USN · CL
AfloatCleveland-class light cruiser, CL-64, the ship that carried on the name of the heavy cruiser lost at Savo Island. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company's Fore River plant launched her on 17 July 1943 and the Navy commissioned her on 21 January 1944. She screened the fast carriers from the Marianas through Leyte Gulf and Okinawa, and bombarded Okinawa in May and June 1945. She was not sunk in the war. Decommissioned 10 September 1946.
| Class | Cleveland class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-64 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Fore River, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1943-07-17 |
| Commissioned | 1944-01-21 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned on 10 September 1946 and never returned to active service. Stricken from the Navy List on 1 April 1966 and subsequently sunk as a target in missile experiments. Six battle stars for World War II. Not lost in the war. |
| 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 Vincennes (CL-64) steaming in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 29 August 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 22. U.S. Navy photo NH 98189 Public domain.
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Command
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · Screened Task Force 58; her gunners helped break up persistent air attacks in the Battle of the Philippine Sea; not sunk
Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · Headed north on 25 October 1944 with the fast-carrier force whose planes struck the northern Japanese force; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · With Task Group 58.1 off Okinawa on 1 April 1945, then shore bombardment with Vicksburg from 17 May; not sunk
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