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Thursday, 23 October 2025

American light cruiser USS San Diego 1940-1960

Brooklyn-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Atlanta-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Cleveland-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Atlanta-class Atlanta-subclass preceded by Brooklyn-class succeeded by Cleveland-class. Pennant CL-53. Laid down by Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA on 27 March 1940, launched on 26 July 1941, commissioned on 10 January 1942, decommissioned on 4 November 1946, reclassified CLAA-53 on 18 March 1949, stricken on 1 March 1959 and sold to be broken up in December 1960. 

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