USN · CL
Boise
Photos and infoBrooklyn-class light cruiser. At Cape Esperance Kinugasa's shells set off a magazine between her forward turrets. About 100 men were killed. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 1 July 1946 and sold to Argentina on 11 January 1951.
| Class | Brooklyn class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-47 |
| Builder | Newport News |
| Launched | 1936-12-03 |
| Commissioned | 1938-08-12 |
| Fate | Afloat. A magazine explosion at Cape Esperance killed about 100 men. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 1 July 1946. Sold to Argentina on 11 January 1951. |
| Armament (class) | Five triple 6-inch turrets and two funnels. |
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.
USS Boise (CL-47) at anchor, circa in late August 1942 (80-G-K-558).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Battle of Cape Esperance
1942-10-11 · a magazine explosion killed about 100 men. Not sunk
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · on the right flank
