USN · CL
Phoenix
Photos and infoBrooklyn-class light cruiser. She got out of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and was not hit. She survived the war. Argentina later commissioned her as General Belgrano, and HMS Conqueror sank her on 2 May 1982.
| Class | Brooklyn class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-46 |
| Fate | Afloat. Got out of Pearl Harbor and was not hit. Survived the war. Argentina later commissioned her as General Belgrano. HMS Conqueror sank her on 2 May 1982. |
| Armament (class) | Five triple 6-inch turrets and two funnels. |
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.
USS Phoenix (CL-46) at anchor, circa in 1939 (NH 68326).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · sortied; not hit
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · on the right flank
