The six that were completed as or converted into guided missile cruisers were reactivated during the 1950s and then served into the 1970s. Except for the USS Manchester, which remained in service until 1956, and the guided missile cruisers all of these cruisers were decommissioned by 1950. The Cleveland-class cruisers served mainly in the Pacific Fleet during World War II, especially in the Fast Carrier Task Force, but some of them served off the coasts of Europe and Africa in the U.S. Following the naming convention at the time, all the ships completed as cruisers were named for American cities and towns. ![]() Of the 27 Cleveland-class cruisers that were commissioned, one ( USS Galveston) was completed as a guided missile cruiser and five were later modified as Galveston- and Providence-class guided missile cruisers. ĥ2 light cruisers of this class were originally planned, but nine of them were completed as the light aircraft carriers of the Independence-class, and two of them were completed to a somewhat different design, with more compact superstructures and just a single smokestack. ![]() Navy designed the Cleveland class of light cruisers for World War II with the goal of increased cruising range, antiaircraft armament, torpedo protection, etc., compared with earlier American cruisers. Dimensions in feet from Jane's American Fighting ships of the 20th Century, 1991.3 (9 converted to aircraft carriers, 13 reordered)ġ (converted to a Galveston-class guided missile cruiser)ġ1,800 tons (standard), 14,131 tons (full)Ħ00 ft (Waterline) 600 ft (180 m), 608 ft 4 in (Overall) 608 ft 4 in (185.42 m)
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