USS Montpelier

Survived

Type	Light cruiser
Class	Cleveland
War	Second World War
Main guns	4 × triple 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 guns

With Giffen at Rennell Island.

The U.S. Navy ligh cruiser USS Montpelier (CL-57) photographed circa early December 1942, probably in the vicinity of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania (USA). Note the Mk 4 radar antennae on the Mk 37 directors. Photo: USN, 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
4 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
17 × 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)

Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Laid down	2 December 1940
Launched	12 February 1942
Commissioned	9 September 1942
Displacement	11,744 long tons (11,932 t) (standard) 14,131 long tons (14,358 t) (max)
Length	610 ft 1 in (185.95 m) oa 608 ft (185 m)pp
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	1,255 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

12 February 1942

Battle of Rennell Island

Survived

29–30 January 1943

Fate

Survived

Scrapped in 1960