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Cleveland

USS Cleveland

Survived

United States Navy

TypeLight cruiser
ClassCleveland
WarSecond World War
Main guns12 × 6 in (152 mm) Mark 16 guns

With Giffen at Rennell Island.

The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55) underway at sea in late 1942. Note that the ship's forward 152 mm gun turrets and gun director appear to be tracking the photo aircraft. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 12 × 6 in (152 mm) Mark 16 guns
  • 12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
  • 8 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 13 × 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)
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Laid down1 July 1940
Launched1 November 1941
Commissioned15 June 1942
DisplacementStandard: 11,744 long tons (11,932 t) Full load: 14,131 long tons (14,358 t)
Length610 ft 1 in (185.95 m)
Speed32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement1,285 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

1 November 1941

29–30 January 1943

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap 18 February 1960