| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Omaha |
| Pennant | CL 13 |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Oct 1920 |
| Launched | 17 Apr 1924 |
| Commissioned | 4 Feb 1925 |
| End service | 17 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Memphis (CL 13)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Stewart Allan Manahan, USN | 10 Dec 1938 | Jun 1940 (1) |
| 2 | Charles Jefferson Parrish, USN | Jun 1940 | 15 Dec 1941 (1) |
| 3 | Capt. Clinton Elgin Braine, Jr., USN | 15 Dec 1941 | 21 Sep 1942 (1) |
| 4 | T/Capt. George Elmer Maynard, USN | 21 Sep 1942 | 1 Oct 1942 |
| 5 | Capt. Henry Young McCown, USN | 1 Oct 1942 | Aug 1943 (1) |
| 6 | T/Capt. Ralph Waldo Hungerford, USN | Aug 1943 | 5 Aug 1944 |
| 7 | T/Capt. Charles Frederick Grisham, USN | 5 Aug 1944 | 29 Aug 1945 |
| 8 | T/Capt. Omer Archibald Kneeland, USN | 29 Aug 1945 | 17 Dec 1945 |
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