List of cruisers of the United States Navy#Battlecruisers (CC)

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This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser", either publicly or in internal documentation.

The Navy has 9 {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|0}} cruisers in active service, as of 10 October 2024, with the last tentatively scheduled for decommissioning in 2029.{{cite news|title=SECNAV Del Toro Announces Life Extensions for 3 Cruisers |date=November 2024 |first=Mallory |last=Shelbourne |url=https://news.usni.org/2024/11/04/secnav-del-toro-announces-life-extensions-for-3-cruisers |newspaper=USNI News |publisher=United States Naval Institute }} With the cancellation of the CG(X) program in 2010, the Navy currently has no cruiser replacement program planned.[https://archive.today/20140707083026/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140706/DEFREG02/307060007/US-Navy-s-Cruiser-Problem Defense News] {{currentyear}} The Navy is looking to the Aegis-equipped {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} destroyers to increasingly fill the role of the cruiser in the protection of the carrier strike group, as it could be well into the 2030s before any possible cruiser replacement program is up and running.

Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category would include ships under construction or on order; as described above there currently are no such cruisers.

Historical overview

=Nomenclature=

Comprehension of the history of cruisers as shown in these lists requires some understanding of the unique role (sharing both independent and combined fleet operations) that cruisers were expected to support in the US fleet, and of the consequent influence this role had on design. In one example, the Navy's Bureau of Ships issued a memorandum in 1947 listing the ways in which cruiser hulls differed from destroyer hulls, including details such as double hull construction, electrical generation and distribution, water mains for firefighting, fuel lines and tankage, and fresh water distillation.Friedman, 1984, pp. 1-2

CGN-9 Long Beach, commissioned in 1961, was the last US cruiser built on a true cruiser hull. All subsequent cruisers, including nuclear powered cruisers, were based on the less expensive and less capable destroyer hulls. The one attempt since Long Beach to revert to the advantages of a "cruiser hull" design was the canceled CSGN nuclear strike cruiser; the CSGN proposal mentioned the greater powerplant survivability from the separation of the two nuclear reactors in a cruiser hull over the adjacent reactors in a destroyer hull.Friedman, 1984, pp. 1-2, 413-425

The sole example of a destroyer built on a cruiser hull was the experimental DL-1 Norfolk, which was originally classed as a hunter-killer cruiser (CLK).Friedman, 1982, pp 255-258

=Overview of hull classifications=

Since the cruiser nomenclature predates the hull numbering system, and there were several confusing renumberings and renamings,Friedman, 1984, pp. 448-455 there are multiple entries on these lists referring to the same physical ship. Combat history summaries (wars and battle stars"NavSource website") are listed only for the specific hull classification and number; for example, the World War II battle stars for a heavy cruiser (CA) and the Vietnam War battle stars for the same ship after its conversion to a guided missile cruiser (CG) are listed separately in each ship type list.

=Hull reclassifications and skipped hull numbers=

CA-1, CA-6 and CA-10 were never used, as ACR-1 Maine, ACR-6 California/San Diego and ACR-10 Tennessee/Memphis were lost prior to the 1920 redesignation, and their sisters' original hull numbers were carried over. CA-20 through CA-23 were skipped with the merger of the CA and CL sequences, which allowed the reclassification of the Washington Treaty CLs as CAs without re-numbering.

Heavy cruisers CA-149 and CA-151 to CA-153, light cruisers CL-154 to CL-159, and nuclear guided missile cruiser CGN-42 were canceled before being named.

Guided missile cruisers CG-1 through 8 and CG-10 through 12 were converted from World War II cruisers. CAG-1 USS Boston and CAG-2 USS Canberra retained most of their original gun armament and were later returned to their gun cruiser designations CA-69 and CA-70. CGN-9, Long Beach, originally held the last designation in the heavy-light cruiser sequence, CLGN-160.

CG-15 was skipped so the Leahy-class guided missile frigates (CG-16 class) could be redesignated without renumbering. The other missing numbers in the guided-missile cruiser series, 43–46, were not used so that DDG-47 Ticonderoga and DDG-48 Yorktown could be similarly redesignated. (It has been argued in some sources{{Who|date=January 2022}} that the DDG-993 {{sclass|Kidd|destroyer|0}} guided missile destroyers, which were essentially identically armed to the {{sclass|Virginia|cruiser}}s, should have been redesignated CG-43 through −46.)

