The United States Navy designed the Cleveland class of light cruisers for World War II with the goal of increased range and AA armament as compared with earlier classes.

Although 39 ships were projected to be built, only 27 were actually commissioned. The Cleveland class is the most successful cruiser class in history (tied with the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser).

The ships were mainly used in the Pacific during World War II, some however saw action in Europe and off of the coast of Africa.

Statistics

• Displacement:
  • Standard: 11800 tons
  • Full: 14131 tons
• Length: 186.0 meters
• Beam: 20.2 meters
• Draught: 7.5 meters
• Height (Mast): 34.5 meters
• Crew (Officers/Men): 70/1285
• Speed: 32.5 knots
• Armament:
  • Cleveland, 1942: 12 x 152mm L/47 in four triple turrets, two superfiring fore and aft each, 12 x 127mm L/38 in six twin turrets, one forward, one aft, two on each side, 12 x 40mm L/56, 20 x 20mm
  • Vicksburg, 1944/45: 12 x 152mm L/47 as above, 12 x 127mm L/38 as above, 28 x 40mm L/56, 10 x 20mm

Ships

• Cleveland (CL-55)
• Columbia (CL-56)
• Montpelier (CL-57)
• Denver (CL-58)
• Santa Fe (CL-60)
• Birmingham (CL-62)
• Mobile (CL-63)
• Vincennes (CL-64)
• Pasadena (CL-65)
• Springfield (CL-66)
• Topeka (CL-67)
• Biloxi (CL-80)
• Houston (CL-81)
• Providence (CL-82)
• Manchester (CL-83)
• Vicksburg (CL-86)
• Duluth (CL-87)
• Miami (CL-89)
• Astoria (CL-90)
• Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5)
• Little Rock (CL-92)
• Galveston (CL-93)
• Youngstown (CL-94)
• Amsterdam (CL-101)
• Portsmouth (CL-102)
• Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
• Atlanta (CL-104)
• Dayton (CL-105)

Source

• Statistics