USS Biloxi

USS Biloxi was a 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

1941-07-09T00:00:00Z

1941-07-09T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-08-31T00:00:00Z

1943-08-31T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-02-23T00:00:00Z

1943-02-23T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-08-29T00:00:00Z

1946-08-29T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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USS Biloxi (CL-80) catapults a Curtiss SO3C Seamew in 1943

USS Wickes (DD-578) refueling from USS Biloxi (CL-80) c1944

OS2U Kingfishers and TDD drones on USS Biloxi (CL-80) c1944

USS Biloxi (CL-80) receives ammunition off Okinawa in 1945

USS San Diego (CL-53) underway with battleships off Iwo Jima in February 1945

20 mm Oerlikons aboard USS Biloxi (CL.80) firing c1944

US Navy aintiarcraft fire off Okinawa in 1945

USS Biloxi (CL-80) underway at sea, circa October 1943 (NH 98263)

Radioplane TDD target drone on catapult of USS Biloxi (CL-80) c1944

USS Biloxi (CL-80) about to catapult a Curtiss SO3C in 1943

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Biloxi (CL-80) catapults a Curtiss SO3C Seamew in 1943		Commons
commons	image		USS Wickes (DD-578) refueling from USS Biloxi (CL-80) c1944		Commons
commons	image		OS2U Kingfishers and TDD drones on USS Biloxi (CL-80) c1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Biloxi (CL-80) receives ammunition off Okinawa in 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS San Diego (CL-53) underway with battleships off Iwo Jima in February 1945		Commons
commons	image		20 mm Oerlikons aboard USS Biloxi (CL.80) firing c1944		Commons
commons	image		US Navy aintiarcraft fire off Okinawa in 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Biloxi (CL-80) underway at sea, circa October 1943 (NH 98263)		Commons
commons	image		Radioplane TDD target drone on catapult of USS Biloxi (CL-80) c1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Biloxi (CL-80) about to catapult a Curtiss SO3C in 1943		Commons