Light Cruisers: Cleveland Class

[DonBoyer]

One of the last, if not the last all-gun Clevelands in the fleet post-war. The late-war Clevelands were touchy with stability with all the war time add-ons and the navy preferred the Baltimores because of that and the fact they were big enough to adapt to fleet flag roles. Six Clevelands did appear post war as missile ships, but they did not have stability issues.

[designeraccd]

Given the amount of money spent on radically rebuilding these units into CLGs...........sure hope NO remaining stability issues! OTOH, the size of those old radars......oh my!! DFO

[Brian James]

Cleveland Class Light Cruiser USS Houston pictured off Norfolk, Virginia,sporting her Camouflage Measure 32 Design 1d livery,January 12th 1944.

[Brian James]

Cleveland Class Light Cruiser USS Wilkes Barre seen in July 1944.

[Brian James]

Cleveland Class Light Cruiser USS Portsmouth pictured on her shakedown cruise in 1945.

[designeraccd]

A even closer view of A turret on the LITTLE ROCK............ DFO

[Brian James]

Post her Galveston Class CLG conversion,Ex Cleveland Class Light Cruiser USS Galveston pictured at Valletta,Malta in June 1967.

[designeraccd]

Here is the GALVESTON in 1965........DFO

[Brian James]

Cleveland Class Light Cruiser USS Columbia pictured off San Pedro,May 15th 1945.

[designeraccd]

Here's the DULUTH in dazzling camo, 1944........... DFO