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History of US Navy Cruisers from 1864
to present day, from ACR2 USS New York, to the light cruisers and heavy
cruisers of World War I and World War II, and to the Modern Fleet Escorts
of today. Also available for naval enthusiasts
are message boards for each class of cruiser. |
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An American Cruiser passes through the Panama Canal.
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| Name |
Launch Date |
Fate |
| Wooden Screw Frigates |
| Screw
Frigates |
| Franklin |
1864 |
Sold 1915 |
| Merrimack |
1855 |
Renamed Virginia 1862 |
| Wabash |
1855 |
Sold 1912 |
| Minnesota |
1855 |
Sold 1901 |
| Roanoke |
1855 |
Converted to monitor 1862 |
| Colorado |
1856 |
Sold 1885 |
| Niagara |
1855 |
Sold 1885 |
| Screw
Corvettes |
| San Jacinto |
1850 |
Wrecked 1865 |
| Brooklyn |
1858 |
Sold 1891 |
| Hartford |
1858 |
Sank 1956 |
| Lancaster |
1858 |
Scrapped 1933 |
| Richmond |
1860 |
Sold 1919 |
| Pensacola |
1859 |
Sunk 1912 |
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| Wampanoag Class |
| Ammonoosuc |
21st July 1864 |
Sold in 1883. |
| Madawasksa |
8th July 1865 |
Renamed Tennessee c. 1869. Sold in 1886 |
| Wampanoag |
15th December 1864 |
Sold in 1885. |
|
Displacement: Ammonoosuc, Neshaminy, 3850t, Madawaska 4105t, Pompanoosuc
4446t, Wampanoag 4215t 18ft 2in Madawaska, 18ft 6in Wampanoag
mean
Armament: 3-5/3in Pattott RML, 10-9in SB, 2-24pdr SB
howitzers
Complement: 330 |
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| Chattanooga |
13th October 1864 |
Sunk after drifting ice put a hole in her keel in
December 1871. |
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Displacement:
3043t
Armament: 17
guns
Complement: ? |
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| Idaho |
8th October 1864 |
She was converted to a sailing ship after trials proved
she was a failure. Sold in 1874. |
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Displacement:
3241t
Armament: 8
guns
Complement: ? |
| Java Class |
| Antietam |
13th November 1875 |
Sold in 1888. |
| Guerriere |
9th September 1865 |
Sold in 1872. |
| Minnetonka |
3rd July 1867 |
Renamed California on 15th May 1869. Sold in 1875 |
| Piscataqua |
11th June 1866 |
Renamed Delaware on 15th May 1869. Sank in 1876. |
|
Displacement:
3953t
Armament: Guerriere, Minnetonka 2-6.4in Parrott RML, 1-5.3in Parrott RML,
18.9in SB, (Guerriere had 6), 2 to 4-4in RML boat guns; Piscataqua had
20-9in
SB
Complement: 325 |
| Contoocook
Class |
| Contoocook |
3rd December 1864 |
Renamed Albany on 15th May 1869. Sold in 1872. |
| Manitou |
Unknown |
Renamed Worcester on 15th May 1869. Sold in 1883. |
| Mosholu |
22nd December 1867 |
Renamed Severn on 15th May 1869. Sold in 1877. |
| Pushmataha |
17th July 1868 |
Renamed Cambridge on 15th May 1869 and again on 10th
August 1869 as Congress. Sold in 1883. |
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Displacement:
3003t
Armament: 1-5.3in Parrott RML, 14.9in SB,
3-12pdr Complement: 350 |
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| Trenton |
1st January 1876 |
Wrecked during a typhoon on 16th March 1889. |
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USS Trenton, 1880.
