Cleveland-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cruiser
gptkbp:aircraft 2 × floatplanes
gptkbp:armament 12 × 5 in guns
20 × 20 mm guns
40 × 40 mm guns
12 × 6 in guns
gptkbp:beam 66 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Seattle-Tacoma_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970s
gptkbp:design Dual-purpose guns for surface and air targets
Enhanced radar and fire control systems
Improved speed and maneuverability
Increased anti-aircraft capabilities
Large number of ships in class
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:displacement 12,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 32 feet
gptkbp:electronic_warfare ECM_systems
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstPublished 1943
1946
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Largest_class_of_light_cruisers_built_by_the_US_during_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cleveland-class cruiser
gptkbp:length 610 feet
gptkbp:notable_alumni USS Cleveland (CL-55)
USS Denver (CL-58)
USS Columbus (CL-56)
USS Mobile (CL-63)
USS Santa Fe (CL-60)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 27
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × boilers
2 × geared turbines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:SC_radar
gptkb:SG_radar
gptkbp:role amphibious warfare
surface warfare
anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:services gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sonar SQS-4 sonar
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Baltimore-class_cruiser
Summit-class cruiser