Before 30 June 1975, CG-16 USS Leahy through CGN-38 USS Virginia were designated DLG or DLGN (Destroyer Leader, Guided Missile (Nuclear powered)). They were redesignated cruisers in the 1975 ship reclassification. CGN-39 USS Texas and CGN-40 USS Mississippi were laid down as DLGNs but redesignated CGN before commissioning. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were ordered as guided missile destroyers (DDG) but were redesignated to guided missile cruisers (CG) before any ship was laid down. CGN-41 Arkansas and CG-49 through 73 were ordered, laid down and delivered as guided missile cruisers, although as Virginia or Ticonderoga-class ships they had not been designed as cruisers.

Cruisers without hull designations

=First cruisers=

The first three modern cruisers in the Navy, the Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago, were most successful as technology demonstrators that stimulated the US industrial base, with features such as steel hulls and electricity generation. Their technology proved so operationally decisive they came to be seen as the dividing line between the "Old Navy" and the "New Navy". The last two protected cruisers which initially served without hull classification numbers, the New Orleans and Albany, were purchased from a British builder during mobilization for the 1898 Spanish–American War.Friedman, 1984, pp. 18–22, 41–43

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Atlanta (1884), protected cruiser
Boston (1884), protected cruiser – Spanish–American War, later Despatch (IX-2)
Chicago (1885), protected cruiser
Vesuvius (1888), experimental dynamite guns – Spanish–American War

New Orleans class

New Orleans (1898), ex-Brazilian Amazonas – Spanish–American War, WW1
Albany (1899), ex-Brazilian Almirante Abreu – Spanish–American War, WW1

=Armed merchant cruisers=

Beginning in 1891 Congress subsidized a number of fast ocean liners with plans to requisition them in wartime. St. Louis, St. Paul, Harvard, and Yale were the largest and were chartered by the Navy for the Spanish–American War, and seven others were purchased in 1898.Friedman, 1984, p. 41

St. Louis (1894) – Spanish–American War
St. Paul (1895) – Spanish–American War
Harvard (1898), ex-SS City of New York – Spanish–American War, later WW1 as troopship USS Plattsburg SP-1645
Yale (1889), ex-SSCity of Paris – Spanish–American War, later WW1 as troopship USS Harrisburg ID-1663
Badger (1889), ex-Yumuri – Spanish–American War
Panther (1889), ex-Austin – Spanish–American War, later WW1 as destroyer tender AD-6
Prairie (1890), ex-El Sol – Spanish–American War, United States occupation of Veracruz, later WW1 as destroyer tender AD-5
Buffalo (1892), ex-El Cid, later WW1 as destroyer tender AD-8
Yankee (1892), ex-El Norte – Spanish–American War, sank 4 December 1908 after grounding
Yosemite (1892), ex-El Sud – Spanish–American War, scuttled on or after 15 November 1900 after typhoon damage
Dixie (1893), ex-El Rio – Spanish–American War, later WW1 as destroyer tender, later AD-1

=German war prize=

Frankfurt (1915), sunk as target 1921

Armored cruisers (ACR)

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Officially these ships were e.g., "Armored Cruiser No. 1". Unofficially, top naval officers initially referred to these ships as battleships because they cost almost as much, shared many features with them, and were intended to accompany them in fleet actions; they took care to ensure that Congress never heard their opinion. The 1905 Russo-Japanese War showed armored cruisers did not perform as well as either battleships or as other cruiser types. As battleship technology advanced they were judged obsolete for their original role about the time the last U.S. armored cruiser was commissioned (this advance in part led to the development of battlecruisers as a replacement), and so they were retained for other cruiser roles despite their deficiencies. During 1912–1920 the U.S. armored cruisers had their names changed from states to cities within those states to free up the names for battleships.Friedman, 1984, pp. 45-46, 50-65

(ACR-1) Maine (1895), later classed as a second class battleship, sunk by explosion 15 February 1898, 286 killed
(ACR-2) New York (1893) – Spanish–American War, later Saratoga, WW1 as Rochester, later CA-2
(ACR-3) Brooklyn (1896) – Spanish–American War, later CA-3

(ACR-4) Pennsylvania (1905), later Pittsburgh – United States occupation of Veracruz, WW1, later CA-4
(ACR-5) West Virginia (1905), later Huntington – WW1, later CA-5
(ACR-6) California (1907), later San Diego – WW1, sunk by mine 19 July 1918, 6 killed
(ACR-7) Colorado (1905), later Pueblo – WW1, later CA-7
(ACR-8) Maryland (1905), later Frederick – WW1, later CA-8
(ACR-9) South Dakota (1908) – WW1, later Huron CA-9