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Displacement:
3900t
Armament: 10.8in RML, 5
smaller
Complement: 416 |
| Ossipee
Class |
| Adirondack |
22nd February 1862 |
Wrecked on 23rd August 1862. |
| Housatonic |
20th November 1861 |
Sunk by a torpedo from Hunley on 17th December 1864. The
first ship ever sunk by torpedo. |
| Juniata |
20th March 1862 |
Sold in 1891. |
| Ossipee |
16th November 1861 |
Took part in battle at Mobile Bay. Sold in 1891. |
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Displacement:
1934t
Armament: Adirondack 2-11in SB, 4-32pdr SB, Housatonic 1-6.4 in Parrott
RML, 3-4.2in Parrott RML, 1-11in SB, 2-32pdr SB, Juniata as Housatonic but
4-4.2 in and no 32pdr, Ossipee as Housatonic but 6-32pdr, all in addition
2 to 5 smaller guns. In Juniata 1-6.4in Parrott RML, 2-4.2in Parrott
RML, 2-9in SB, 10-8 in
SB Complement:
200-214 |
| Sacramento Class |
| Canandaigua |
28th March 1862 |
Scrapped in 1884. |
| Monongahela |
10th July 1862 |
Destroyed by fire on 17th March 1908. |
| Sacramento |
28th April 1862 |
Wrecked on 19th June 1867. |
| Shenandoah |
8th December 1862 |
Sold in 1887. |
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Displacement:
2030-2100t
Armament: 1-8in Parrott RML, 1-4.2in Parrott RML, 2-11in SB, also up to 6
smaller guns. In 1864 Sacramento 3-6.4in Parrott RML, 1-4.2in
Parrott RML, 6-8in
SB
Complement: 240 |
| Ticonderoga
Class |
| Lackawanna |
9th August 1862 |
Sold in 1887. |
| Ticonderoga |
16th October 1862 |
Sold in 1887. |
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Displacement:
2526t
Armament: 1-8in Parrott RML, 1-5.1in Dahlgren RML, 2-11in SB, 4-9in SB,
2-6 smaller guns. Ticonderoga 1-4.2in Parrott RML, 12-9in SB, 2
smaller; in 1864 1-6.4in Parrott RML
Complement: 270 |
| Alaska
Class |
| Alaska |
31st October 1868. |
Sold in 1883. |
| Algoma |
18th August 1868 |
Renamed Benicia on 15th May 1869. Sold in 1884. |
| Astoria |
10th June 1869 |
Renamed Omaha on 10th August 1869. Sold in 1915. |
| Kenosha |
1868 |
Renamed Plymouth on 15th May 1869. Scrapped in 1884. |
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Displacement:
2394t
Armament: 1-5.3in Parrott RML, 2-3.7in Parrott RML, 1-11in SB, 10.9in SB,
Alaska had no 3.7in RML or 9in SB, but 6-8in
SB
Complement: 273-291 |
| Galena
& Vandalia Class |
| Galena |
1879 |
Sold in 1892. |
| Marion |
1873 |
Sold in 1907. |
| Mohican |
27th December 1883 |
Sold in 1922. |
| Quinnebaug |
28th September 1875 |
Sold in 1891. |
| Swatara |
17th September 1873 |
Sold in 1896. |
| Vandalia |
23rd October 1874 |
Wrecked after a typhoon pushed her onto reefs on 16th
March 1889. |
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Displacement: 1900t, Vandalia
2033t
Armament: 1-8in RML (Marion 1-11in SB,) 1-5.3 in RML, (Galena had BL,
Swatara 1-4.2in RML instead), 6-9in SB, Mohican
8
Complement: 212-230 |
| Kearsarge
Class |
| Kearsarge |
11th September 1861 |
Sank the confederate raider Alabama on 19th June 1864.
Wrecked on 2nd February 1894. |
| Oneida |
20th November 1861 |
Took part in the battle of Mobile later collided with the
steamer City of Bombay on 24th January 1870. |
| Tuscarora |
24th August 1861 |
Sold in 1883. |
| Wachusett |
10th October 1861 |
Captured confederate raider Florida on 7th October 1864.
