USS Chicago is the fourth ship in the U.S. Navy to be named for the city of Chicago, Illinois. The first three USS Chicago are cruisers, launched in 1885 (CA-14), 1830 (CA-29) and 1944 (CA-136 ...

As outlined by Peter Suciu, “USS Columbus (CA-74) became CG-12 and USS Chicago (CA-136) became CG-11 of the Albany -class. Along with the lead vessel, the converted CA-123/CG-10 ...