USS Montpelier

USS Montpelier (CL-57) was one of 27 United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named for the city of Montpelier, Vermont. Montpelier was commissioned in September 1942 and saw service in several campaigns in the Pacific. Like almost all her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, and never saw active service again. Montpelier was scrapped in the early 1960s.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1940-12-02T00:00:00Z

1940-12-02T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1942-02-12T00:00:00Z

1942-02-12T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1947-01-24T00:00:00Z

1947-01-24T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1942-09-09T00:00:00Z

1942-09-09T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

MerrillNavyCross

Corregidor under fire in February 1945

SOC launching from USS Montpelier (CL-57)

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

Rear Adm. Aaron S. Merrill, Commander TF 39, on board Montpelier (CL–57), December 1943.

40 mm mount on USS Montpelier (CL-57)

USS Montpelier (CL-57) in 1945

USS Montpelier (CL-57) underway on 11 June 1944 (80-G-243381)

USS Montpelier (CL-57) underway, circa in late 1942

USS Montpelier (CL-57) firing at Empress Augusta Bay

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		MerrillNavyCross		Commons
commons	image		Corregidor under fire in February 1945		Commons
commons	image		SOC launching from USS Montpelier (CL-57)		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		Rear Adm. Aaron S. Merrill, Commander TF 39, on board Montpelier (CL–57), December 1943.		Commons
commons	image		40 mm mount on USS Montpelier (CL-57)		Commons
commons	image		USS Montpelier (CL-57) in 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Montpelier (CL-57) underway on 11 June 1944 (80-G-243381)		Commons
commons	image		USS Montpelier (CL-57) underway, circa in late 1942		Commons
commons	image		USS Montpelier (CL-57) firing at Empress Augusta Bay		Commons