Wednesday, January 14, 2009

ww2 Cleveland class cruisers us navy













Cleveland (CL-55)
Montpelier (CL-57)
Denver (CL-58)
Amsterdam (CL-59) (Reordered as light carrier Independence)
Santa Fe (CL-60)
Tallahassee (CL-61) (Reordered as light carrier Princeton)
Birmingham (CL-62)
Mobile (CL-63)
Vincennes (CL-64)
The United States Navy ww2 Cleveland class light cruisers have increased range and AA armament as compared with earlier classes.The ships were mainly used in the Pacific during World War 2,All survived the war.
27 ships were actually commissioned. Nine ships were reordered as Independence-class light carriers. Six ships were later refit as Galveston and Providence-class guided missile cruisers.

Displacement: 14131 tons (full)
Length: 186.0 meters
Beam: 20.2 meters
Height: 34.5 meters
Draft: 7.5 meters
Propulsion:
100,000 horsepower (75,000 kW)
Speed: 32.5 knots
Complement: 1,255
70 officers
1,115 enlisted
Armament:
Cleveland 1942:
12 × 6 inch 152 mm gun in four triple turrets, two superfiring fore and aft each
12 × 5 inch 127 mm naval gun L/38 in six twin turrets, one forward, one aft, two on each side
12 × 40 mm L/56
20 × 20 mm
Vicksburg 1944/45:
12 × 6 in (152 mm) L/47 as above
12 × 5 in (127 mm) L/38 as above
28 × 40 mm L/56
10 × 20 mm

Aircraft carried: 4

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