USN · CL
AfloatCleveland-class light cruiser, the third ship of the name. Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company laid her down as Cheyenne on 26 October 1942; she was launched as Vicksburg on 14 December 1943 and commissioned on 12 June 1944. She bombarded Iwo Jima in February 1945 and screened the fast carriers, then bombarded Okinawa. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 30 June 1947.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-86 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Launched | 1943-12-14 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-12 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned at San Francisco on 30 June 1947 and placed in reserve. Stricken on 1 October 1962. Sold on 25 August 1964 to the National Metal and Steep Corp., Terminal Island, California, and scrapped. Two battle stars. 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 Vicksburg (CL-86) underway off the U.S. East Coast, 17 October 1944. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 6d. U.S. Navy photo NH 98331 Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · Bombarded the northern end of Iwo Jima on 15 February 1945 and stayed for gunfire support into March; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · Screened the fast carriers before the landings and later bombarded Okinawa in support of the Army; not sunk
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