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U.S. Navy Light Cruisers (CL)
Note: A Blank spot indicates no information available.
Camouflage Design sheets, when available, are linked to separately from the camouflage measure.
Unless otherwise noted design sheets are from the National Archives via the Navy Historical Center

Hull

Name

Class

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Notes

4

Omaha Omaha MS 1   MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  

5

Milwaukee Omaha MS 12 MS 12 MS 22 MS 22 N/A To Russia 1944

6

Cincinnati Omaha MS 12 mod MS 12 mod MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  

7

Raleigh Omaha MS 1 MS 21 MS 21 MS 32 / 1d    

8

Detroit Omaha MS 1 MS 21 MS 21 MS 32 / 3d MS 22
MS 21
 

9

Richmond Omaha   MS 21 MS 21 MS 32 / 3d MS 21  

10

Concord Omaha MS 11 MS 22 MS 22 MS 22
MS 33 / 2F
   

11

Trenton Omaha   MS 22 MS 22 MS 33 / 2F MS 21  

12

Marblehead Omaha   MS 13
MS 22
MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  

13

Memphis Omaha MS 1 MS 22 MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  

40

Brooklyn Brooklyn   MS 12 mod MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  

41

Philadelphia Brooklyn   MS 12 mod MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  

42

Savannah Brooklyn   MS 22 MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  

43

Nashville Brooklyn   MS 12 mod MS 21 MS 21 MS 21  

46

Phoenix Brooklyn MS 11 MS 21 MS 32/5d MS 32/5d MS 32/5d  

47

Boise Brooklyn MS 1 MS 21 MS 22 MS 22 MS 21  

48

Honolulu Brooklyn MS 11 MS 21 MS 32/2c MS 32/2c    

49

St.Louis Helena MS 5 MS 21 MS 21 MS 32/2c MS 21  

50

Helena Helena MS 11 MS 21 MS 21 N/A N/A Sunk 7/43

51

Atlanta Atlanta MS 13 MS 12 mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 11/42

52

Juneau Atlanta N/A MS 12 mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 11/42

53

San Diego Atlanta N/A MS 12 mod MS 21 MS 31a / 24d MS 21  

54

San Juan Atlanta N/A MS 12 mod MS 21 MS 21
MS 33 / 22d
MS 33 / 22d  

55

Cleveland Cleveland N/A MS 12 mod MS 12 mod
MS 22
MS 22 MS 22  

56

Columbia Cleveland N/A MS 12 / MS 21 MS 22 MS 33/1d MS 33/1d
MS 22
 

57

Montpelier Cleveland N/A MS 12 mod MS 22 MS 22
MS 32/11a
MS 22  

58

Denver Cleveland N/A MS 21 MS 33/3d MS 33/3d
MS 21
MS 21  

59

Amsterdam Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 22 USS Independence

60

Santa Fe Cleveland N/A MS 12 mod MS 12 mod
MS 21
MS 21 MS 21  

61

Tallahassee Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 23 USS Princeton

62

Birmingham Cleveland N/A N/A MS 22
MS 21
MS 33/6d MS 22
MS 21
 

63

Mobile Cleveland N/A N/A MS 22
MS 21
MS 21 MS 22  

64

Vincennes Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 33/3d MS 22  

65

Pasadena Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 32/24d MS 32 / 24d
MS 21
 

66

Springfield Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 32/24d MS 22  

67

Topeka Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 33/24d MS 33/24d  

76

New Haven Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 24 USS Belleau Wood

77

Huntington Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 25 USS Cowpens

78

Dayton Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 26 Monterey

79

Wilmington Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 28 USS Cabot

80

Biloxi Cleveland N/A N/A MS 21 MS 32 / 6d MS 32 / 6d  

81

Houston Cleveland N/A N/A MS 21 / MS 32/1d MS 32/1d MS 22  

82

Providence Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  

83

Manchester Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946 MS 27

84

  Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

85

Fargo Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 27 USS Langley

86

Vicksburg Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 33/6d MS 22  

87

Duluth Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 32/11a MS 22 / MS 21  

88

  Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

89

Miami Cleveland N/A N/A MS 32/1d MS 32/1d MS 22 MS 22  

90

Astoria Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 33/24d MS 33/24d  

91

Oklahoma City Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 22 MS 22  

92

Little Rock Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  

93

Galveston Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946 MS 22

94

Youngstown Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

95

Oakland Oakland N/A N/A MS 21 MS 21 MS 21  

96

Reno Oakland N/A N/A MS 33/24d MS 33/24d MS 33/24d  

97

Flint Oakland N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 22d MS 33 / 22d  

98

Tuscon Oakland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

99

Buffalo Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 29 USS Bataan

100

Newark Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Converted to CVL 30 USS San Jacinto

101

Amsterdam Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 31a / 10c MS 31a / 10c
MS 22
 

102

Portsmouth Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  

103

Wilkes Barre Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 33/24d MS 22  

104

Atlanta Cleveland N/A N/A N/A MS 33/24d MS 21  

105

Dayton Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  

106

Fargo Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  

107

Huntington Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946 MS 22

108

Newark Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

109

New Haven Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

110

Buffalo Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

111

Wilmington Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

112

Vallejo Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

113

Helena Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

114

Roanoke Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

115

  Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

116

Tallahassee Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

117

Cheyenne Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

118

Chattanooga Fargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

119

Juneau Juneau N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  

120

Spokane Juneau N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  

121

Fresno Juneau N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  

130

Bremerton Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

131

Fall River Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

132

Macon Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

133

Toledo Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned in 1946 MS 27

135

Los Angeles Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

136

Chicago Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

144

Worcester Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned 1948

145

Roanoke Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commissioned 1949

146

Vallejo Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

147

Gary Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

154

  Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

155

  Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

156

  Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

157

  Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

158

  Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45

159

  Worcester N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
 
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