USS Chicago (CG-11) Ship's Crest Mug - Gold

USS Chicago (CG-11) represents one of the U.S. Navy's most remarkable transformations — a World War II heavy cruiser reborn as a guided missile cruiser for the nuclear age. Originally commissioned as CA-136 in 1945 and converted to CG-11 in 1964, Chicago served as a frontline surface combatant through the height of the Cold War until her decommissioning in 1980. Her Ship's Crest honors a lineage stretching from the Pacific campaigns of World War II to the Western Pacific deployments of the Cold War — a tribute to the sailors who kept her ready across four decades of service.