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Mobile

USS Mobile

Survived

United States Navy

TypeLight cruiser
ClassCleveland
WarSecond World War
Main guns12 × 6″ guns in 4 triple mounts

Helped sink Chiyoda and Hatsuzuki at Cape Engaño.

The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Mobile (CL-63) underway in the Pacific Ocean, in October 1943, probably at the time of the raid on Marcus Island. Photo: Lieutenant Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × triple 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 guns
  • 6 × dual 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 6 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 21 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons

Armour

  • Belt: 3+1⁄2–5 in (89–127 mm)
  • Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
  • Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm)
  • Turrets: 1+1⁄2–6 in (38–152 mm)
  • Conning Tower: 2+1⁄4–5 in (57–127 mm)
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down14 April 1941
Launched15 May 1942
Commissioned24 March 1943
Displacement11,744 long tons (11,932 t) (standard) 14,131 long tons (14,358 t) (max)
Length610 ft 1 in (185.95 m) oa 608 ft (185 m)pp
Speed32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement1,255 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

15 May 1942

25–26 October 1944