USS Reno

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USS Reno (CL-96) was an updated Atlanta-class light cruiser - sometimes referred to as an "Oakland-class" - designed and built to specialize in antiaircraft warfare. She was the first warship to be named for the city of Reno, Nevada. Reno (DD-303) was a destroyer named for Lt. Commander Walter E. Reno.

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CL-96; Reno
Atlanta-class cruiser, light cruiser, Bethlehem SteelUnited States Navy


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    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
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    keel laying
    1943-12-28T00:00:00Z
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    ship commissioning
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    ship launching
    1946-11-04T00:00:00Z
    1946-11-04T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    40mm twin Bofors gun mount on USS Reno (CL-96) c194440mm twin Bofors gun mount on USS Reno (CL-96) c1944
    Overhead view of USS Reno (CL-96) c1943Overhead view of USS Reno (CL-96) c1943
    USS RENO - Rep of Ops During Carrier Air Strikes Against the Manila Bay Area, Philippines, 9-21-22-44 - DPLA - 1a57ffaf6dea29ab39733ec95999708cUSS RENO - Rep of Ops During Carrier Air Strikes Against the Manila Bay Area, Philippines, 9-21-22-44 - DPLA - 1a57ffaf6dea29ab39733ec95999708c
    USS Reno (CL-96) underway off California on 25 January 1944 (80-G-215947)USS Reno (CL-96) underway off California on 25 January 1944 (80-G-215947)
    USS Reno (CL-96) under salvage after being torpedoed off the Philippines, 5 November 1944 (NH 63431)USS Reno (CL-96) under salvage after being torpedoed off the Philippines, 5 November 1944 (NH 63431)
    USS Reno (CL-96) underway on 11 January 1944 (NH 98466)USS Reno (CL-96) underway on 11 January 1944 (NH 98466)
    USS Reno (CL-96) in San Francisco Bay in late 1943USS Reno (CL-96) in San Francisco Bay in late 1943
    USS Princeton (CVL-23) underway afire with USS Reno (CL-96) in October 1944USS Princeton (CVL-23) underway afire with USS Reno (CL-96) in October 1944
    USS Princeton (CVL-23) 1944 10 24 1523explosionUSS Princeton (CVL-23) 1944 10 24 1523explosion
    USS Reno fighting fires on USS PrincetonUSS Reno fighting fires on USS Princeton