Cleveland-class cruiser
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The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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class of light cruisers ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament |
20 mm Oerlikon cannons
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40 mm Bofors guns ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to about 5 inches ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to about 2 inches ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | up to about 6.5 inches ⓘ |
| beam | about 66 feet ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conversionProgram |
Galveston-class guided missile cruiser
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Providence-class guided missile cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | guided missile cruiser ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 1200–1400 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| designedAs | development of Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ |
| designFeature |
dual-purpose secondary battery
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emphasis on heavy anti-aircraft armament ⓘ high superstructure ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 14000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 24 feet ⓘ |
| length | about 610 feet ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 12 × 6-inch/47 caliber guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | four triple turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| NATODesignation | CL ⓘ |
| notableRole |
anti-aircraft defense
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carrier task force escort ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| notableShip |
USS Cleveland (CL-55)
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USS Columbia (CL-56) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Galveston (CL-93) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Miami (CL-89) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Montpelier (CL-57) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Providence (CL-82) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 27 ⓘ |
| numberCancelled | 2 ⓘ |
| numberCompleted | 27 ⓘ |
| numberLaidDown | 29 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 100000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | Brooklyn-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
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oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 11000 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| secondaryBattery | 12 × 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| secondaryBatteryConfiguration | six twin mounts ⓘ |
| serviceEntry |
1942
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1943 ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | 1942–1950s ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Fargo-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Theater of World War II
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Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
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