Sold in 1887. |
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Displacement: 1457-1488t, later
1550-1575t
Armament: Kearsarge 1-4.2in Parrott RML, 2-11in SB, 4-to 6-32pdr SB;
Oneida 3-4.2 in Parrott RML, 2-9in SB, 4-32pdr SB; Wachusett as Kearsarge
but 2-4.2in, 1-3.7in Parrott RML, in 1864 3-6.4in Parrott RML, 2-4.2in
Parrott RML, 4-32pdr SB; Tuscarora originally as Kearsarge but 6-32pdr SB,
in 1864 1-6.4in Parrott RML, 2-4.2in Parrott RML, 1-11in SB, 6-8in
SB
Complement: 163-212 |
| Swatara
Class |
| Nantasket |
15th August 1867 |
Sold in 1883. |
| Quinnebaug |
31st March 1866 |
Scrapped in 1871. |
| Resaca |
18th November 1865 |
Sold in 1873. |
| Swatara |
23rd May 1865 |
Scrapped in 1872. |
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Displacement:
1113-1129t
Armament: Nantasket, Quinnebaug, Swatara, 1-5.3in Parrott RML, 6-32pdr SB
Quinnebaug 4, Resaca as Swatara but 1-8in Parrott RML instead of 5.3in,
all 1-3 smaller
guns
Complement: 164 |
| Enterprise
Class |
| Adams |
1876 |
Sold in 1920. |
| Alliance |
3rd March 1875 |
Sold in 1911. |
| Enterprise |
13th June 1874 |
Sold in 1909. |
| Nipsic |
1878 |
Sold in 1913. |
| Essex |
Unknown |
Sold in 1930. |
USS Essex, 1876.
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Displacement:
1375t
Armament: 1-5.3in Parrott RML, 1-11in SB, 4-9in
SB Complement:
178-193 |
| Alert
Class |
| Alert |
September 1874 |
Sold in 1922 |
| Huron (2nd) |
1874 |
Wrecked 24th November 1877 |
| Ranger |
1876 |
Stricken 1940 |
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Displacement:
1020t
Armament: 1-5.3in Parrott RML, 1-11in SB, 2-9in
SB
Complement: 148 |
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Cruisers |
| Atlanta
Class |
| Atlanta |
9th October 1884 |
Sold in 1912. |
| Boston |
4th December 1884 |
Renamed Despatch in August 1940. Scuttled on 8th April
1946. |
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| Chicago |
5th December 1885 |
Renamed Alton in July 1928. Foundered on 8th July 1936. |
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| Vesuvius |
28th April 1888 |
Originally a dynamite gun cruiser she became an
experimental torpedo boat. Sold in 1921. |
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| Newark (C1) |
19th March 1890 |
Sold in 1926. |
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| Charleston (C2) |
19th July 1888 |
Damaged beyond repair after grounding on a reef off the
Philippines on 2nd November 1899. |
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| Baltimore (C3) |
6th October 1888 |
Sold in 1942. |
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| Philadelphia (C4) |
7th September 1889 |
Sold in 1927. |
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USS Philadelphia in the Puget Sound |
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| San Francisco (C5) |
14th August 1889 |
Renamed Tahoe and then Yosemite in 1930 and 1931. Sold in
1939. |
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| Olympia (C6) |
5th November 1892 |
Preserved as a monument. |
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| Katahdin |
4th February 1893 |
Originally an armoured ram she was used as an
experimental target and sunk in 1909. |
| Cincinnati
Class
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| Cinncinati (C7) |
10th November 1892 |
Sold in 1921. |
| Raleigh (C8) |
31st March 1892 |
Sold in 1921. |
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Montgomery
Class
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| Montgomery (C9) |
5th December 1891 |
Renamed Anniston in March 1918. Sold in 1919. |