(ACR-10) Tennessee (1906), later Memphis, wrecked 29 August 1916, 43 killed and missing
(ACR-11) Washington (1906), later Seattle – WW1, later CA-11
(ACR-12) North Carolina (1908) – WW1, later Charlotte CA-12
(ACR-13) Montana (1908), later Missoula – WW1, later CA-13

Protected and Peace cruisers (C, PG)

{{See also|List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy#Patrol gunboat (PG)}}

In the pre-1920 period abbreviations were informal and not standardized; officially these ships were, e.g., "Cruiser No. 1". Only the Montgomery class were unprotected cruisers, all the rest were protected cruisers. The Navy often referred to unprotected cruisers and obsolete protected cruisers (and some large gunboats without cruiser features) as peace cruisers due to their use in major policing and diplomatic roles.Friedman, 1984, pp. 23–40, 48–50, 54–56

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(C-1) Newark (1891) – Spanish–American War
(C-2) Charleston (1889) – Spanish–American War, wrecked 2 November 1899
(C-3) Baltimore (1890) – Spanish–American War, WW1, later minelayer CM-1
(C-4) Philadelphia (1890), later IX-24
(C-5) San Francisco (1890) – Spanish–American War, WW1, later minelayer CM-2
(C-6) Olympia (1895) – Spanish–American War, WW1

(C-7) Cincinnati (1894) – Spanish–American War, WW1
(C-8) Raleigh (1894) – Spanish–American War, WW1

(C-9) Montgomery (1894) – Spanish–American War, WW1 as Anniston
(C-10) Detroit (1893) – Spanish–American War
(C-11) Marblehead (1894) – Spanish–American War, WW1, later PG-27

(C-12) Columbia (1894) – Spanish–American War, WW1, later CA-16
(C-13) Minneapolis (1894) – Spanish–American War, WW1, later CA-17

(C-14) Denver (1904) – WW1, later PG-28, CL-16
(C-15) Des Moines (1904) – WW1, later PG-29, CL-17
(C-16) Chattanooga (1904) – WW1, later PG-30, CL-18
(C-17) Galveston (1905) – WW1, later PG-31, CL-19
(C-18) Tacoma (1904) – United States occupation of Veracruz, WW1, later PG-32, CL-20
(C-19) Cleveland (1903), later PG-33, CL-22

(C-20) St. Louis (1906) – WW1, later CA-18
(C-21) Milwaukee (1906), wrecked 13 January 1917
(C-22) Charleston (1905) – WW1, later CA-19

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While classified as patrol gunboats by the Navy and as sloops by the 1930 London Naval Treaty, the 2,000 ton displacement Erie-class gunboats were designed to fulfill the role of peace cruisers in Asia and the Caribbean as detailed in internal Navy documents.Friedman, 1984, pp 167, 176-178

(PG-50) Erie (1936) – WW2: 1 battle star, burned out and beached after torpedo hit 12 November 1942, 7 killed, later capsized
(PG-51) Charleston (1936) – WW2: 1 battle star

Cruiser minelayers (CM)

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In 1919 two cruisers were reclassified as Cruiser Minelayers (CM); they had participated in the laying of the North Sea mine barrage during WW1. Other large minelayers with no cruiser features or history were later given the 'CM' hull symbol, and the 'cruiser' nomenclature was dropped.

(CM-1) Baltimore, ex-C-3
(CM-2) San Francisco, ex-C-5

Scout cruisers (SCR, SC, CS)

The use of fast armed merchant cruisers in the Spanish–American War and the fleet exercises of 1902-03 convinced the Navy that it needed fast scout cruisers. The Chester class was built in part to test high speed propulsion plants. The Omaha class would become the oldest U.S. cruisers to serve in World War II. Officially these ships were, e.g., "Scout Cruiser No. 1", and sometimes abbreviated SC or SCR; on 8 August 1921 all would be reclassed as light cruisers.Freidman, 1984, pp. 66–84

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(CS-1) Chester (1908) – United States occupation of Veracruz, WW1; later CL-1
(CS-2) Birmingham (1908) – WW1, later CL-2
(CS-3) Salem (1908) – WW1, later CL-3

(CS-4) Omaha (laid down 1918) – later CL-4
(CS-5) Milwaukee (laid down 1918) – later CL-5
(CS-6) Cincinnati (laid down 1920) – later CL-6
(CS-7) Raleigh (ordered 1916) – later CL-7
(CS-8) Detroit (ordered 1916) – later CL-8
(CS-9) Richmond (laid down 1920) – later CL-9
(CS-10) Concord (ordered 1916) – later CL-10
(CS-11) Trenton (ordered 1916) – later CL-11
(CS-12) Marblehead (ordered 1916) – later CL-12
(CS-13) Memphis (ordered 1916) – later CL-13

