Cleveland-class cruiser

USS Cleveland (CL-55)

The United States Navy designed the Cleveland class of light cruisers for World War II with the goal of increased range and AA armament as compared with earlier classes.

Although 39 ships were projected to be built, only 27 were actually commissioned. Nine ships were reordered as Independence-class light carriers. Six ships were later refit as Galveston and Providence-class guided missile cruisers.

The ships were mainly used in the Pacific during World War II, some however saw action in Europe and off of the coast of Africa.

Statistics

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USS Montpelier (CL-57)

• Displacement:
  • Standard: 11800 tons
  • Full: 14131 tons
• Length: 186.0 meters
• Beam: 20.2 meters
• Draught: 7.5 meters
• Height (Mast): 34.5 meters
• Crew (Officers/Men): 70/1285
• Speed: 32.5 knots
• Armament:
  • Cleveland, 1942: 12 × 6 in (152 mm) L/47 in four triple turrets, two superfiring fore and aft each, 12 × 5 in (127 mm) L/38 in six twin turrets, one forward, one aft, two on each side, 12 × 40 mm L/56, 20 × 20 mm
  • Vicksburg, 1944/45: 12 × 6 in (152 mm) L/47 as above, 12 × 5 in (127 mm) L/38 as above, 28 × 40 mm L/56, 10 × 20 mm

Ships

• Cleveland (CL-55)
• Columbia (CL-56)
• Montpelier (CL-57)
• Denver (CL-58)
• Amsterdam (CL-59) (Reordered as light carrier Independence)
• Santa Fe (CL-60)
• Tallahassee (CL-61) (Reordered as light carrier Princeton)
• Birmingham (CL-62)
• Mobile (CL-63)
• Vincennes (CL-64)

  

  USS Santa Fe

• Pasadena (CL-65)
• Springfield (CL-66) (refit as guided missile cruiser CLG-7/CG-7)
• Topeka (CL-67) (refit as guided missile cruiser CLG-8)
• New Haven (CL-76) (Reordered as light carrier Belleau Wood)
• Huntington (CL-77) (Reordered as light carrier Cowpens)
• Dayton (CL-78) (Reordered as light carrier Monterey)
• Wilmington (CL-79) (Reordered as light carrier Cabot)
• Biloxi (CL-80)
• Houston (CL-81)
• Providence (CL-82) (refit as guided missile cruiser CLG-6/CG-6)
• Manchester (CL-83)
• Fargo (CL-85) (Reordered as light carrier Langley)
• CL-84 (Unnamed, Cancelled)
• Vicksburg (CL-86)
• Duluth (CL-87)
• CL-88 (Unnamed, Cancelled)
• Miami (CL-89)
• Astoria (CL-90)
• Oklahoma City (CL-91) (refit as guided missile cruiser CLG-5/CG-5)
• Little Rock (CL-92) (refit as guided missile cruiser CLG-4/CG-4)
• Galveston (CL-93) (refit as guided missile cruiser CLG-3)
• Youngstown (CL-94), cancelled and scrapped.
• Buffalo (CL-99) (Reordered as light carrier Bataan)
• Newark (CL-100) (Reordered as light carrier San Jacinto)
• Amsterdam (CL-101)
• Portsmouth (CL-102)
• Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
• Atlanta (CL-104)
• Dayton (CL-105)

Source

• Statistics