USS Cleveland

USS Cleveland (CL-55) was the lead ship of the Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty. The start of the war led to the dissolution of the treaty system, but the dramatic need for new vessels precluded a new design, so the Clevelands used the same hull as their predecessors, but were significantly heavier. The Clevelands carried a main battery of twelve 6-inch (152 mm) guns in four three-gun turrets, along with a secondary armament of twelve 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose guns. They had a top speed of 32.5 knots.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1940-07-01T00:00:00Z

1940-07-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1942-06-15T00:00:00Z

1942-06-15T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1941-11-01T00:00:00Z

1941-11-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1947-02-07T00:00:00Z

1947-02-07T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

USS Cleveland (CL-55) in floating drydock ABSD-1 off Espiritu Santo on 12 January 1944. (NH 98059)

USS Cleveland (CL-55) underway at sea in late 1942 (NH 55173) (cropped)

Pattern sheet, M32 1D for Cleveland class

USS Hawaii (CB-3) and other cruisers in reserve at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 19 May 1955 (80-G-668655)

View forward from USS Columbia (CL-56) during Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1943

USS Cleveland (CL-55) at anchor on 28 March 1944 (NH 98058)

USS Cleveland (CL-55) underway at sea in late 1942 (NH 55173)

Pattern sheet, MS-31a 10C for Cleveland class

USS Cleveland (CL-55) in floating drydock ABSD-1 off Espiritu Santo on 12 January 1944. (NH 98059)

Pattern sheet, MS-32 11A for Cleveland class

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Drachinifel page@		Wikidata
commons	image		USS Cleveland (CL-55) in floating drydock ABSD-1 off Espiritu Santo on 12 January 1944. (NH 98059)		Commons
commons	image		USS Cleveland (CL-55) underway at sea in late 1942 (NH 55173) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, M32 1D for Cleveland class		Commons
commons	image		USS Hawaii (CB-3) and other cruisers in reserve at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 19 May 1955 (80-G-668655)		Commons
commons	image		View forward from USS Columbia (CL-56) during Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1943		Commons
commons	image		USS Cleveland (CL-55) at anchor on 28 March 1944 (NH 98058)		Commons
commons	image		USS Cleveland (CL-55) underway at sea in late 1942 (NH 55173)		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-31a 10C for Cleveland class		Commons
commons	image		USS Cleveland (CL-55) in floating drydock ABSD-1 off Espiritu Santo on 12 January 1944. (NH 98059)		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-32 11A for Cleveland class		Commons