Battlecruisers (CC)

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The United States laid down its only six battlecruisers as part of the 1917 construction program; in accordance with the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty four were scrapped incomplete and two converted during construction into the {{sclass|Lexington|aircraft carrier|3}}s.Freidman, 1984, pp. 85–103

(CC-1) Lexington – completed as {{USS|Lexington|CV-2|3}}
(CC-2) Constellation – canceled
(CC-3) Saratoga – completed as {{USS|Saratoga|CV-3|3}}
(CC-4) Ranger – canceled
(CC-5) Constitution – canceled
(CC-6) United States – canceled

Heavy and light cruisers (CA, CL)

=Post-World War I=

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On 17 July 1920, all First and Second Class Cruisers (armored and protected cruisers) still in service were reclassified as Armored Cruisers (CA).

(CA-1) skipped
(CA-2) Rochester (ex-ACR-2)
(CA-3) Brooklyn (ex-ACR-3)

Pennsylvania class

(CA-4) Pittsburgh (ex-ACR-4)
(CA-5) Huntington (ex-ACR-5)
(CA-6) skipped
(CA-7) Pueblo (ex-ACR-7)
(CA-8) Frederick (ex-ACR-8)
(CA-9) Huron (ex-ACR-9)

Tennessee class

(CA-10) skipped
(CA-11) Seattle (ex-ACR-11; later IX-39)
(CA-12) Charlotte (ex-ACR-12)
(CA-13) Missoula (ex-ACR-13)

other classes

(CA-14) Chicago (from 1885 unclassified)
(CA-15) Olympia (ex-C-6)

Columbia class

(CA-16) Columbia (ex-C-12)
(CA-17) Minneapolis (ex-C-13)

St. Louis class (1905)

(CA-18) St. Louis (ex-C-20)
(CA-19) Charleston (ex-C-22)

In the 1920 hull designation system, of the Third Class Cruisers the fast Scout Cruisers became Light Cruisers (CL), and the slower New Orleans and Denver-class "peace cruisers" were reclassified as Patrol Gunboats (PG).

On 8 August 1921 the system was revised; the surviving protected cruisers (except for the "semi-armored" St Louis class) and the peace cruiser/patrol gunboats were all grouped with the scout cruisers as Light Cruisers (CL).

Chester class

(CL-1) Chester (ex-CS-1)
(CL-2) Birmingham (ex-CS-2)
(CL-3) Salem (ex-CS-3)

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(CL-4) Omaha (ex-CS-4, 1923) – WW2: 1 battle star
(CL-5) Milwaukee (ex-CS-5, 1923) – WW2: 1 battle star
(CL-6) Cincinnati (ex-CS-6, 1924) – WW2: 1 battle star
(CL-7) Raleigh (ex-CS-7, 1924) – WW2: 3 battle stars
(CL-8) Detroit (ex-CS-8, 1923) – WW2: 6 battle stars
(CL-9) Richmond (ex-CS-9, 1923) – WW2: 2 battle stars
(CL-10) Concord (ex-CS-10, 1923) – WW2: 1 battle star
(CL-11) Trenton (ex-CS-11, 1924) – WW2: 1 battle star
(CL-12) Marblehead (ex-CS-12, 1924) – WW2: 2 battle stars
(CL-13) Memphis (ex-CS-13, 1925)

other classes

(CL-14) Chicago (ex-CA-14; later IX-5 Alton)
(CL-15) Olympia (ex-C-6, ex-CA-15, later IX-40, then museum ship)

(CL-16) Denver (ex-C-14, ex-PG-28)
(CL-17) Des Moines (ex-C-15, ex-PG-29)
(CL-18) Chattanooga (ex-C-16, ex-PG-30)
(CL-19) Galveston (ex-C-17, ex-PG-31)
(CL-20) Tacoma (ex-C-18, ex-PG-32), wrecked 1924
(CL-21) Cleveland (ex-C-19, ex-PG-33)

{{sclass|New Orleans|cruiser (1896)|4}} (1896)

(CL-22) New Orleans (ex-Amazonas, ex-PG-34)
(CL-23) Albany (ex-Almirante Abreu, ex-PG-36)

The CA/CL overlap of hull numbers would persist until the last armored cruiser of the original CA series, Seattle, was reclassed as IX-39 on 17 February 1941.

