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USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta -class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of her sinking. Only 10 survivors were rescued after eight days in the water. [4]
The List of ships of World War II contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner ...
Alaska-class cruiser. Atlanta-class cruiser. Baltimore-class cruiser. Brooklyn-class cruiser. Cleveland-class cruiser. Fargo-class cruiser. Juneau-class cruiser. New Orleans-class cruiser. Northampton-class cruiser.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.Launched in 1931, it was the flagship of the commander of Scouting Force 1 for eight years, then flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance from 1943 to 1945 while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific during World War II.
USS. Savannah. (CL-42) USS Savannah (CL-42) was a light cruiser of the Brooklyn -class that served in World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres of operation. Savannah conducted Neutrality Patrols (1941) and wartime patrols in the Atlantic and Caribbean (1942), and supported the invasion of French North Africa in Operation Torch ...
USS YC-683 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS YC-685 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS YC-693 lost off Alaska, 1 February 1945, [9] and stricken from the Navy List, 23 February 1945.
2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns. 12 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons. 4 × quad 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 caliber anti-aircraft guns. USS Quincy (CL/CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans -class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser", either publicly or in internal documentation. The Navy has 9 Ticonderoga -class cruisers in active service, as of 10 October 2024, with the last tentatively scheduled for decommissioning in 2027. With the cancellation of the CG (X) program in ...