USN · CL
AfloatCleveland-class light cruiser named for the Minnesota city. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company launched her on 13 January 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 18 September 1944. She joined the fast carriers in May 1945, lost her bow to a typhoon in June, and screened the last strikes on Japan. She was not sunk. Out of commission in reserve 25 June 1949.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-87 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Launched | 1944-01-13 |
| Commissioned | 1944-09-18 |
| Fate | Afloat. Placed out of commission in reserve on 25 June 1949. Sold on 14 November 1960. Two 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 Duluth (CL-87) underway in the Hampton Roads area, Virginia (USA), 10 October 1944, while en route to the southern Chesapeake Bay for sea training. Her camouflage is Measure 32, Design 11a. U.S. Navy photo NH 98363 Public domain.
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