USS Minneapolis

Survived

Type	Heavy cruiser
Class	New Orleans
War	Second World War
Main guns	9 × 8″ guns in 3 triple turrets

Admiral Wright's flagship at Tassafaronga, where two torpedoes blew off her bow. Repaired with a temporary bow of coconut logs at Tulagi.

The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Hawaii, on 11 April 1943, after being fitted with a new bow. She had lost her original bow in the Battle of Tassafaronga, off Guadalcanal, on 30 November 1942. Note the New Mexico-class battleship in the left distanc Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

9 × 8 in (200 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3)
8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns
2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns
8 × caliber 0.50 in (13 mm) machine guns

Armour

Belt: 3–5 in (76–127 mm)
Deck: 1+1⁄4–2+1⁄4 in (32–57 mm)
Barbettes: 5 in (130 mm)
Turrets: 1+1⁄2–8 in (38–203 mm)
Conning Tower: 5 in (130 mm)

Builder	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down	27 June 1931
Launched	6 September 1933
Commissioned	19 May 1934
Displacement	9,950 long tons (10,110 t) (standard)
Length	588 ft (179 m) oa 574 ft (175 m) pp
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Complement	102 officers 817 enlisted

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

Career

Launched

6 September 1933

Battle of the Coral Sea

Survived

4–8 May 1942

Battle of Midway

Survived

4–7 June 1942

Battle of Tassafaronga

Damaged

30 November 1942

Wright's flagship; bow blown off

Fate

Survived

Scrapped in Chester, Pennsylvania, July 1960