Cleveland-class cruiser

The Cleveland class was a group of light cruisers built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. They were the most numerous class of light cruisers ever built. Fifty-two were ordered, and 36 were completed, 27 as cruisers and nine as light aircraft carriers. They were deactivated within a few years after the end of the war, but six were converted into missile ships, and some of these served into the 1970s. One ship of the class remains as a museum ship.

USS Manchester on 31 October 1952

Class overview
NameCleveland-class
Builders
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byAtlanta class
Succeeded byFargo class
Subclasses
Built1940-1958
In commission1942–79
Planned52
Completed27
Cancelled3, with a further 9 converted to light aircraft carriers and 13 reordered as Fargo-class cruisers
Active0
Lost0
Retired27
Scrapped22 and 4 sunk as target
Preserved1 (converted to a Galveston-class guided missile cruiser)
General characteristics
TypeLight cruiser
Displacement
  • 11,744 long tons (11,932 t) (standard)
  • 14,131 long tons (14,358 t) (max)
Length
  • 600 ft (180 m) wl
  • 608 ft 4 in (185.42 m) oa
Beam66 ft 4 in (20.22 m)
Height113 ft (34 m)
Draft
  • 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean)
  • 25 ft (7.6 m) (max)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range8,640 nmi (16,000 km; 9,940 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement
  • 1,255 Total
    • 70 officers
    • 1,115 enlisted men
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 3.25–5 in (83–127 mm)
  • Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 5 in (130 mm)
  • Turrets Face: 6.50 in (165 mm)
  • Turrets Roof: 3 in (76 mm)
  • Turrets Sides: 3 in (76 mm)
  • Turrets Rear: 1.5 in (38 mm)
  • Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm)
  • Conning tower: 2.25–5 in (57–127 mm)
Aircraft carried4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities2 × stern catapults
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