USN · CL
Cleveland
Photos and infoCleveland-class light cruiser, the name ship. New York Shipbuilding, Camden. Launched 1 November 1941, commissioned 15 June 1942, Captain Edmund W. Burrough. Twelve 6-inch guns. On 6 March 1943 she was in Merrill's cruiser line in Kula Gulf. Murasame and Minegumo were sunk. The gunfire is not credited to one ship. She was not hit. Captain Andrew G. Shepard had her by the summer of 1943. On the night of 1-2 November 1943 she was in Merrill's cruiser line at Empress Augusta Bay, with Montpelier, Columbia, and Denver. The cruisers sank Sendai. That fire is not credited to one of them. She was not sunk. Thirteen battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation for that night. She came home and was sold for scrap on 18 February 1960.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-55 |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding, Camden |
| Launched | 1941-11-01 |
| Commissioned | 1942-06-15 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Decommissioned at Philadelphia on 7 February 1947. Struck 1 March 1959. Sold for scrap on 18 February 1960. |
| 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.
U.S. Navy photo NH 55173. Cleveland (CL-55) underway, late 1942. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Blackett Strait
1943-03-06 · in the cruiser line; not hit
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1943-11-02 · in the cruiser line; not sunk
