Technical information
Type | Light cruiser |
Displacement | 10000 BRT |
Length | 608 feet |
Complement | 1255 men |
Armament | 12 x 6"/47 (4x3). 12 x 5"/38 DP (6x2). 28 x 40mm. 10 x 20mm. 4 Aircraft, 2 catapults. |
Max speed | 32.5 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 4 shafts |
Power | 100000 |
Notes on class | 9 more ships were laid down as Cleveland class light cruisers but converted into Independence class light fleet carriers. |
All ships of the Cleveland class
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USS | ||
USS Amsterdam (CL 101) | ||
USS Astoria (ii) (CL 90) | ||
USS Atlanta (ii) (CL 104) | ||
USS Biloxi (CL 80) | ||
USS Birmingham (CL 62) | ||
USS Cleveland (CL 55) | ||
USS Columbia (CL 56) | ||
USS Dayton (CL 105) | ||
USS Denver (CL 58) | ||
USS Duluth (CL 87) | ||
USS Galveston (CL 93) | ||
USS Houston (ii) (CL 81) | ||
USS Little Rock (CL 92) | ||
USS Manchester (CL 83) | ||
USS Miami (CL 89) | ||
USS Mobile (CL 63) | ||
USS Montpelier (CL 57) | ||
USS Oklahoma City (CL 91) | ||
USS Pasadena (CL 65) | ||
USS Portsmouth (CL 102) | ||
USS Providence (CL 82) | ||
USS Santa Fe (CL 60) | ||
USS Springfield (CL 66) | ||
USS Topeka (CL 67) | ||
USS Vicksburg (CL 86) | ||
USS Vincennes (ii) (CL 64) | ||
USS Wilkes-Barre (CL 103) | ||
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See all Light cruiser classes.
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