned to the United States and engaged in experimental work at Casco Bay , Maine , from 22 July to 2 October 1945 . On 7 November 1945 she sailed to Guantanamo Bay for further training . She then proceeded to Pearl Harbor en route for duty in the 7th Fleet . " Bremerton " arrived at Pearl Harbor 15 December 1945 and Inchon , Korea , 4 January 1946 . She operated in the Far East until 20 November 1946 , when she arrived at San Pedro , Calif . She participated in type training and made one reserve training cruise off the west coast before placed out of commission in reserve at San Francisco 9 April 1948 . Korean War Service . " Bremerton " was recommissioned 23 November 1951 . After refresher training she joined the 7th Fleet for her first cruise of the Korean War zone . Her guns blasted enemy lines at Wonsan , Kojo , Chongjin , and Changjon Hang , Korea . On 13 September 1952 she was relieved and returned to Long Beach . Seven months were devoted to overhaul , drills , and gunnery exercises , and then on 5 April 1953 " Bremerton " again departed Long Beach for a tour with the 7th Fleet . Upon joining TF 77 her guns pounded enemy installations , troops , and railroads in Korea . Completing this tour in November 1953 , " Bremerton " returned to Long Beach and commenced a shipyard overhaul . With overhaul completed , she conducted extensive training and then departed for another tour of the Western Pacific 14 May 1954 . On 4 April 1954 Commander Will P . Starnes assumed duties as Executive Officer and on 17 October 1954 " Bremerton " returned to Long Beach and was granted a thirty day rest before continuing drills and gunnery exercises off Southern California coast . Post Korean War and fate . In January 1955 , " Bremerton " proceeded to Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo , California , for her regular overhaul period . At Mare Island " Bremerton " underwent a thorough revamping under the Navy ' s high - geared program of improved habitability and fighting efficiency . On 12 July 1955 after a rigid training period , " Bremerton " again sailed for duties in the Far East . On this trip to the Western Pacific , " Bremerton " served as the flagship for Rear Admiral D . M . Tyree , Commander Cruiser Division One , later relieved by Rear Admiral H . L . Collins . For two weeks in October she served as temporary flagship for Vice Admiral A . M . Pride , Commander Seventh Fleet , in Keelung , Formosa . During this Far Eastern tour , Bremerton participated in five operations with Task Force 77 . For her operations with Nationalist Forces she earned her second China Service Medal . While in Formosa , her crew participated in the Chinese Nationalist celebration of Double Ten Day with Chiang Kai - Shek presiding . On 10 January 1956 while the Bremerton was in Yokosuka , Commander Robert M . Brownlie assumed duties as Bremerton ' s Executive Officer . Then on 12 February Bremerton returned home to Long Beach , California , and on 28 February Captain Charles C . Kirkpatrick assumed command . Bremerton was awarded a white " E " and a green " E " for excellence for winning the Battle Efficiency competition among cruisers of the Pacific Fleet for the fiscal year 1956 and on 1 September 1956 , Command was assumed by Captain Raymond H . Bass . On 6 November 1956 " Bremerton " left her home port of Long Beach for the Orient once more , but this time going via Melbourne , Australia and the XVI Olympiad . Besides Australia , " Bremerton " visited Redondo Beach , Monterey , Victoria , British Columbia , Seattle , Pearl Harbor , Guam , Kwajalein Atoll , the Japanese ports of Yokosuka , Kobe , Beppu , Okinawa , Keelung , Formosa , Kaohsiung , Taiwan , the cities Manilla and Olongapo in the Philippines , Hong Kong and Dingalon Bay . " Bremerton " returned to Long Beach in May 1957 . " Bremerton " was decommissioned on 29 July 1960 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 1973 . Sold to Zidell Explorations Corp . , Portland Oregon on 11 July 1974 . " Bremerton " received two battle star s for service performed during the Korean action .