Keywords: USS Columbus (CG-12) during conversion at Puget Sound Navy Yard 1961.jpg The U S Navy cruiser USS Columbus CA-74 during her conversion to a guided missile cruiser at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Washington USA Her conversion started in May 1959 and she recommissioned as CG-12 on 1 December 1962 <br> In the background is the heavy cruiser USS Rochester CA-124 which was decommissioned on 15 August 1961 7577767 1961-06-30 U S Navy Bureau of Ships PD-USGov USS Columbus CA-74 USS Rochester CA-124 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in the 1960s |