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 ⓘ
class of light cruisers ⓘ
aircraftCarried floatplanes ⓘ
aircraftFacilities catapults ⓘ
antiAircraftArmament 20 mm Oerlikon cannons ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Providence-class guided missile cruiser ⓘ
convertedTo guided missile cruiser ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 1200–1400 officers and enlisted ⓘ
designedAs development of Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
designFeature dual-purpose secondary battery ⓘ
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 ⓘ
carrier task force escort ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ
notableShip USS Cleveland (CL-55) ⓘ
USS Columbia (CL-56) ⓘ
USS Galveston (CL-93) ⓘ
USS Miami (CL-89) ⓘ
USS Montpelier (CL-57) ⓘ
USS Providence (CL-82) ⓘ
numberBuilt 27 ⓘ
numberCancelled 2 ⓘ
numberCompleted 27 ⓘ
numberLaidDown 29 ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
powerOutput 100000 shaft horsepower ⓘ
precededBy Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
propulsion four shafts ⓘ
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 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ
servicePeriod 1942–1950s ⓘ
shipType light cruiser ⓘ
succeededBy Fargo-class cruiser ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Theater of World War II ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
timePeriod World War II era ⓘ

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Brooklyn-class cruiser → successorClass → Cleveland-class cruiser ⓘ
USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4) → navalShipClass → Cleveland class ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Helena (CL-113) → shipClass → Cleveland-class cruiser ⓘ
Independence-class aircraft carrier → hullTypeConvertedFrom → Cleveland-class cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: Independence class
USS Fargo (CL-85) → shipClassPlanned → Cleveland-class light cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Independence-class aircraft carrier → convertedFrom → Cleveland-class cruiser hull ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Independence-class aircraft carrier → hullType → Cleveland-class light cruiser hull ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Wilmington (CL-79) → shipClass → Cleveland-class cruiser ⓘ
USS Wilmington (CL-79) → partOf → Cleveland-class cruisers ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Wilmington (CL-79) → category → Cleveland-class cruisers of the United States Navy ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS New Haven (CL-76) → shipClass → Cleveland-class light cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS New Haven (CL-76) → neverCompletedAs → Cleveland-class light cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Cleveland-class cruiser → conversionProgram → Galveston-class guided missile cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
Cleveland-class cruiser → conversionProgram → Providence-class guided missile cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser
USS Vincennes (CL-64) → shipClass → Cleveland class ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland-class cruiser