= Washington Naval Treaty =

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The first cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, New Orleans, and Portland classes – which were designed after the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, so quickly that the last design was complete before sea trial of the first were finished – were originally designated Light Cruisers (CL) due to their light protection. Later, in accordance with the 1930 London Naval Treaty, they were reclassified as "Heavy Cruisers" (CA) in 1931 due to their {{convert|8|in|mm|adj=on|0}} guns. Thenceforward new heavy and light cruisers were numbered in a single sequence. These four classes were known as "Treaty cruisers" and "Tinclads" and were seen even before World War II as deficient by the Navy due to the treaty limitations, but despite their high losses in the early days of the war they performed well.Friedman, 1984, pp. 104–161

(CL/CA-24) Pensacola (1930) – WW2: 13 battle stars
(CL/CA-25) Salt Lake City (1929) – WW2: 11 battle stars

:Both ships of the Pensacola class would be Operation Crossroads nuclear test targets in 1946.{{cite report |title=Operation Crossroads 1946 |publisher=Defense Nuclear Agency |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA146562.pdf }}

(CL/CA-26) Northampton (1930) – WW2: 6 battle stars, sunk by torpedoes 1 December 1942, 50 killed
(CL/CA-27) Chester (1930) – WW2: 11 battle stars
(CL/CA-28) Louisville (1931) – WW2: 13 battle stars
(CL/CA-29) Chicago (1931) – WW2: 3 battle stars, sunk by air attack 30 January 1943, 62 killed
(CL/CA-30) Houston (1930) – WW2: 2 battle stars, sunk by torpedoes 1 March 1942, 693 killed and 77 POWs died
(CL/CA-31) Augusta (1931) – WW2: 3 battle stars

(CL/CA-32) New Orleans (1934) – WW2: 17 battle stars

(CL/CA-33) Portland (1933) – WW2: 16 battle stars

New Orleans class

(CL/CA-34) Astoria (1934) – WW2: 3 battle stars, sunk by gunfire 9 August 1942, 219 killed

Portland class

(CL/CA-35) Indianapolis (1932) – WW2: 10 battle stars, sunk by torpedoes 30 July 1945, 879 killed

New Orleans class

(CL/CA-36) Minneapolis (1934) – WW2: 17 battle stars
(CA-37) Tuscaloosa (1934) – WW2: 7 battle stars
(CA-38) San Francisco (1934) – WW2: 17 battle stars
(CA-39) Quincy (1936) – WW2: 1 battle star, sunk by gunfire and torpedoes 9 August 1942, 370 killed

= London Naval Treaty =

The terms of the 1930 London Naval Treaty motivated the signatories to de-emphasize heavy cruiser construction in favor of light cruisers. The resultant nine ship Brooklyn-class of light cruisers had a strong influence on US cruiser design. Nearly all subsequent US cruisers, heavy and light, were directly or indirectly based on them, including the unique heavy cruiser Wichita.Ewing, 1984, p. 76Friedman, 1984, pp. 182-215

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(CL-40) Brooklyn (1937) – WW2: 4 battle stars, later Chilean O'Higgins
(CL-41) Philadelphia (1937) – WW2: 5 battle stars, later Brazilian Barroso
(CL-42) Savannah (1938) – WW2: 3 battle stars
(CL-43) Nashville (1938) – WW2: 10 battle stars, later Chilean Capitan Prat

New Orleans class

(CA-44) Vincennes (1937) – WW2: 2 battle stars, sunk by gunfire and torpedoes 9 August 1942, 332 killed

Wichita class

(CA-45) Wichita (1939) – WW2: 13 battle stars

Brooklyn class

(CL-46) Phoenix (1938) – WW2: 11 battle stars, later ARA General Belgrano The ARA General Belgrano would be sunk by torpedo 2 May 1982 during the Falklands War, 323 killed
(CL-47) Boise (1938) – WW2: 11 battle stars, later ARA Nueve de Julio
(CL-48) Honolulu (1938) – WW2: 8 battle stars

Brooklyn class (St. Louis subclass)

(CL-49) St. Louis (1939) – WW2: 11 battle stars, later Brazilian Almirante Tamandaré
(CL-50) Helena (1939) – WW2: 7 battle stars, war loss 6 July 1943, 168 killed

= Second London Naval Treaty =

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The 1936 Second London Naval Treaty would also influence the Navy's light cruiser program. It imposed limits that resulted in the smaller displacement Atlanta class with a {{convert|5|in|mm|adj=on|0}} dual purpose rapid fire main gun battery, the first such ship in the Navy.Friedman, 1984, pp. 216–251

(CL-51) Atlanta (1941) – WW2: 5 battle stars, scuttled after torpedo damage 13 November 1942
(CL-52) Juneau (1942) – WW2: 4 battle stars, sunk by torpedoes 13 November 1942, 687 killed
(CL-53) San Diego (1942) – WW2: 18 battle stars
(CL-54) San Juan (1942) – WW2: 13 battle stars

