| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Cleveland |
| Pennant | CL 83 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 25 Sep 1944 |
| Launched | 5 Mar 1946 |
| Commissioned | 29 Oct 1946 |
| End service | 27 Jun 1956 |
| History | Decommissioned 27 June 1956. |
Commands listed for USS Manchester (CL 83)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Capt. Peter Gerald Hale, USN | 29 Oct 1946 | 19 Jul 1947 (1) | |
| 2 | T/Capt, John Stuart Keating, USN | 19 Jul 1947 | 8 Feb 1948 | |
| 3 | Cdr. Frederick Stanton Withington, USN | 8 Feb 1948 | 7 Aug 1948 (1) | |
| 4 | T/Capt. Ira Hudson Nunn, USN | 7 Aug 1948 | 10 Sep 1949 (1) | |
| 5 | T/Capt. Charles Warren Wilkins, USN | 10 Sep 1949 | 22 Jul 1950 (1) | |
| 6 | T/Capt. Gale Emerson Griggs, USN | 29 May 1952 | 4 Jul 1953 (1) | |
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