| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Cleveland |
| Pennant | CL 82 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 27 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Dec 1944 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1945 |
| End service | 31 Aug 1973 |
| History | Decommissioned 14 June 1949. |
Commands listed for USS Providence (CL 82)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. William Bennett Jackson, Jr., USN | 15 May 1945 | 23 Feb 1946 |
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