==Cruiser-Destroyer (CLD)==

Parallel to the Atlanta design was an abortive attempt to design a super-Atlanta known as the Cruiser-Destroyer, or CLD. The "ship characteristics" resulting from this study would be almost identical to that of the later CL-154 design. CLD did not become an official hull classification symbol.Friedman, 1984, pp. 247–248

= Early World War II =

When the United States entered World War II it had three major classes of cruisers under construction: the Atlanta and Cleveland light cruiser classes (with 5-inch and 6-inch main batteries, respectively), and the Baltimore-class of heavy cruisers. The Cleveland-class was an improvement of the Brooklyn design, while the Baltimore-class was an improved Wichita. These ships would form the bulk of the cruiser war construction effort, with eight Atlanta-class, twenty-seven Cleveland-class, and fourteen Baltimore-class cruisers ultimately completed. Early in the war nine Cleveland hulls would be diverted for conversion into {{sclass|Independence|aircraft carrier|4}} light aircraft carriers (CVLs). By the end of the war three Cleveland hulls would be canceled, and one incomplete hull would later be converted to a guided missile cruiser.Friedman, 1984, pp. 252–277

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(CL-55) Cleveland (1942) – WW2: 13 battle stars
(CL-56) Columbia (1942) – WW2: 10 battle stars
(CL-57) Montpelier (1942) – WW2: 13 battle stars
(CL-58) Denver (1942) – WW2: 11 battle stars
(CL-59) Amsterdam (completed as {{USS|Independence|CVL-22|3}})CVL-22: Operation Crossroads nuclear test target 1946
(CL-60) Santa Fe (1942) – WW2: 13 battle stars
(CL-61) Tallahassee (completed as {{USS|Princeton|CVL-23|3}})CVL-23: Lost 24 October 1944 in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 108 killed
(CL-62) Birmingham (1943) – WW2: 8 battle stars
(CL-63) Mobile (1943) – WW2: 11 battle stars
(CL-64) Vincennes (ex-Flint) (1944) – WW2: 6 battle stars
(CL-65) Pasadena (1944) – WW2: 5 battle stars
(CL-66) Springfield (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars, later converted to CLG-7
(CL-67) Topeka (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars, later converted to CLG-8

(CA-68) Baltimore (1943) – WW2: 9 battle stars
(CA-69) Boston (1943) – WW2: 10 battle stars, later converted to CAG-1
(CA-70) Canberra (ex-Pittsburgh) (1943) – WW2: 7 battle stars, later converted to CAG-2
(CA-71) Quincy (ex-St Paul) (1943) – WW2: 5 battle stars
(CA-72) Pittsburgh (ex-Albany) (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars
(CA-73) St. Paul (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star, Korea: 8 stars, Vietnam: 9 stars
(CA-74) Columbus (1945) – later converted to CG-12
(CA-75) Helena (ex-Des Moines) (1945) – WW2: 4 battle stars

Cleveland class

(CL-76) New Haven (completed as {{USS|Belleau Wood|CVL-24|3}})CVL-24: Loaned to France 1953-1960 as Bois Belleau
(CL-77) Huntington (completed as {{USS|Cowpens|CVL-25|3}})
(CL-78) Dayton (completed as {{USS|Monterey|CVL-26|3}})
(CL-79) Wilmington (completed as {{USS|Cabot|CVL-28|3}})CVL-28: Transferred to Spain 1967 as Dédalo
(CL-80) Biloxi (1943) – WW2: 9 battle stars
(CL-81) Houston (ex-Vicksburg) (1943) – WW2: 3 battle stars
(CL-82) Providence (1945) – later converted to CLG-6
(CL-83) Manchester (1946) – Korea: 9 battle stars
(CL-84) Buffalo – canceled
(CL-85) Fargo (completed as {{USS|Langley|CVL-27|3}})CVL-27: Loaned to France 1951-1963 as La Fayette
(CL-86) Vicksburg (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars
(CL-87) Duluth (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars
(CL-88) Newark – canceled
(CL-89) Miami (1943) – WW2: 6 battle stars
(CL-90) Astoria (ex-Wilkes-Barre) (1944) – WW2: 5 battle stars
(CL-91) Oklahoma City (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars, later converted to CLG-5
(CL-92) Little Rock (1945) – later converted to CLG-4
(CL-93) Galveston (completed as CLG-3)
(CL-94) Youngstown – canceled after construction started

Atlanta class (Oakland subclass)

