OVERVIEW
USS Providence, part of the large Cleveland-class cruiser group, was commissioned only after World War 2 ended but managed to see combat in the Vietnam War.
USS Providence, part of the large Cleveland-class cruiser group, was commissioned only after World War 2 ended but managed to see combat in the Vietnam War.
YEAR: 1945
SHIP CLASS: Cleveland-class
SHIPS-IN-CLASS (29): USS Cleveland (CL-55); USS Columbia (CL-56); USS Montpelier (CL-57); USS Denver (CL-58); USS Santa Fe (CL-60); USS Birmingham (CL-62); USS Mobile (CL-63); USS Vincennes (CL-64); USS Pasadena (CL-65); USS Springfield (CL-66); USS Topeka (CL-67); USS Biloxi (CL-80); USS Vicksburg (CL-81); USS Providence (CL-82); USS Manchester (CL-83); USS Vicksburg (CL-86); USS Duluth (CL-87); USS Miami (CL-89); USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-90); USS Oklahoma City (CL-91); USS Little Rock (CL-92); USS Galveston (CL-93); USS Youngstown (CL-94); USS Amsterdam (CL-101); USS Portsmouth (CL-102); USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103); USS Atlanta (CL-104); USS Dayton (CL-105)
OPERATORS: United States (retired)
SPECIFICATIONS
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base USS Providence (CL-82) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base USS Providence (CL-82) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
CREW: 1,255
LENGTH: 610 feet (185.93 meters)
BEAM: 66.3 feet (20.21 meters)
DRAUGHT: 25.5 feet (7.77 meters)
DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE): 12,000 tons
PROPULSION: 4 x Steam boilers feeding 4 x Geared steam turbines developing 100,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts.
SPEED (SURFACE): 32.5 knots (37 miles-per-hour)
RANGE: 11,001 nautical miles (12,660 miles; 20,374 kilometers)
ARMAMENT
Original:
12 x 6" (150mm) /47 caliber main guns in four triple-gunned turrets.
12 x 5" (130mm) /38 caliber Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in six twin-gunned turrets.
16 x 40mm Bofors AA guns in four quad-gunned emplacements.
12 x 40mm Bofors AA guns in six twin-gunned emplacements.
10 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns in single-gunned emplacements.
Post-1960:
3 x 6" (150mm) /47 main guns in a single triple-gunned turret.
2 x 5" (130mm) / 38 caliber guns in a single twin-gunned turret.
1 x Mark 9 RIM-2 "Terrier" Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) in twin-launcher mounting.
Original:
12 x 6" (150mm) /47 caliber main guns in four triple-gunned turrets.
12 x 5" (130mm) /38 caliber Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in six twin-gunned turrets.
16 x 40mm Bofors AA guns in four quad-gunned emplacements.
12 x 40mm Bofors AA guns in six twin-gunned emplacements.
10 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns in single-gunned emplacements.
Post-1960:
3 x 6" (150mm) /47 main guns in a single triple-gunned turret.
2 x 5" (130mm) / 38 caliber guns in a single twin-gunned turret.
1 x Mark 9 RIM-2 "Terrier" Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) in twin-launcher mounting.
AIR WING
Original:
4 x Recoverable floatplane aircraft (Curtiss SOC Seagull).
Original:
4 x Recoverable floatplane aircraft (Curtiss SOC Seagull).
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