USS St. Louis (CL-49)
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USS St. Louis (CL-49) was a U.S. Navy light cruiser that saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including action at Pearl Harbor and numerous subsequent campaigns.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| US light cruiser USS St. Louis | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brooklyn-class light cruiser
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes for scouting ⓘ |
| armamentAA |
multiple 20 mm Oerlikon guns (WWII fit)
ⓘ
multiple 40 mm Bofors guns (WWII fit) ⓘ |
| armamentMain | fifteen 6-inch/47 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | five 5-inch/25 caliber guns (as built) ⓘ |
| awarded | 11 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| battleHonors | Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 61 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1939-05-19 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 868 officers and enlisted (wartime) ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
Japanese torpedo at Battle of Kolombangara
ⓘ
kamikaze attacks in the Philippines ⓘ |
| dateSold | 1951-01-22 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-06-20 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 12,200 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9,700 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 19 feet 5 inches ⓘ |
| fate | sold to Brazil ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1936-12-10 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1938-04-15 ⓘ |
| length | about 608 feet ⓘ |
| locationOnDate | Pearl Harbor on 1941-12-07 GENERATED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Empress Augusta Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kolombangara NERFINISHED ⓘ Bougainville operations ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Leyte Gulf operations ⓘ New Georgia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CL-49 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrapped | yes ⓘ |
| scrappedApproxDate | 1970s ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Brooklyn-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentName | Almirante Tamandaré (C-12) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedAttack | Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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US light cruiser USS St. Louis