USS Birmingham

Survived

Type	Light cruiser
Class	Cleveland
War	Second World War
Main guns	12 × 6″ guns

Alongside the burning Princeton on 24 October 1944 when the carrier's torpedoes exploded; 229 of her crew were killed on deck. Hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa in 1945.

The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-62) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 7 February 1944. Birmingham was at the yard from 22 December 1943 until 15 February 1944 for battle damage repair. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 6d. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

12 × 6 in (152 mm) Mark 16 guns
12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
28 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
21 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns

Armour

Belt: 3.5–5 in (89–127 mm)
Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
Barbettes: 6 in (152 mm)
Turrets: 6 in (152 mm)
Conning Tower: 5 in (127 mm)

Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down	17 February 1941
Launched	20 March 1942
Commissioned	29 January 1943
Displacement	Standard: 11,744 long tons (11,932 t) Full load: 14,131 long tons (14,358 t)
Length	610 ft 1 in (185.95 m)
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement	1,285 officers and enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

20 March 1942

Battle of the Sibuyan Sea

Damaged

24 October 1944

Wrecked by Princeton's explosion; 229 killed