| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Omaha |
| Pennant | CL 8 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 Nov 1920 |
| Launched | 20 Jun 1922 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1923 |
| End service | 11 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 11 January 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Detroit (CL 8)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| Olaf Mandt Hustvedt, USN | |||
| 1 | Capt. Adolf von Scheven Dickhart, USN | 15 Jul 1940 | 25 Dec 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. Lloyd Jerome Wiltsie, USN | 25 Dec 1940 | |
| 3 | Capt. Ellis Hugh Gieselman, USN | Dec 1942 |
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