(CL-95) Oakland (1943) – WW2: 9 battle stars
(CL-96) Reno (1943) – WW2: 3 battle stars
(CL-97) Flint (1944) – WW2: 4 battle stars
(CL-98) Tucson (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star

Cleveland class

(CL-99) Buffalo (completed as {{USS|Bataan|CVL-29|3}})
(CL-100) Newark (completed as {{USS|San Jacinto|CVL-30|3}})
(CL-101) Amsterdam (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star
(CL-102) Portsmouth (1945)
(CL-103) Wilkes-Barre (1944) – WW2: 4 battle stars
(CL-104) Atlanta (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars, later IX-304
(CL-105) Dayton (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star

= Late World War II =

As the Navy gained experience with World War II combat conditions, it was decided that the Atlanta, Cleveland, and Baltimore classes needed improvement. However, major improvements would cause unacceptable delays in the construction programs. A new generation of cruisers with minor improvements would consist of the Juneau and Fargo classes of light cruisers (respectively 5-inch and 6-inch main batteries), and the Oregon City-class of heavy cruisers. The major noticeable difference would be that the Fargo and the Oregon City classes would have their engine exhausts trunked into a single funnel to aid anti-aircraft fire. Due to the near-total destruction of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the number of the ships of this generation to be completed as gun cruisers would be small: three Juneau-class, two Fargo-class, and three Oregon City-class cruisers. A fourth Oregon City-class cruiser would be completed postwar as a command cruiser. Seventeen hulls from among the three classes were canceled.Friedman, 1984, pp. 253, 277–281

Late in the war the Baltimore-class would also serve as the basis of the two {{sclass|Saipan|aircraft carrier|4}} light aircraft carriers (CVLs).

File:USS Huntington (CL-107) underway on 12 April 1948 (NH 98941).jpg

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(CL-106) Fargo (1945)
(CL-107) Huntington (1946)
(CL-108) Newark – canceled after construction started
(CL-109) New Haven – canceled after construction started
(CL-110) Buffalo – canceled after construction started
(CL-111) Wilmington – canceled after construction started
(CL-112) Vallejo – canceled
(CL-113) Helena – canceled
(CL-114) Roanoke – canceled
(CL-115) – canceled unnamed
(CL-116) Tallahassee – canceled after construction started
(CL-117) Cheyenne – canceled after construction started
(CL-118) Chattanooga – canceled after construction started

(CA-122) Oregon City (1946)
(CA-123) Albany (1946) – later converted to CG-10
(CA-124) Rochester (1946) – Korea: 6 battle stars
(CA-125) Northampton (completed as CLC-1)
(CA-126) Cambridge – canceled after construction started
(CA-127) Bridgeport – canceled after construction started
(CA-128) Kansas City – canceled after construction started
(CA-129) Tulsa – canceled

Baltimore class

(CA-130) Bremerton (1945) – Korea: 2 battle stars
(CA-131) Fall River (1945) - Operation Crossroads nuclear test participant
(CA-132) Macon (1945)
(CA-133) Toledo (1946) – Korea: 5 battle stars

= Post-World War II =

The Navy agreed in the waning days of the war to construct a small number of cruisers for the purpose of operationally testing new gun designs and other major improvements incorporating the lessons learned of World War II combat: the 'CL-154' and Worcester classes of light cruisers (respectively 5-inch and 6-inch main batteries), and the Des Moines-class of heavy cruisers. Initially the Navy wanted at least one squadron of six ships of each class, but in the end only two Worcester-class and three Des Moines-class cruisers would be completed, and the CL-154 class would be cancelled in its entirety. A total of seventeen hulls from among the three planned classes would be canceled.Friedman, 1984, pp. 348-371

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(CA-134) Des Moines (1948)

Baltimore class

(CA-135) Los Angeles (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star, Korea: 5 stars
(CA-136) Chicago (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star, later converted to CG-11

Oregon City class

(CA-137) Norfolk – canceled after construction started
(CA-138) Scranton – canceled after construction started

Des Moines class

(CA-139) Salem (1949), museum ship
(CA-140) Dallas – canceled after construction started
CA-141 to 143 – canceled unnamed

(CL-144) Worcester (1948) – Korea: 2 battle stars
(CL-145) Roanoke (1949)
(CL-146) Vallejo – canceled after construction started
(CL-147) Gary – canceled after construction started

Des Moines class

(CA-148) Newport News (1949) – Vietnam: 3 battle stars
(CA-149) – canceled unnamed
(CA-150) Dallas – canceledFriedman, 1984, p. 454
CA-151 to 153 – canceled unnamed

CL-154 class

CL-154 to 159 – canceled unnamed

The last ship to be assigned a hull number in the Heavy and Light Cruiser sequence would be the 1950s era nuclear powered Long Beach, though this ship would be assigned another number and designation under the guided missile cruiser hull classification before launch.

