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CL-57 Montpelier
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cleveland 1940/12/02
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. 		1942/02/12 1942/09/09 1960/01/22
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod, 43-44: Ms 22, 44: Ms 32/11a, 45: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/01       joinPac  
43/01/18 43/01/2?   CruDiv12/DF     66 
43/01/25 43/01/29   CruDiv12/DF Efate   66 
43/01/29 43/01/30   18/CruDiv12/DF xRennel  
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/19 43/03/04 Cleans 68/CruDiv12/FF land - Russell Islands   66  81 
43/03/04 43/03/09   68/CruDiv12FF shell Vila   81 
43/03/06     68 sinking/share Minegumo in Kula Gulf  
43/03/09 43/03/15     Efate   81 
43/03/15 43/03/30   19/CruDiv12/FF tactical exercises off Efate and Esp. Santo   81 
43/04/14 43/06/27   19/CruDiv12/FF Efate   88 
43/06/18     19/CruDiv12 exercises out of Efate   88 
43/06/27 43/07/1? Toena 36.2/CruDiv12/GF,DF     66  88 
43/07/11 43/07/12   36.9/CruDiv12/GF,DF shell Munda   66  88 
43/07/28 43/07/30   36.2.1/GF,UF     88 
43/07/30? 43/08/02     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/02 43/08/05   36.2/CruDiv12/GF,DF 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/FF,DF 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/FF,DF gunnery exercises out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/16 43/09/17   39 gunnery exercises out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/17 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/20 43/09/28   39.1/CruDiv12/GF,DF from Esp. Santo to Tulagi, then 'Slot' patrols and back to Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/30 43/10/06   39.1/CruDiv12/GF,DF sweep Bougainville Strait   88 
43/10/02 43/10/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/07 43/10/10   37/38/39 - probably 39 fleet (combined TF 37, TF 38, TF 39) exercises SW of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/10 43/10/15     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/29 43/11/03   39/CruDiv12/FF xEmpAug   81 
43/10/29 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/02     39/FF damage(2 bomb - IJNAF)   41 
43/11/03 43/11/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/09 43/11/14?   39.1/CruDiv12/GF,DF escort TG 31.7 from Tulagi to Empress Augusta Bay and back   88 
43/11/15 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/02/13 44/02/18   39 land Green Islands   66 
44/03/05     36.2/FF shell Vila  
44/03/15 44/04   39 land Emirau   66 
44/05/20     53.18 shell Shortland - damaged by return fire   85 
44/05/29 44/08/02 Forage 52.17.5/CruDiv12/UF,DF     25  125 
44/06/06 44/06/24 Forage 58.3/CruDiv12     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.3/CruDiv12 xPhilip   86 
44/08/02 44/08/05   51.18.10/UF sail from Saipan to Eniwetok   88 
44/08/06 44/08/09     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/10 44/08/15     sail from Eniwetok to P.H. (escorted by Reynolds, Donaldson, Lake)   66 
44/08/2? 44/11     MINY - overhaul   66 
44/11/25 44/12 King2 77     66 
44/11/27   King2 77 damage(kami-4) in Leyte Gulf (10-50N, 125-25E)   85 
44/12/10 44/12/19 Love3 77.12.1/CruDiv12 land Mindoro   70 
44/12/27 45/02 Mike1 77     66 
45/02/24 45/02/28 Vict3 74.2/CruDiv12 land Palawan   66  81 
45/04/14 45/04/23     land Mindanao   66 
45/06/07 45/06/16 Oboe2 74 land Borneo   66 
45/06/19 45/07/09? Oboe6 78 land Balikpapan   66 
45/07/2? 45/08   95/CruDiv12    
47/01/24       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars Navy Unit Commendation
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