USN · CL
AfloatOakland-subgroup light cruiser of the Atlanta class, CL-97, the name the Navy used after the earlier Flint (CL-64) was renamed Vincennes. Bethlehem Steel at San Francisco launched her on 25 January 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 31 August 1944. She screened the fast carriers through the Luzon strikes, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and bombarded Honshu in the last weeks of the war. She was not sunk. Decommissioned at Bremerton on 6 May 1947.
| Class | Atlanta class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-97 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco |
| Launched | 1944-01-25 |
| Commissioned | 1944-08-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Placed out of commission in reserve at Bremerton on 6 May 1947. Reclassified CLAA-97 on 18 March 1949. Four battle stars for World War II service. Not sunk. |
| Armament (class) | Anti-aircraft cruiser. Twin 5-inch mounts along the centerline, 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 Atlanta -class cruiser USS Flint (CL-97), probably at Ulithi Atoll, circa late March 1945, as the U.S. Fifth Fleet was departing for the Okinawa operation. Flint ´s camouflage is Measure 33, Design 22d. The photo was taken from the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48). Note the two Essex -class carriers in the background. Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-3813 (cropped) from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · arrived off Iwo Jima on 21 February 1945 with the fast carriers to fly air support for the Marines; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · bombarded beach installations for the 1 April 1945 landings and operated off Okinawa until 13 June; not sunk
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