USN · CL
AfloatCleveland-class light cruiser, CL-65, the second Navy ship of the name, for the California city. Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy launched her on 28 December 1943 and the Navy commissioned her on 8 June 1944. She bombarded Iwo Jima, screened the fast carriers off Okinawa as flagship of Cruiser Division 17, and was in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 12 January 1950.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-65 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1943-12-28 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned at Bremerton on 12 January 1950 and remained in the Pacific Reserve Fleet into 1970. Five battle stars for World War II. 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 Pasadena (CL-65) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), at 1400 hrs on 21 July 1944. P. The ship's position was 42 45'N, 70 50'W, course 110 degrees. Pasadena is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 24d. U.S. Navy photo 80-G-237944 Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · Added her guns to the bombardment group and patrolled during the February 1945 landings; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · Flagship of Cruiser Division 17 in the screen, at sea from April through May 1945 for the Okinawa assault; not sunk
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