Cleveland-class cruisers

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf class of light cruisers
gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament gptkb:20_mm_Oerlikon_cannons
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_guns
gptkbp:armament 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
12 × 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose guns
gptkbp:beam 66 ft 4 in (20.2 m)
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Galveston-class_guided_missile_cruiser
gptkb:Providence-class_guided_missile_cruiser
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,255
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:displacement 11,744 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m)
gptkbp:enteredService 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cleveland-class cruisers
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:steel
gptkbp:length 610 ft (186 m)
gptkbp:museumShip None remain as museum ships
gptkbp:nickname Cleve-mens
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Bombardment_of_Japanese_home_islands
Battle of Iwo Jima
Rescue operations
Convoy escort
Anti-aircraft defense
Escort of aircraft carriers
Flagship duties
Postwar occupation duties
Shore bombardment
Support of amphibious landings
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Vicksburg_(CL-86)
gptkb:USS_Santa_Fe_(CL-60)
gptkb:USS_Columbia_(CL-56)
gptkb:USS_Denver_(CL-58)
gptkb:USS_Montpelier_(CL-57)
gptkb:USS_Cleveland_(CL-55)
gptkb:USS_Birmingham_(CL-62)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 27
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Brooklyn-class_cruisers
gptkbp:primaryUse light cruiser
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 11,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
gptkbp:speed 32.5 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fargo-class_cruisers
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Vicksburg_(CL-86)
gptkb:Federal_Shipbuilding_and_Drydock_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6