USN · CL
AfloatCleveland-class light cruiser, CL-90, the third Astoria. William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia launched her on 6 March 1943 and the Navy commissioned her on 17 May 1944. From December 1944 she screened the fast carriers, bombarded the Iwo Jima shore on 21 February 1945, and stayed with those carriers through the Okinawa campaign. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 1 July 1949.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-90 |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1943-03-06 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-17 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned on 1 July 1949 and berthed with the San Francisco Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. Transferred to the San Diego Group on 20 May 1958. Name struck on 1 November 1969. Sold for scrapping to Nicolai Joffe Corp., Beverly Hills, California, on 12 January 1971. Five battle stars. 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 Astoria (CL-90) underway at sea on 22 July 1944, while en route to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania (USA), for post-shakedown overhaul. Her camouflage is Measure 33, Design 24D. Official U.S. Navy photo NH 98413 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · Closed the Iwo Jima shore on 21 February 1945 for 26 hours of gunfire support; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · Remained at sea with the fast carriers for 80 days from 14 March 1945 in support of the Okinawa campaign and claimed 11 planes; not sunk
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