USS Newport News CA-148 Research Pages
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Combat Naval Gunfire Support File (CONGA) 3/1966 - 1/1973
USS Newport News CA-148 CONGA Ordinance Data
The Combat Naval Gunfire Support File (CONGA), 3/1966 - 1/1973 contains a record for every naval gun fire mission during that period of the Vietnam War. Each record contains the date, time, target coordinates, rounds expended, etc.
USS Newport News CA-148 data is summarized in the table below for each ordinance type.
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| MISSIONS FIRED | ROUNDS EXPENDED | |||||||||
| CODE | TYPE OF ORDINANCE | 8/55 | 5/38 | 3/50 | Total | 8/55 | 5/38 | 3/50 | Total | |
| AAC | Anti Aircraft Common | 1 | 135 | - | 136 | 2 | 8,260 | - | 8,262 | |
| AP | Armor Piercing | 30 | - | - | 30 | 519 | - | - | 519 | |
| CVT | Controlled Variable Time Fuse | - | 48 | - | 48 | - | 2,937 | - | 2,937 | |
| HC | High Capacity | 1,426 | 433 | 11 | 1,870 | 55,234 | 23,373 | 450 | 79,057 | |
| HCPD | High Capacity, Point Detonating Fuse | 63 | 9 | - | 72 | 3,380 | 795 | - | 4,175 | |
| HE | High Explosive | - | 249 | - | 249 | - | 15,459 | - | 15,459 | |
| HECVT | High Explosive, Controlled Variable Time Fuse | - | 22 | - | 22 | - | 1,390 | - | 1,390 | |
| HEPD | High Explosive, Point Detonating Fuse | 10 | 79 | - | 89 | 418 | 9,298 | - | 9,716 | |
| ILLUM | Star Shell | - | 43 | - | 43 | - | 643 | - | 643 | |
| RAP | Rocket Assisted Projectile | - | 15 | - | 15 | - | 691 | - | 691 | |
| VT | Variable Time Fuse | 4 | 102 | 13 | 119 | 18 | 4,917 | 464 | 5,399 | |
| WP | White Phosphorus (Willy Peter) | - | 74 | - | 74 | - | 1,216 | - | 1,216 | |
| Ordinance Not Designated | 1 | - | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | 100 | ||
| 1,535 | 1,209 | 24 | 2,768 | 59,671 | 68,979 | 914 | 129,564 | |||
