USS Providence (CL-82)

Light Cruiser Warship

United States | 1945

"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."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Providence (CL-82).

4 x Steam boilers feeding 4 x Geared steam turbines developing 100,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts.
Propulsion

32.5 kts
37.4 mph
Surface Speed

11,001 nm
12,660 miles | 20,374 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Providence (CL-82).

1,255
Personnel
Complement

610.0 ft
185.93 meters
O/A Length

66.3 ft
20.21 meters
Beam

25.5 ft
7.77 meters
Draught

12,000
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Providence (CL-82).

Original:
12 x 6" (150mm) /47 caliber main guns in four triple-gunned turrets.
12 x 5" (128mm) /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" (127mm) / 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 Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of USS Providence (CL-82).

Original:
4 x Recoverable floatplane aircraft (Curtiss SOC Seagull).

Ships-in-Class (29)
Notable series variants as part of the USS Providence (CL-82) family line as relating to the Cleveland-class group.

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
Global operator(s) of the USS Providence (CL-82). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

[ United States (retired) ]

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