| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Brooklyn |
| Pennant | CL 48 |
| Built by | New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Dec 1935 |
| Launched | 26 Aug 1937 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jun 1938 |
| End service | 3 Feb 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 3 February 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Honolulu (CL 48)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Oscar Smith, USN | 15 Jun 1938 | Jul 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. Harold Dodd, USN | Jul 1940 | 3 Aug 1942 (1) |
| 3 | Capt. Robert Ward Hayler, Sr., USN | 3 Aug 1942 | 25 Mar 1944 |
| 4 | T/Capt. Harry Raymond Thurber, USN | 25 Mar 1944 | 20 Jan 1945 |
| 5 | T/Capt. Olin Scoggins, USN | 20 Jan 1945 | 3 Feb 1945 |
| 6 | T/Cdr. Theodore Frederick Ascherfeld, USN | 3 Feb 1945 | 15 Jun 1945 |
| 7 | T/Capt. Harold Frederick Pullen, USN | 15 Jun 1945 | Nov 1945 |
| 8 | T/Cdr. William Julius Lederer, Jr., USN | Nov 1945 | May 1946 |
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