USN · CL
AfloatCleveland-class light cruiser, CL-101, the second hull given the name after CL-59 was finished as the carrier Independence. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry-dock Company launched her on 25 April 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 8 January 1945. She reached the Pacific too late for the island campaigns and screened Task Force 38 during the July and August 1945 strikes on Japan. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 30 June 1947.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-101 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry-dock Co., Newport News |
| Launched | 1944-04-25 |
| Commissioned | 1945-01-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned at San Francisco on 30 June 1947 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Struck on 2 January 1971. Sold on 11 February 1972 to National Metal and Steel Corp., Terminal Island, California, and later scrapped. One battle star. Not sunk. |
| Armament (class) | Four triple 6-inch turrets and two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Amsterdam (CL-101) off Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 29 January 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 31a, Design 10C. U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo 19-LCM-CL101-1 from usndazzle.com Public domain.
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