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Cleveland class

Simplified diagram of the Cleveland class, not a photograph
Simplified diagram of the class, drawn for this site. Not a photograph and not a builder's plan.

27 were completed.

Four triple 6-inch turrets and two funnels.

Light cruisers. Twenty-seven were finished as cruisers. Nine of the hulls were finished as light carriers. Montpelier, Cleveland, Columbia, and Denver fought together at Empress Augusta Bay.

27 completed

Ships of this class on this site

Afloat
ClevelandCL · CL-55 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Blackett StraitBattle of Empress Augusta Bay
Afloat
ColumbiaCL · CL-56 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of Surigao Strait
Afloat
DenverCL · CL-58 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Blackett StraitBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of Surigao Strait
Afloat
MontpelierCL · CL-57 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Blackett StraitBattle of Empress Augusta Bay