The light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL 55) of the US Navy.
Technical information
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Displacement | 10000 BRT |
| Length | 608 feet |
| Complement | 1255 men |
| Armament | 12 x 6"/47 (4x3). 12 x 5"/38 DP (6x2). 28 x 40mm. 10 x 20mm. 4 Aircraft, 2 catapults. |
| Max speed | 32.5 knots |
| Engines | Geared turbines, 4 shafts |
| Power | 100000 |
| Notes on class | 9 more ships were laid down as Cleveland class light cruisers but converted into Independence class light fleet carriers. |
All ships of the Cleveland class
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| USS | ||
| USS Amsterdam (CL 101) | ||
| USS Astoria (ii) (CL 90) | ||
| USS Atlanta (ii) (CL 104) | ||
| USS Biloxi (CL 80) | ||
| USS Birmingham (CL 62) | ||
 | USS Cleveland (CL 55) | |
| USS Columbia (CL 56) | ||
| USS Dayton (CL 105) | ||
| USS Denver (CL 58) | ||
| USS Duluth (CL 87) | ||
| USS Galveston (CL 93) | ||
| USS Houston (ii) (CL 81) | ||
| USS Little Rock (CL 92) | ||
| USS Manchester (CL 83) | ||
| USS Miami (CL 89) | ||
| USS Mobile (CL 63) | ||
| USS Montpelier (CL 57) | ||
| USS Oklahoma City (CL 91) | ||
| USS Pasadena (CL 65) | ||
| | USS Portsmouth (CL 102) | |
| USS Providence (CL 82) | ||
| USS Santa Fe (CL 60) | ||
| | USS Springfield (CL 66) | |
| USS Topeka (CL 67) | ||
| USS Vicksburg (CL 86) | ||
| USS Vincennes (ii) (CL 64) | ||
| USS Wilkes-Barre (CL 103) | ||
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