| Detroit (C10) |
28th October 1891 |
Sold in 1910. |
| Marblehead (C11) |
11th August 1892 |
Sold in 1921. |
| Columbia
Class
View Class |
| Columbia (C12) |
26th July 1892 |
Sold in 1922. |
| Minneapolis (C13) |
12th August 1893 |
Sold in 1921. |
| New
Orleans Class
View Class |
| New Orleans |
4th December 1896 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Albany |
14th January 1899 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Denver
Class
View Class |
| Denver (C14) |
21st June 1902 |
Sold in 1933. |
| Des Moines (C15) |
20th September 1903 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Chattanooga (C16) |
7th March 1903 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Galveston (C17) |
23rd July 1903 |
Sold in 1933. |
| Tacoma (C18) |
2nd June 1903 |
Wrecked on 16th January 1924. |
| Cleveland (C19) |
28th September 1901 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Chester
Class
View Class |
| Chester
(CS1) |
26th June 1907 |
Renamed York on 10th July 1928. Sold in 1930. |
| Birmingham (CS2) |
29th May 1907 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Salem (CS3) |
27th July 1907 |
Sold in 1930. |
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Armoured Cruisers
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| USS New York (ACR2) |
2nd December 1891 |
Renamed Saratoga on 16th
February 1911 and then Rochester on 1st December 1919. After WWI became
Asiatic Fleet flagship and then the Station ship in Manilla Bay. Stricken
in 1938 and laid up in the Philippines. During WWII she was scuttled (December
1941) to stop her falling into Japanese hands. |
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| USS Brooklyn (ACR3) |
2nd October 1895 |
Sold 1921. |
| Pennsylvania
Class
View Class |
| Pennsylvania (ACR4) |
22nd August 1903 |
Renamed Pittsburgh on 27th August 1912. Sold in 1931. |
| West Virginia (ACR5) |
18th April 1903 |
Renamed Huntington on 11th November 1916. Sold in 1930. |
| California (ACR6) |
28th April 1904 |
Renamed San Diego on 1st September 1914. Sunk by mine or
torpedo on 19th July 1918. |
| Colorado (ACR7) |
25th April 1903 |
Renamed Pueblo on 9th November 1916. Sold in 1930. |
| Maryland (ACR8) |
12th September 1903 |
Renamed Frederick on 9th November 1916. Sold in 1930. |
| South Dakota (ACR9) |
21st July 1904 |
Renamed Huron on 7th June 1920. Sold in 1930. |
| St
Louis Class
View Class |
| St Louis (C20) |
6th May 1905 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Milwaukee (C21) |
10th September 1904 |
Wrecked on 13th January 1917. |
| Charleston (C22) |
23rd January 1904 |
Sold in 1930. |
| Tennessee
Class
View Class |
| Tennessee (ACR10) |
3rd December 1904 |
Renamed Memphis on 25th May 1916. Wrecked by a huge
Tsunami on 29th August 1916. |
| Washington (ACR11) |
18th March 1905 |
Renamed Seattle on 9th November 1916. Sold in 1946. |
| North Carolina (ACR12) |
6th October 1906 |
Renamed Charlotte on 7th June 1920. Sold in 1930. |
| Montana (ACR13) |
15th December 1906 |
Renamed Missoula on 7th June 1920. Sold in 1930. |
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| Omaha
Class
View Class |
| USS Omaha (C4) |
14th December 1920 |
Sold for scrap in 1945. |
| USS Milwaukee (C5) |
24th March 1921 |
Sold to Soviet Republic in
1944. |
| USS Cincinnati (C6) |
23rd May 1921 |
Sold for scrap in 1946. |
| USS Raleigh (C7) |
25th October 1922 |
Sold for scrap in 1946. |
| USS Detroit (C8) |
29th June 1922 |
Sold for scrap in 1946. |
| USS Richmond (C9) |
29th September 1921 |
Sold for scrap in 1946. |
| USS Concord (C10) |
15th December 1921 |
