USS Cleveland (CL-55) was the lead ship of the Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class...
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USS Cleveland may refer to: USS Cleveland (C-19), a protected cruiser commissioned in 1903 and scrapped in 1930 USS Cleveland (CL-55), a light cruiser...
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List of cruisers of the United States Navy (redirect from CL-115)
(CS/CL-6) Cleveland (C-19/PG-33/CL-21) Cleveland (CL-55) Colorado (ACR-7) Columbia (C-12/CA-16) Columbia (CL-56) Columbus (CA-74/CG-12) Concord (CS/CL-10)...
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The Cleveland-class was a group of light cruisers built for the United States Navy during World War II. They were the most numerous class of light cruisers...
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test was started on 12 August 1942. Gun batteries aboard cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55) tested proximity-fuzed ammunition against radio-controlled drone...
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W. Burrough, the former commanding officer of the light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55). Sablefish was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Philadelphia...
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USS Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5) was one of 27 United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II, and...
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2013. "Mindano and Panay Islands, Philippines March-April 1945". USS Cleveland CL-55 Reunion Association. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011...
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USS Cleveland (CL-55), nickname refers to the ship's hull symbol, CL-55. "Cheer Up Ship" – USS Nevada (BB-36) "Chesapeake Raider" – USS Wyoming (BB-32)...
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General Douglas MacArthur observed from USS Cleveland (CL-55) and Rear Admiral Barbey watched from USS Phoenix (CL-46), the first wave of Australian troops...
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USS Miami was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development...
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USS Vincennes was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development...
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USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She...
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composed of Ranger, Sangamon-class escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27), light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55), two submarines and a fleet oiler. The group...
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Herbert Hopwood Dead", The Washington Post, p. B6, September 17, 1966 "USS Cleveland CL-55 Reunion Association - Our Navy 1944". Archived from the original...
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enemy aircraft by German night fighters. The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55) conducts the first shipboard tests of anti-aircraft ammunition employing...
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27 Cleveland-class light cruisers USS Vincennes (CL-64) (1943) Battle of the Philippine Sea - Philippines campaign (1944-45) - Battle of Okinawa USS Pasadena (CL-65)...
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Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19 June. Boston towed the Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Houston after she was torpedoed by a Japanese air attack....
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Brooklyn-class light cruisers USS Savannah (CL-42) launched 8 May 1937 USS Nashville (CL-43) 2 October 1937 USS Phoenix (CL-46) 19 March 1938 4 of 14 Baltimore-class...
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roles and missions page 55" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2015. "San Diego (CL-53) ii". Dictionary of American...
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USS SC-48 USS SC-49 USS SC-50 USS SC-51 USS SC-52 USS SC-53 USS SC-54 USS SC-55 USS SC-56 USS SC-57 USS SC-58 USS SC-59 USS SC-60 USS SC-61 USS SC-62 USS SC-63...
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List of United States Navy ships: C (section Cl)
USS Clematis (1863) USS Clemson (DD-186/AVP-17/AVD-4/APD-31, T-AG-184) USS Cleo (SP-232) USS Clermont (APA-143) USS Cleveland (C-19/PG-33/CL-21, CL-55...
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USS Georgia (BB-15), launched in 1904 Chester-class cruiser USS Chester (CL-1) World War I Smith-class destroyers USS Flusser (DD-20) World War I USS Reid (DD-21)...
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succession of sea and shore billets throughout the 19th century: the former in USS Essex, Columbia, Yankee, Buffalo, Panther, Richmond, and Monongahela; the...
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Battleships USS Tennessee and USS Pennsylvania Task Group 95.2 Large cruisers USS Alaska and USS Guam Light cruisers USS Cleveland, USS Columbia, USS Denver...
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tonnage would have been gained from legally scrapping CL-4 and CL-5). Contracts suggest that USS Hornet (CV-8) and the first 4 Atlanta-class light cruisers...
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the dedication, arrived aboard the newly commissioned light cruiser USS Memphis (CL-13). Perry Monument at Misery Bay, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pennsylvania...
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APc-50 USS APc-51 USS APc-52 USS APc-53 USS APc-54 USS APc-55 USS APc-56 USS APc-57 USS APc-58 USS APc-59 USS APc-60 USS APc-61 USS APc-62 USS APc-63 USS APc-64...
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dispersion problem common to many US cruisers of the 1920s and 1930s. The Cleveland-class had 12 guns mounted in four triple turrets. The arrangement in triple...
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Waller. On the 5th, she led Conway (DD-507), Montpelier (CL-57), Cleveland (CL-55), Denver (CL-58), and Cony (DD-508) in a raid on the Japanese airfields...
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