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USS Reno (CL-96) was an updated Atlanta-class light cruiser - sometimes referred to as an "Oakland-class" - designed and built to specialize in antiaircraft warfare. She was the first warship to be named for the city of Reno, Nevada .
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Reno, the first after Walter E. Reno, and the second after the city of Reno, Nevada. The first USS Reno (DD-303) was a destroyer in service from 1920 to 1930. The second USS Reno (CL-96) was a light cruiser in service from 1943 to 1946.
Walter Elsworth Reno was born on 3 October 1881 in Davis County, Iowa. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1901 and graduated in 1905. While a junior officer, Reno served primarily in battleships. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1910 and during the next four years was stationed on the battleships USS New Jersey and USS ...
Atlanta was scuttled after receiving a torpedo hit and heavy gunfire damage from Japanese surface warships and USS San Francisco on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Juneau was also heavily damaged in surface combat in the same battle and then sunk by the Japanese submarine I-26, on 13 November 1942.
USS Reno, at 17:46, took over the task of scuttling Princeton. [2] Three minutes later, an even larger explosion occurred on Princeton, destroying the entire forward section and sending flames and debris up to 1,000–2,000 feet (300–610 m) into the air. Princeton sank at approximately 17:50. [1]
The Reno was an anti-aircraft cruiser. [4] Gralla was decorated for his conduct in three engagements aboard the Reno in late 1944. In the first, on October 14, the Reno shot down 11 Japanese torpedo bombers. Then, on October 24, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Reno engaged the enemy to shield the heavily damaged USS Princeton.
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...
USS Reno. Despite the fog, a squadron of United States Navy destroyers was in the area undertaking a speed trial. One of the destroyers, USS Reno, changed course because of the fog. At about 15:00 hrs, Reno passed of Cuba ' s lifeboats at speed. After 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) Reno passed a second lifeboat, and turned back. She rescued all the ...