Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

Cruisers

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CB -- Large Cruisers

Click on "CB-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Alaska Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                        
CB-1 Alaska 17 Jun 1944  
CB-2 Guam 17 Sep 1944  


CA -- Heavy Cruisers

Click on "CA-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Pensacola Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                    
CA-24 Pensacola 6 Feb 1930  
CA-25 Salt Lake City 11 Dec 1929  


Northampton Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                    
CA-31 Augusta 30 Jan 1931  
CA-27 Chester 24 Jun 1930  
CA-29 Chicago 9 Mar 1931 30 Jan 1943; torpedo at Battle of Rennell Island
CA-30 Houston 17 Jun 1930 1 Mar 1942; torpedo & gunfire at Battle of Sunda Strait
CA-28 Louisville 15 Jan 1931  
CA-26 Northampton 17 May 1930 30 Nov 1942; torpedo at Battle of Tassafaronga


Portland Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                    
CA-35 Indianapolis 15 Nov 1932 29 Jul 1945; torpedo in the Philippine Sea (after delivering Hiroshima Bomb to Tinian)
CA-33 Portland 23 Feb 1933  


New Orleans Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                    
CA-34 Astoria 28 Apr 1934 9 Aug 1942; torpedo & gunfire at Battle of Savo Island
CA-36 Minneapolis 19 May 1934  
CA-32 New Orleans 15 Feb 1934  
CA-39 Quincy 9 Jun 1936 9 Aug 1942; torpedo & gunfire at Battle of Savo Island
CA-38 San Francisco 10 Feb 1934  
CA-37 Tuscaloosa 17 Aug 1934  
CA-44 Vincennes 24 Feb 1937 9 Aug 1942; torpedo & gunfire at Battle of Savo Island


Wichita Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                    
CA-45 Wichita 16 Feb 1939  


Baltimore Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                    
CA-123 Albany 1946  
CA-68 Baltimore 15 Apr 1943  
CA-69 Boston 30 Jun 1943  
CA-130 Bremerton 20 Apr 1945  
CA-70 Canberra 14 Oct 1943  
CA-136 Chicago 10 Jan 1945  
CA-74 Columbus 8 Jun 1945  
CA-131 Fall River 1 Jul 1945  
CA-75 Helena 4 Sep 1945  
CA-135 Los Angeles 22 Jul 1945  
CA-132 Macon 26 Aug 1945  
CA-122 Oregon City 1945  
CA-72 Pittsburgh 10 Oct 1944  
CA-71 Quincy 15 Dec 1943  
CA-124 Rochester 1946  
CA-73 St. Paul 17 Feb 1945  
CA-133 Toledo 1946  


CL -- Light Cruisers

Click on "CL-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Omaha Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                        
CL-6 Cincinnati 1 Jan 1924  
CL-10 Concord 3 Nov 1923  
CL-8 Detroit 31 Jul 1923  
CL-12 Marblehead 8 Sep 1924  
CL-13 Memphis 4 Feb 1925  
CL-5 Milwaukee 20 Jun 1923
1944
 
Lend-Lease to USSR
CL-4 Omaha 24 Feb 1923  
CL-7 Raleigh 6 Feb 1924  
CL-9 Richmond 2 Jul 1923  
CL-11 Trenton 19 Apr 1924  


Brooklyn Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                        
CL-47 Boise 12 Aug 1938  
CL-40 Brooklyn 30 Sep 1937  
CL-48 Honolulu 15 Jun 1938  
CL-43 Nashville 6 Jun 1938  
CL-41 Philadelphia 23 Sep 1937  
CL-46 Phoenix 3 Oct 1938  
CL-42 Savannah 10 Mar 1938  


St. Louis Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                        
CL-50 Helena 18 Sep 1939 6 Jul 1943; torpedoed at Battle of Kula Gulf
CL-49 St. Louis 19 May 1939  


Atlanta Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                        
CL-51 Atlanta 24 Dec 1941 13 Nov 1942; torpedo & gunfire at Battle of Guadalcanal
CL-97 Flint 31 Aug 1944  
CL-121 Fresno 1946  
CL-52 Juneau 14 Feb 1942 13 Nov 1942; torpedo at Battle of Guadalcanal
CL-119 Juneau 1946  
CL-95 Oakland 17 Jul 1943  
CL-96 Reno 28 Dec 1943  
CL-53 San Diego 10 Jan 1942  
CL-54 San Juan 28 Feb 1942  
CL-120 Spokane 1946  
CL-98 Tucson 3 Feb 1945  


Cleveland Class:

Nine sisters were converted to Light Aircraft Carriers (CVL) while building.

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                        
CL-101 Amsterdam 8 Jan 45  
CL-90 Astoria 17 May 44  
CL-104 Atlanta 3 Dec 44  
CL-80 Biloxi 31 Aug 43  
CL-62 Birmingham 29 Jan 43  
CL-55 Cleveland 15 Jun 42  
CL-56 Columbia 29 Jun 42  
CL-105 Dayton 7 Jan 45  
CL-58 Denver 15 Oct 42  
CL-87 Duluth 18 Sep 44  
CL-106 Fargo 1945  
CL-93 Galveston 1946  
CL-81 Houston 20 Dec 43  
CL-107 Huntington 1945  
CL-92 Little Rock 17 Jun 45  
CL-83 Manchester 1946  
CL-89 Miami 28 Dec 43  
CL-63 Mobile 2 Mar 43  
CL-57 Montpelier 9 Sep 42  
CL-91 Oklahoma City 22 Dec 44  
CL-65 Pasadena 8 Jun 44  
CL-102 Portsmouth 15 Jun 45  
CL-82 Providence 15 May 45  
CL-60 Santa Fe 24 Nov 42  
CL-66 Springfield 9 Sep 44  
CL-67 Topeka 23 Dec 44  
CL-86 Vicksburg 12 Jun 44  
CL-64 Vincennes 21 Jan 44  
CL103- Wilkes-Barre 1 Jul 44  



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