Cleveland-class cruiser

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The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship class
class of light cruisers
aircraftCarried floatplanes
aircraftFacilities catapults
antiAircraftArmament 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
40 mm Bofors guns
armourBelt up to about 5 inches
armourDeck up to about 2 inches
armourTurrets up to about 6.5 inches
beam about 66 feet
conflict World War II
conversionProgram Galveston-class guided missile cruiser
Providence-class guided missile cruiser
convertedTo guided missile cruiser
countryOfOrigin United States
crewComplement approximately 1200–1400 officers and enlisted
designedAs development of Brooklyn-class cruiser
designFeature dual-purpose secondary battery
emphasis on heavy anti-aircraft armament
high superstructure
displacementFullLoad approximately 14000 long tons
displacementStandard approximately 11000 long tons
draft about 24 feet
length about 610 feet
mainBattery 12 × 6-inch/47 caliber guns
mainBatteryConfiguration four triple turrets
maximumSpeed about 32.5 knots
NATODesignation CL
notableRole anti-aircraft defense
carrier task force escort
shore bombardment
notableShip USS Cleveland (CL-55)
USS Columbia (CL-56)
USS Galveston (CL-93)
USS Miami (CL-89)
USS Montpelier (CL-57)
USS Providence (CL-82)
numberBuilt 27
numberCancelled 2
numberCompleted 27
numberLaidDown 29
operator United States Navy
powerOutput 100000 shaft horsepower
precededBy Brooklyn-class cruiser
propulsion four shafts
oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
range about 11000 nautical miles at 15 knots
secondaryBattery 12 × 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
secondaryBatteryConfiguration six twin mounts
serviceEntry 1942
1943
servicePeriod 1942–1950s
shipType light cruiser
succeededBy Fargo-class cruiser
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Theater of World War II
Pacific Theater of World War II
timePeriod World War II era

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Brooklyn-class cruiser successorClass Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4) navalShipClass Cleveland class
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Helena (CL-113) shipClass Cleveland-class cruiser
Independence-class aircraft carrier hullTypeConvertedFrom Cleveland-class cruiser
subject linked to: Independence class
USS Fargo (CL-85) shipClassPlanned Cleveland-class light cruiser
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Independence-class aircraft carrier convertedFrom Cleveland-class cruiser hull
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Independence-class aircraft carrier hullType Cleveland-class light cruiser hull
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Wilmington (CL-79) shipClass Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Wilmington (CL-79) partOf Cleveland-class cruisers
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Wilmington (CL-79) category Cleveland-class cruisers of the United States Navy
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS New Haven (CL-76) shipClass Cleveland-class light cruiser
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS New Haven (CL-76) neverCompletedAs Cleveland-class light cruiser
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Cleveland-class cruiser conversionProgram Galveston-class guided missile cruiser
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Cleveland-class cruiser conversionProgram Providence-class guided missile cruiser
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Vincennes (CL-64) shipClass Cleveland class
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser