USN · CL
AfloatCleveland-class light cruiser, CL-89. Cramp Shipbuilding of Philadelphia launched her on 8 December 1942 and the Navy commissioned her on 28 December 1943. From June 1944 she screened the fast carriers through the Marianas, the Philippines, and Okinawa, and on 26 October 1944 her guns helped sink the destroyer Nowaki. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 30 June 1947.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-89 |
| Builder | Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1942-12-08 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-28 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned on 30 June 1947 and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Name struck on 1 September 1961. Hulk sold for scrapping to Nicholai Joffe Corp., Beverly Hills, California, on 26 July 1962. Six 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 Miami (CL-89) underway at sea, circa early 1944. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 1d. U.S. Navy photo NH 98403 Public domain.
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Command
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · Screened the fast carriers off the Marianas and fired on at least one Japanese plane on 19 June 1944; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · East of the island with Task Group 58.1 from 1 April 1945, supporting the troops ashore; not sunk
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