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2 × battle stars for World War II: Fate: Sunk as target with a torpedo by Republic of Korea Submarine Lee Chun on 27 March 1999: Badge: General characteristics (as built) Class and type: Cleveland-class Light cruiser: Displacement: 11,744 long tons (11,932 t) (standard) 14,131 long tons (14,358 t) (max) Length: 610 ft 1 in (185.95 m) oa; 608 ...
HMS Suffolk, pennant number 55, was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, and part of the Kent subclass. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth, UK, with the keel being laid down on 30 September 1924.
The second USS Milwaukee (C-21) was a St. Louis-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy.Entering service in 1906, Milwaukee was deployed to the Pacific Ocean. On 13 January 1917, while aiding a grounded submarine, the cruiser grounded herself.
1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in below four 5 ⁄ 8 in Admiral: 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in below three 5 ⁄ 8 in Vice admiral: 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in below two 5 ⁄ 8 in Rear admiral and Commodore 1st class: 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in below one 5 ⁄ 8 in Commodore 2nd class: four 5 ⁄ 8 in Captain: three 1 ⁄ 2 in Commander: two 1 ⁄ 2 in Lieutenant: one 1 ⁄ 2 in Mate: one 1 ⁄ 4 in braid
The Apollo class had a 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch (32 mm) armoured deck where flat and 2-inch (51 mm) armoured deck where sloped. The cruisers had a 5-inch (127 mm) armoured glacis over the hatch where the engine cylinders projected above the deck. The conning tower had 3 inches (76 mm) of armour and the gun shields 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (114 mm). [1]
USS Milwaukee (CL-5) was an Omaha-class light cruiser built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. The ship spent most of her early career assigned to the Asiatic and Battle Fleets . In 1941, she was assigned to the Neutrality Patrol until she was refitted in New York in late 1941.
The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty. The start of the war led to the dissolution of the treaty system, but the dramatic need for new vessels precluded a new design, so the Cleveland s used the same hull as their predecessors, but were ...
USS Louisville (CL/CA-28), a Northampton-class cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Louisville, Kentucky. She was active throughout the Pacific War . USS Louisville was the first large warship to be built in a drydock.