Sea Weapons

Light Cruiser (1943)

Cleveland class

USS Columbia (CL-56)
Cleveland-class
Fargo-class

Preceded by:

Atlanta (1942)

Related:

Galveston (1958)

Succeeded by:

Worcester (1948)

Datafile

ClassClevelandFargo
TypeLight CruiserLight Cruiser
Year19421945
Crew12851285
Dimensions
Length182.9 m (pp)
186.0 m
182.9 m (pp)
186.0 m
Beam20.2 m20.2 m
Draught7.5 m7.5 m
Displacement
Empty11,130-11,734 t11,890 t
Loaded13,897-14,144 t14,464 t
Performance
Speed60 km/h60 km/h
Range20,372 km @ 28 km/h
20,372 km @ 28 km/h
Machinery
Shafts44
Turbines4 x Geared steam
100,000 hp
General Electric
4 x Geared steam
100,000 hp
General Electric
Boilers4 x Babcock & Wilcox4 x Babcock & Wilcox
FuelOil: 1,507-2,100 tOil: 1,507-2,100 t
Armament
Main12 x 152-mm/47 (4 x 3)
6"/47 Mk. 16
-5° / +40°

12 x 152-mm/47 (4 x 3)
6"/47 Mk. 16
-5° / +40°

Anti-Aircraft12 x 127-mm (6 x 2)
5"/38 Mk. 12
28 x 40-mm (4 x 4, 6 x 2)
Bofors
10 x 20-mm (10 x 1)
Oerlikon
12 x 127-mm (6 x 2)
5"/38 Mk. 12
28 x 40-mm (6 x 4, 2 x 2)
Bofors
28 x 20-mm (14 x 2)
Oerlikon
Broadside708 kg708 kg
Armor
Belt89 - 127 mm89 - 127 mm
Bulkhead127 mm127 mm
Deck51 mm51 mm
Barbettes152 mm152 mm
Gun turret38 - 165 mm38 - 165 mm
Conning tower57 - 127 mm-0 - 0 mm
Aircraft
Aircraft42
Production
Built272
Total12

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Cleveland CL-55 New York SB01/07/194001/11/194115/06/194207/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Columbia CL-56 New York SB18/08/194017/12/194129/07/194230/11/1946Sold/Scrapped
Montpelier CL-57 New York SB02/12/194012/02/194209/09/194224/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Denver CL-58 New York SB26/12/194004/04/194215/10/194207/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Amsterdam CL-59 New York SB01/05/194122/08/1942--Cancelled, rebuilt
Santa Fe CL-60 New York SB07/06/194110/06/194224/11/194229/10/1946Sold/Scrapped
Tallahassee CL-61 New York SB02/06/194118/10/1942--Cancelled, rebuilt
Birmingham CL-62 Newport News SB17/02/194120/03/194229/01/194302/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Mobile CL-63 Newport News SB14/04/194115/05/194224/03/194309/05/1947Sold/Scrapped
Vincennes CL-64 Bethlehem07/03/194217/07/194321/01/194410/09/1946Sunk as target
Pasadena CL-65 Bethlehem06/02/194328/12/194308/06/194412/01/1950Sold/Scrapped
Springfield CL-66 Bethlehem13/02/194309/03/194409/09/194430/09/1949Rebuilt/Converted
Topeka CL-67 Bethlehem21/04/194319/08/194423/12/194418/06/1949Rebuilt/Converted
New Haven CL-76 New York SB11/08/194106/11/1942--Cancelled, rebuilt
Huntington CL-77 New York SB17/11/194117/01/1943--Cancelled, rebuilt
Dayton CL-78 New York SB29/12/194128/02/1943--Cancelled, rebuilt
Wilmington CL-79 New York SB16/03/194204/04/1943--Cancelled, rebuilt
Biloxi CL-80 Newport News SB09/07/194123/02/194331/08/194329/08/1946Sold/Scrapped
Houston CL-81 Newport News SB04/08/194119/06/194320/12/194315/12/1947Sold/Scrapped
Providence CL-82 Bethlehem27/07/194328/12/194415/05/194514/06/1949Rebuilt/Converted
Manchester CL-83 Bethlehem25/09/194405/03/194629/10/194627/06/1956Sold/Scrapped
Buffalo CL-84 Federal----Cancelled
Fargo CL-85 New York SB11/04/194222/05/1943--Cancelled, rebuilt
Vicksburg CL-86 Newport News SB26/10/194214/12/194312/06/194430/06/1947Sold/Scrapped
Duluth CL-87 Newport News SB09/11/194213/01/194418/09/194425/06/1949Sold/Scrapped
Newark CL-88 Federal----Cancelled
Miami CL-89 Cramp02/08/194108/12/194228/12/194330/06/1947Sold/Scrapped
Astoria CL-90 Cramp06/09/194106/03/194317/05/194401/07/1949Sold/Scrapped
Oklahoma City CL-91 Cramp08/12/194220/02/194422/12/194430/06/1947Rebuilt/Converted
Little Rock CL-92 Cramp06/03/194327/08/194417/06/194524/06/1949Rebuilt/Converted
Galveston CL-93 Cramp27/08/194322/04/1945--Cancelled, rebuilt
Youngstown CL-94 Cramp04/09/1944---Cancelled, scrapped
Buffalo CL-99 New York SB31/08/194201/08/1943--Cancelled, rebuilt
Newark CL-100 New York SB26/10/194226/09/1943--Cancelled, rebuilt
Amsterdam CL-101 Newport News SB03/03/194325/04/194408/01/194530/06/1947Sold/Scrapped
Portsmouth CL-102 Newport News SB28/06/194320/09/194425/06/194515/06/1949Sold/Scrapped
Wilkes-Barre CL-103 New York SB14/12/194224/12/194301/07/194409/10/1947Sunk as target
Atlanta CL-104 New York SB25/01/194306/02/194403/12/194401/07/1949Sunk as target
Dayton CL-105 New York SB08/03/194319/03/194407/01/194501/03/1949Sold/Scrapped
Cleveland (Fargo):
Fargo CL-106 New York SB23/08/194325/03/194509/12/194514/02/1950Sold/Scrapped
Huntington CL-107 New York SB04/10/194308/04/194523/02/194615/06/1949Sold/Scrapped
Newark CL-108 New York SB17/01/194414/12/1945--Cancelled, scrapped
New Haven CL-109 New York SB28/02/1944---Cancelled, scrapped
Buffalo CL-110 New York SB03/04/1944---Cancelled, scrapped
Wilmington CL-111 Cramp05/03/1945---Cancelled, scrapped
Vallejo CL-112 New York SB----Cancelled
Helena CL-113 New York SB----Cancelled
Roanoke CL-114 New York SB----Cancelled
(Unnamed) CL-115 New York SB----Cancelled
Tallahassee CL-116 Newport News SB31/01/1944---Cancelled, scrapped
Cheyenne CL-117 Newport News SB29/05/1944---Cancelled, scrapped
Chattanooga CL-118 Newport News SB09/10/1944---Cancelled, scrapped

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