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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.
Because the ship was overweight, the top of the armour belt was 2 feet (0.61 m) below the waterline when she was fully loaded. [2] The ends of the armour belt were closed off by transverse bulkheads 16 inches (406 mm). The lower deck was 2–3 inches (51–76 mm) thick over the full length of the hull.
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.
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]
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 ...
USS Atlanta was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. 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 .
HMS Glasgow was a Town-class cruiser commissioned in September 1937. She took part in the Fleet Air Arm raid that crippled the Italian Fleet at Taranto in 1940. She had the unfortunate experience of sinking two Allied ships during her wartime service, once through accidental collision and the other by gunfire after a case of mistaken identity.
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.