Sold for scrap in 1947. |
| USS Trenton (C11) |
16th April 1923 |
Sold for scrap in 1947. |
| USS Marblehead (C12) |
9th October 1923 |
Suffered damage from Japanese
bombers but was repaired. Sold for scrap in 1945. |
| USS Memphis (C13) |
17th April 1924 |
Sold for scrap in 1946. |
| Pensacola
Class
View Class |
| USS Pensacola (CA24) |
25th April 1929 |
Sunk on 10th November 1948. |
| USS Salt Lake City (CA25) |
23rd January 1929 |
Sunk on 25th May 1948. |
| Northampton
Class
View Class |
| USS Northampton (CA26) |
5th September 1929 |
Sunk on 1st December 1942. |
| USS Chester (CA27) |
3rd July 1927 |
Sold for Salvage in November
1959. |
| USS Louisville (CA28) |
1st September 1930 |
Sold for salvage in 1960. |
| USS Chicago (CA29) |
10th April 1930 |
Sunk on 30th January 1942. |
| USS Houston (CA30) |
7th September 1929 |
Sunk on 1st March 1942. |
| USS Augusta (CA31) |
1st February 1930 |
Sold for scrap in April1 960. |
| Portland
Class
View Class |
| USS Portland (CA33) |
21st May 1932 |
Broken up in December 1959. |
| USS Indianapolis (CA35) |
7th November 1931 |
Served as flagship with 5th
Fleet. Sunk on 29th July 1945. |
| New
Orleans Class
View Class |
| USS New Orleans (CA32) |
12th April 1933 |
Broken up in October 1959. |
| USS Astoria (CA34) |
16th December 1933 |
Sunk on 9th August 1942. |
| USS Minneapolis (CA36) |
6th September 1933 |
Broken up in July 1960. |
| USS Tuscaloosa (CA37) |
15th November 1933 |
Broken up in July 1959. |
| USS San Francisco (CA38) |
9th March 1933 |
Broken up in May 1961. |
| USS Quincy (CA39) |
19th June 1935 |
Sunk on 9th August 1942 |
| USS Vincennes (CA44) |
21st May 1936 |
Sunk on 9th August 1942. |
| Brooklyn
Class
View Class |
| USS Brooklyn (CL40) |
30th November 1936 |
Sold to Chile in 1951. |
| USS Philadelphia (CL41) |
17th November 1936 |
Sold to Brazil in 1951 and
eventually sold for scrap in 1973. |
| USS Savannah (CL42) |
8th May 1937 |
Broken up in February 1960. |
| USS Nashville (CL43) |
2nd October 1937 |
Sold to Chile in 1951. |
| USS Phoenix (CL44) |
12th March 1938 |
Sold to Argentina in 1951. |
| USS Boise (CL47) |
3rd December 1936 |
Sold to Argentina in 1951. |
| USS Honolulu (CL48) |
26th August 1937 |
Broken up in January 1960. |
| USS St Louis (CL49) |
15th April 1938 |
Sold to Brazil in 1951 and
eventually sold for scrap in 1975. |
| USS Helena (CL50) |
28th August 1938 |
Sunk on 6th July 1943. |
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| USS Wichita (CA45) |
16th November 1937 |
Broken up in 1959. |
| Atlanta
Class
View Class |
| USS Atlanta (CL51) |
6th September 1941 |
Sunk on 13th November 1942. |
| USS Juneau (CL52) |
25th October 1941 |
Sunk on 13th November 1942. |
| USS San Diego (CL53) |
26th July 1941 |
Broken up in December 1960. |
| USS San Juan (CL54) |
6th September 1941 |
Broken up in 1962. |
| USS Oakland (CL95) |
23rd October 1942 |
Broken up in 1962. |
| USS Reno (CL96) |
23rd December 1942 |
Broken up in 1962. |
| USS Flint (CL97) |
25th January 1944 |
Broken up in 1966. |
| USS Tucson (CL98) |
3rd September 1944 |
Sold for scrap in 1966. |
| USS Juneau (CL119) |
15th July 1945 |
Broken up March 1961. |
| USS Spokane (CL120) |
22nd September 1945 |
Sold for breaking on 17th May
1973. |
| USS Fresno (CL121) |
5th March 1946 |
Broken up in 1966. |
| Cleveland
Class
View Class |
| USS Cleveland (CL55) |
1st November 1941 |
Broken fro scrap in February
1960. |
| USS Columbia (CL56) |
17th December 1941 |
Broken for scrap in 1960. |
|
USS Montpelier (CL57)
|
12th February 1942 |
Broken for scrap in 1960. |
| USS Denver (CL58) |
4th April 1942 |
