file created: 12/07/02 00:17:40 , last update: 07/25/02
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CL-55 Cleveland
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cleveland 1940/07/01
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. 		1941/11/01 1942/06/15 1960/02/18
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:45: 1 catapult removed, SK,SG radars
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 12/Mod, 42/12-45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/12/05 42/12/25?   32 sail Norfolk > Panama Canal   70 
42/12/1?       joinPac  
42/12/25? 43/01/18   13 sail Panama Canal > Noumea   70 
43/01/16 43/01/27     Efate   66 
43/01/27 43/01/30   18 xRennel  
43/02/04 43/02/14   18     66 
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/19 43/03/04 Cleans 68/CruDiv12     81 
43/03/04 43/03/09   68/CruDiv12 shell Vila   81 
43/03/06     68/CruDiv12 sinking/share Murasame, Minegumo off Kolombangara (08-05' S., 157-15')   81 
43/03/10 43/03/15     Efate   81 
43/03/15 43/03/30   19/CruDiv12 tactical exercises off Efate and Esp. Santo   88 
43/04/14 43/06/27   19/CruDiv12 Efate   88 
43/06/18     19/CruDiv12 exercises out of Efate   88 
43/06/26 43/07/11 Toena 36.2/CruDiv12     88 
43/07/02 43/08 Toena 36.3.9     88 
43/07/11 43/07/12   36.9/CruDiv12 shell Munda   88 
43/07/15 43/07/19   36.2.2 sail from Tulagi to Efate (07/17-07/19) > Esp. Santo   88 
43/07/28 43/07/30   36.2.1     88 
43/07/29? 43/08/02     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/02 43/08/05   36.2/CruDiv12 tactical exercises with TG 36.3 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/05 43/08/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/07 43/08/12     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/12 43/08/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/30 43/09/04   39/CruDiv12 exercises with TF 37 and TF 38 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/04 43/09/16     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/10     39/CruDiv12 gunnery exercises out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/17 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/02 43/10/02     Tulagi   88 
43/10/08 43/10/22     sail Sydney > Esp. Santo   66 
43/10/22 43/10/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/24 43/10/27   39.3/GF land Trasury Is   66  88 
43/10/27 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/29 43/11/03   39/CruDiv12 xEmpAug  
43/11/03 43/11/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/15 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/24     39 shell Buka-Bonis   66 
44/02/13 44/02/18   39 land Green Island   66 
44/03/05     36.2 shell Vila  
44/03/15 44/04/08   39 land Emirau   66 
44/04/1? 44/04/21     sail Solomons > Sydney and back   66 
44/05/20     53.18 shell Shortland - damaged by return fire   85 
44/05/29 44/08/12 Forage 52.17/FSU5    
44/06/06 44/06/24 Forage 58.3/CruDiv12     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.3/CruDiv12 xPhilip   86 
44/08/12       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/18 44/08/22   57.5.5 sail from Eniwetok to Tulagi   88 
44/08/23 44/08/29     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/08/29 44/08/30   32.12.1/CruDiv12 support TG 32.2 landing rehearsals on Cape Esperance   88 
44/09/01 44/09/03   35/CruDiv12 exercises off Guadalcanal   88 
44/09/06 44/09/28 Stale2 32.5     66 
44/09/28 44/10/05     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10/05 44/10/1?     sail Manus > USA for overhaul   66 
44/11       overhaul  
45/01/2? 45/02/09     sail USA > Subic Bay   66 
45/02 45/06     Philippines  
45/02/09       Subic Bay, Luzon   66 
45/02/13 45/02/14 Mike1 77 shell Corregidor   66 
45/02/17   Mike1 77 shell Ternate area, S Manila Bay   85 
45/02/24 45/02/28 Vict3 74.2/CruDiv12 land Palawan   66  81 
45/03/16 45/03/21 Vict1 74.2.2 land Iloilo, Panay Is.   66 
45/06 45/06/07     Subic Bay, Luzon   66 
45/06/07 45/06/16   74 land Brunei Bay, Borneo   66 
45/06/30       off Balikpapan - Gen McArthur onboard   66 
45/06/30 45/07/03     sail Balikpapan > Manila   66 
45/07/03 45/07/13     Manila Bay   66 
45/07/13 45/07/16     sail Manila > Okinawa   66 
45/07/16 45/08/07   95/CruDiv12 sweeps in East China Sea   66 
45/08/09       sail from Okinawa to Japan   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars, NUC (xEmpAug)
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