Pacific ships
USS Santa Fe (CL-60)

USN · CL

Afloat

Cleveland-class light cruiser, CL-60. New York Shipbuilding launched her on 10 June 1942 and the Navy commissioned her on 24 November 1942. On 25 October 1944 she was with DuBose's cruisers off Cape Engaño. Gunfire from that group finished Chiyoda and sank Hatsuzuki. Not credited to one ship. She was not sunk.

ClassCleveland class
TypeLight cruiser (CL)
HullCL-60
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding, Camden
Launched1942-06-10
Commissioned1942-11-24
FateAfloat. With Rear Admiral DuBose's cruisers off Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944. They finished Chiyoda by gunfire and sank Hatsuzuki. Not credited to one ship. Santa Fe was not sunk.
Armament (class)Four 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.

U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-301357. USS Santa Fe (CL-60) at sea on 12 December 1944, during the Philippines campaign. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk

1944-02-17 · TG 58.1 cruiser screen. Not sunk

Battle off Cape Engaño

1944-10-25 · with DuBose; finished Chiyoda and sank Hatsuzuki by gunfire. Not credited to one ship

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