Broken broken for scrap in
November 1960. |
| USS Santa Fe (CL60) |
10th June 1942 |
Broken for scrap in 1960. |
| USS Birmingham (CL62) |
20th March 1942 |
Broken for scrap in December
1959. |
| USS Mobile (CL63) |
15th May 1942 |
Broken for scrap in 1960. |
| USS Vincennes (CL64) |
17th July 1943 |
Used as a target and sunk in
1966. |
| USS Pasadena (CL65) |
28th December 1943 |
Sold for scrap in December
1970. |
| USS Springfield (CL66) |
9th March 1944 |
Broken for scrap in July
1978. |
| USS Topeka (CL67) |
19th August 1944 |
Sold for scrap in December
1973. |
| USS Biloxi (CL80) |
23rd February 1943 |
Broken for scrap in 1962. |
| USS Houston (CL81) |
19th June 1943 |
Broken for scrap in 1960. |
| USS Providence (CL82) |
28th December 1944 |
Sold for scrap on 31st July
1978. |
| USS Manchester (CL83) |
5th March 1946 |
Broken for scrap in 1961. |
| USS Vicksburg (CL86) |
14th December 1943 |
Broken for scrap in September
1964. |
| USS Duluth (CL87) |
13th January 1944 |
Broken for scrap in 1961. |
| USS Miami (CL89) |
12th August 1942 |
Broken for scrap in 1962. |
| USS Astoria (CL90) |
6th March 1943 |
Sold for scrap in November
1969. |
| USS Oklahoma City (CL91) |
20th February 1944 |
Decommissioned 1979.
Used as target 1999. |
| USS Little Rock (CL92) |
27th August 1944 |
Preserved as a memorial, 22nd
November 1976. |
| USS Galveston (CL93) |
22nd April 1945 |
Sold for scrap in December
1973. |
| USS Amsterdam (CL101) |
25th April 1944 |
Sold January 1971. |
| USS Portsmouth (CL102) |
20th September 1944 |
Sold in December 1970. |
| USS Wilkes-Barre (CL103) |
24th December 1943 |
Used as a target and sunk in
May 1972. |
| USS Atlanta (CL104) |
6th February 1944 |
Used as a target and sunk in
1965. |
| USS Dayton (CL105) |
19th March 1944 |
Broken for scrap in 1962. |
| USS Fargo (CL106) |
25th March 1945 |
Sold March 1970. |
| USS Huntingdon (CL107) |
8th April 1945 |
Broken for scrap in June
1962. |
| Baltimore
Class
View Class |
| USS Baltimore (CA68) |
28th July 1942 |
Sold in February 1971. |
| USS Boston (CA69) |
26th August 1942 |
Sold in November 1973. |
| USS Canberra (CA70) |
19th April 1943 |
Sol for breaking in July
1978. |
| USS Quincy (CA71) |
23rd June 1943 |
Sold in October 1973. |
| USS Pittsburgh (CA72) |
22nd February 1944 |
Sold in July 1973. |
| USS St Paul (CA73) |
16th September 1944 |
Broken for scrap on 31st July
1978. |
| USS Columbus (CA74) |
30th November 1944 |
Sold for breaking on 9th
August 1976. |
| USS Helena (CA75) |
28th April 1945 |
Sold in January 1974. |
| USS Oregon City (CA122) |
9th June 1945 |
Sold in November 1970. |
| USS Albany (CA123) |
30th June 1945 |
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| USS Rochester (CA124) |
28th August 1945 |
Sold in October 1974. |
| USS Northampton (CA125) |
27th January 1951 |
Sold in December 1977. |
| USS Bremerton (CA130) |
2nd July 1944 |
Sold in October 1973. |
| USS Fall River (CA131) |
13th August 1944 |
Sold in February 1971. |
| USS Macon (CA132) |
15th October 1944 |
Sold in November 1969. |
| USS Toledo (CA133) |
6th May 1945 |
Sold in January 1974. |
| USS Los Angeles (CA135) |
20th August 1944 |
Sold in January 1974. |
| USS Chicago (CA136) |
20th August 1944 |
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| Alaska
Class |
| USS Alaska (CB1) |
15th August 1943 |
Broken for scrap in July
1961. |
| USS Guam (CB2) |
12th November 1943 |
Broken for scrap in August
1961. |
| Des Moines
Class |
| USS Des Moines (CA134) |
27th September 1946 |
Placed in reserve in 1980. |
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USS Des Moines, 1948.
