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List of light cruisers of the United States
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In the United States Navy, light cruisers have the hull classification symbol CL. Both heavy cruisers and light cruisers were classified under CL after 1931, hence there are some missing hull numbers.
| United States Navy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hull Number1 | Class | Years in service |
| CL-1 to CL-3 | Chester | 1908–1930 |
| Cl-4 to CL-13 | Omaha | 1923–1949 |
| CL-14 | Not Assigned, intended for USS Chicago | |
| CL-15 | USS Olympia | 1895–1957 |
| CL-16 to CL-21 | Denver | 1903–1933 |
| CL-22 | USS New Orleans | 1898–1930 |
| CL-23 | USS Albany | 1900–1930 |
| CL-40 to CL-43, CL-46 to CL-48 |
Brooklyn | 1937–1992 |
| CL-49 and CL-50 | St. Louis | 1938–1951 |
| CL-51 to CL-54 | Atlanta | 1941–1959 |
| CL-55 to CL-67, CL-76 to CL-94, CL-99 to CL-105 |
Cleveland Note: nine Cleveland-class cruisers were converted to Independence-class aircraft carriers |
1942–1971 |
| CL-95 to CL-98 | Oakland | 1943–1966 |
| CL-106 to CL-118 | Fargo | 1945–1970 |
| CL-119 to CL-121 | Juneau | 1946–1966 |
| CL-144 to CL-147 | Worcester | 1948–1970 |
| CL-154 to CL-159 | abortive 1945 antiaircraft cruiser project | none built |
| CLGN-160 (to CGN-160 and then to CGN-9) | USS Long Beach | 1961–1995 |