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A list of 103 pages about the cruisers of the United States that served in World War II, organized by class and name. Each page has a link to Wikimedia Commons for media related to the cruiser.
When the United States entered World War II it had three major classes of cruisers under construction: the Atlanta and Cleveland light cruiser classes (with 5-inch and 6-inch main batteries, respectively), and the Baltimore-class of heavy cruisers.
A complete overview of WW2 American US Navy Cruisers, light and heavy from the Omaha to the Worcester class AA cruisers, evolution, weaponry and tactics.
The heavy cruiser's immediate precursors were the light cruiser designs of the 1910s and 1920s; the US 8-inch 'treaty cruisers' of the 1920s were originally classed as light cruisers until the London Treaty forced their redesignation. Heavy cruisers continued in use until after World War II.
During World War II, the U.S. Navy had more than 100 cruisers—the most the service ever operated. Ships designated as cruisers ranged from the 6,000-ton Atlantas to the 27,500-ton Alaskas. Later, the Navy moved ships wholesale from the large missile destroyer, or frigate, category to the cruiser category.
With its lead ship commissioned in 1891, the Newark Class ships were the first modern cruisers in the U.S. Navy. Ships in this class included Newark (C 1); Charleston (C 2), Baltimore (C 3), Philadelphia (C 4), San Francisco (C 5), and Olympia (C 6).
A complete list of all US Navy Cruisers, by type and class, in commission during WWII. Links to individual pages giving description, history, and photo.
The Cruisers of World War II. While President Woodrow Wilson’s administration set out to build a massively powerful navy with 50 modern battleships. That initiated an arms race among the major powers that had been victorious in World War One, The U.S., Britain, France, Italy, and Japan.
The light cruiser USS Cleveland, shown underway in 1942, was the lead ship of her class mounting 6-inch main guns. To address this issue, one of her catapults was later removed, as were some of the smaller antiaircraft guns.
These giant cruisers were the Alaska class “large cruisers” of the United States Navy. Over 50% larger than the next largest cruiser, the Alaska class cruisers were big ships. At 808′ in length, they were longer than the North Carolina (728′) and King George V (745′) class battleships.