A
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| USS Salem (CA139) |
25th March 1947 |
Placed in reserve in 1980. |
|
USS Salem |
| USS Newport News (CA148) |
6th March 1947 |
Sold in 1978. |
USS Newport News, 1969.
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| Worcester
Class
View Class |
| USS Worcester (CL144) |
4th February 1947 |
Sold in December 1970. |
| USS Roanoke (CL145) |
16th June 1947 |
Sold for breaking on 22nd
February 1972. |
| Norfolk
Ocean Escort Cruiser |
| (DL1) USS Norfolk |
29th December
1951 |
Stricken 1973, Broken
Up |
| |
| USS Long Beach |
14th
July 1959 |
Deactivated. 2nd
July 1994 |
CGN9 USS Long Beach.
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| Leahy
Class Fleet Escort Cruisers |
| (DLG16) USS Leahy |
1st
July 1961 |
Stricken 1st
October 1993 |
| (DLG17) USS Harry
E Yarnell |
9th
December 1961 |
Stricken 29th
October 1993 |
|
USS Harry E Yarnell, 4th October 1982.
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CG17 USS Harry E Yarnell.
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CG17 USS Harry E Yarnell.
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| (DLG18) USS
Worden |
2nd
June 1962 |
Stricken 1st
October 1993 |
| (DLG19) USS Dale |
28th
July 1962 |
Stricken 22nd
September 1994 |
|
USS Dale (DLG19), disguised as a Soviet Cruiser,
Mediterranean, May 1986.
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DLG19 USS Dale, 25th October 1979.
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| (DLG20) USS
Richmond K Turner |
6th
April 1963 |
Stricken 23rd
September 1994 |
| (DLG21) USS
Gridley |
21st
July 1961 |
Stricken 21st
January 1994 |
| (DLG22) USS
England |
6th
March 1962 |
Stricken 21st
January 1994 |
|
DLG22 USS England, 27th July 1969.
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| (DLG23) USS
Halsey |
20th
July 1963 |
Stricken 28th
January 1994 |
|
USS Halsey, March 1970.
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| (DLG24) USS
Reeves |
12th
May 1962 |
Stricken 12th
November 1993 |
| |
| (DLG25) USS
Bainbridge |
15th
April 1961 |
Decommissioned
FY95 |
|
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CGN25 USS Bainbridge.
From the collection of Patrick
D'Agostino. No Reproductions Available. PDX091 |
|
CGN25 USS Bainbridge.
From the collection of Patrick
D'Agostino. No Reproductions Available. PDX092 |
| Belknap
Class Fleet Escort Cruisers |
| (DLG26) USS
Belknap |
20th
July 1963 |
Decommisioned
FY95 |
|
CG26 USS Belknap at Malta.
