USS Miami

USS Miami 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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USS MIAMI - Rep of Ops in the Philippine Area, 11-1-9-44 - DPLA - 9426bca432f1d175149a0f344f07b927

USS Miami (CL-89) underway at sea, circa early 1944 (NH 98403)

USS Miami (CL-89) at anchor in 1945

USS Shannon (DM-25) underway in Ulithi Atoll, circa in March 1945 (80-G-K-3816)

Launch of USS Miami (CL-89) in December 1942

USS Miami (CL-89) steaming in heavy seas in February 1944

USS Miami (CL-89) at Trinidad in February 1944

USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) after kamikaze hit, January 1945

USS Miami (CL-89) in March 1945

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