USN · CL
AfloatOakland-class light cruiser, CL-95, of the anti-aircraft cruisers that followed Atlanta. Bethlehem Steel at San Francisco laid her down on 15 July 1941, launched her on 23 October 1942, and the Navy commissioned her on 17 July 1943. She screened the fast carriers from the Gilberts through Okinawa and was in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 1 July 1949.
| Class | Atlanta class |
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| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-95 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco |
| Launched | 1942-10-23 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-17 |
| Fate | Afloat. Reported to the Pacific Reserve Fleet for inactivation on 28 February 1949 and was redesignated CLAA-95 the same day. Decommissioned at San Francisco on 1 July 1949. Struck on 1 March 1959 and sold to Louis Simons Inc. on 1 December 1959 for scrapping, completed by the end of 1962. Nine battle stars. 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 light cruiser USS Oakland (CL-95) in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), with the San Francisco waterfront in the background, 2 August 1943. U.S. Navy photo NH 98442 Public domain.
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Command
Calvert, Allen PhilipCaptain from 27 August 1945Relieved on 19 May 1946TCCasey, Thomas JosephCaptain from 19 May 1946Relieved on 26 April 1947JNOpie, J. N.Captain from 26 April 1947Relieved on 12 March 1948HMMartin, Hugh JackCaptain from 12 March 1948Relieved in May 1949EEEllsworth, Ernest BradfordCaptain from May 1949Relieved on 1 July 1949Gilbert Islands, November 1943
1943-11-20 · screened the carriers of Task Group 50.3 off the Gilberts; helped splash four aircraft on 20 November 1943; not sunk
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · screened Task Group 58.1 and supported the landings at Kwajalein and Majuro on 1 February 1944; not sunk
Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · screened Task Group 58.1 for the carrier strikes on Truk, 17-18 February 1944; not sunk
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · screened Task Group 58.1 in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19-20 June 1944; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · off Okinawa from 3 April 1945 with the fast carriers; two sailors lost on 11 April; not sunk
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