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| (DLG27) USS
Josephus Daniels |
2nd
December 1963 |
Stricken 22nd
January 1994 |
|
DLG27 USS Josephus Daniels.
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| (DLG28) USS
Wainwright |
25th
April 1964 |
Stricken 10th
November 1993 |
| (DLG29) USS
Jouett |
30th
June 1964 |
Stricken 28th
January 1994 |
|
DLG29 USS Jouett.
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| (DLG30) USS Horne |
30th
October 1964 |
Stricken 4th
February 1994 |
|
CG30 USS Horne.
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CG30 USS Horne, June 1968.
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| (DLG31) USS
Sterett |
30th
June 1965 |
Stricken 24th
March 1994 |
| (DLG32) USS
William H Standley |
19th
December 1964 |
Stricken 24th
March 1994 |
| (DLG33) USS Fox |
21st
November 1964 |
Stricken 15th
April 1994 |
|
USS Fox, 5th May 1989.
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| (DLG34) USS
Biddle |
2nd
July 1965 |
Stricken 30th
November 1994 |
| |
| (DLGN35) USS
Truxtun |
19th
December 1964 |
Decommissioned
FY95 |
| California
Class Fleet Escort Cruisers |
| (DLGN36) USS
California |
22nd
September 1971 |
- |
|
USS California, June 1977.
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USS California.
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| (DLGN37) USS
South Carolina |
1st
July 1972 |
- |
| Virginia
Class Fleet Escort Cruisers |
| (DLGN38) USS
Virginia |
14th
December 1974 |
Deactivated 28th
February 1994 |
| (DLGN39) USS
Texas |
9th
August 1975 |
Deactivated 16th
July 1993, Stricken |
| (CGN40) USS
Mississippi |
31st
July 1976 |
- |
|
CGN40 USS Mississippi.
From the collection of Patrick
D'Agostino. No Reproductions Available. PDX172 |
| (CGN41) USS
Arkansas |
21st
October 1978 |
- |
| Ticonderoga Class Fleet Escort
Cruisers
View Class |
| (CG47) USS Ticonderoga |
25th April 1981 |
- |
| (CG48) USS Yorktown |
17th January 1983 |
- |
| (CG49) USS Vincennes |
14th January 1984 |
- |
| (CG50) USS Valley Forge |
23rd June 1984 |
- |
| (CG51) USS Thomas S Gates |
14th December
1985 |
- |
| (CG52) USS Bunker Hill |
11th March 1985 |
- |
| (CG53) USS Mobile Bay |
22nd August 1985 |
- |
| (CG54) USS Antietam |
14th February
1986 |
- |
| (CG55) USS Leyte Gulf |
20th June 1986 |
- |
| (CG56) USS San Jacinto |
14th November
1986 |
- |
| (CG57) USS Lake Champlain |
3rd April 1987 |
- |
| (CG58) USS Philippine Sea |
25th April 1987 |
- |
| (CG59) USS Princeton |
25th September
1987 |
- |
| (CG60) USS Normandy |
19th March 1988 |
- |
| (CG61) USS Monterey |
22nd October 1988 |
- |
| (CG62) USS Chancellorsville |
15th July 1988 |
- |
| (CG63) USS Cowpens |
11th March 1988 |
- |
| (CG64) USS Gettysburg |
22nd July 1989 |
- |
| (CG65) USS Chosin |
1st September
1989 |
- |
| (CG66) USS Hue City |
8th September
1990 |
- |
| (CG67) USS Shiloh |
21st October 1990 |
- |
| (CG68) USS Anzio |
2nd November 1990 |
- |
| (CG69) USS Vicksburg |
7th September
1991 |
- |
| (CG70) USS Lake Erie |
16th February
1991 |
- |
| (CG71) USS Cape St George |
10th January 1992 |
- |
| (CG72) USS Vella Gulf |
13th June 1992 |
- |
| (CG73) USS Port Royal |
20th November
1992 |
- |
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