USN · CL
St. Louis
Photos and infoThe only true sister of Helena. The last two Brooklyns were built to a modified design, with unit machinery and eight 5-inch/38 guns in twin mounts. Newport News laid her down on 10 December 1936, launched her on 15 April 1938, and commissioned her on 19 May 1939. She got out of Pearl Harbor under fire on 7 December 1941. At Kula Gulf she was in the cruiser line when Helena was sunk. Six nights later, at Kolombangara, a torpedo twisted her bow. She came back and stayed in the Pacific through Okinawa. Eleven battle stars. Sold to Brazil in 1951 as Almirante Tamandaré, and sank under tow in 1980.
| Class | St. Louis class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-49 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 1938-04-15 |
| Commissioned | 1939-05-19 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 20 June 1946. Sold to Brazil in January 1951 and recommissioned as Almirante Tamandaré. Sank under tow in 1980. |
| Armament (class) | Improved Brooklyn. Five 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.
U.S. Navy photo 19-N-28229. USS St. Louis (CL-49) off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 6 March 1942. 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.
Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · sortied; not hit
Aleutian Islands
1942-06-03 · in the Aleutians in 1942, including the bombardment of Kiska
Battle of Kula Gulf
1943-07-06 · in the cruiser line
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · in the campaign; not sunk