Long Beach class

(CLGN/CGN-160) Long Beach, completed as CGN-9 (1961)

Large cruisers (CB)

{{see also|List of battlecruisers of the United States#Alaska class}}

File:USS Alaska (CB-1) off the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 30 July 1944.jpg

The motivation for the large cruiser concept came from the deployment of Germany's so-called pocket battleships in the early 1930s, and from concerns that Japan would follow with similar ships. These large cruisers had design features intermediate between heavy cruisers and battleships (such as the unique and highly effective 12-inch/50-caliber Mark 8 guns); this was unlike the designs of the earlier battlecruisers, the ultimate design of which had the same 16-inch guns as battleships but less armor and more speed. Despite these differences large cruisers and battlecruisers were intended to serve much the same role.Freidman, 1984, pp. 286–309"Knupp, Navy General Board website"

(CB-1) Alaska (1944) – WW2: 3 battle stars
(CB-2) Guam (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars
(CB-3) Hawaii – construction stopped after launching, conversion to a missile ship (CBG-3) and then a command ship (CBC-1) canceled
(CB-4) Philippines – canceled
(CB-5) Puerto Rico – canceled
(CB-6) Samoa – canceled

German cruiser war prize (IX)

(IX-300) Prinz Eugen, 1940 Germany heavy cruiser, entered USN service in 1945 as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel (IX) after award as a war prize and was expended in nuclear testing in 1946 following engine sabotage by her German POW crew.

Hunter-Killer cruisers (CLK)

File:USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1964.jpg CLK-1 was authorized in 1947 as an anti-submarine hunter killer. She was designed on a light cruiser hull so she could carry a greater variety of detection gear than a destroyer. CLK-2 was cancelled due to the high cost ($61.9 million) of CLK-1.Friedman, 1982, pp 255–258

(CLK-1) Norfolk, reclassified as Destroyer Leader DL-1 prior to launch
(CLK-2) New Haven, canceled{{cite web |title=U.S. NAVY SHIPS -- Listed by Hull Number |date=April 2010 |url=https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/shusn-no/dl-no.htm |publisher=DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND}}

Antiaircraft cruisers (CLAA)

File:USS Juneau (CLAA-119) underway on 1 July 1951 (NH 96890).jpg On 18 March 1949, the surviving light cruisers of the Atlanta and Juneau classes were redesignated as antiaircraft cruisers (CLAA) without changing their hull numbers; San Diego, San Juan, and Flint were redesignated even though they had been decommissioned and were in reserve. The CL-154 class would also have received this designation had they not been canceled.

Atlanta class

(CLAA-53) San Diego
(CLAA-54) San Juan

Atlanta class (Oakland subclass)

(CLAA-95) Oakland
(CLAA-96) Reno
(CLAA-97) Flint
(CLAA-98) Tucson

Juneau class

(CLAA-119) Juneau – Korea: 5 battle stars
(CLAA-120) Spokane, later AG-191
(CLAA-121) Fresno

Command cruisers (CLC, CC)

File:USS Northampton (CLC-1) underway c1959.jpg

By the end of World War II the Navy had gained favorable experience with dedicated amphibious command ships, and desired similar but faster ships to accompany aircraft carriers for fleet command, which would also relieve overcrowded fleet command facilities on other ships. Both completed conversions, Northampton and Wright, were indirectly based on the Baltimore class heavy cruiser design (the first via the Oregon City class, the second via the Saipan class). The result would be the highly capable but expensive command cruisers. These ships would be absorbed into the National Emergency Command Post Afloat mission, and then retired when that role was cancelled.Freidman, 1984, pp. 427-445

(CLC/CC-1) Northampton (ex-CA-125) (1953)
(CBC-1) Hawaii (ex-CB-3, ex-CBG-3) – conversion canceled
(CC-2) Wright (ex-CVL-49, ex-AVT-7) (1963)
(CC-3) Saipan (ex-CVL-48, ex-AVT-6), - conversion canceled, later AGMR-2 as Arlington

Guided missile cruisers (CAG, CLG, CG)

='Cruiser hulls'=

File:USS Canberra (CAG-2) underway at sea on 9 January 1961 (KN-1526).jpg

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File:USS Albany (CG-10) underway 1970s.jpg

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With the exception of the purpose-built nuclear powered guided missile cruiser Long Beach, all of the early guided missile cruisers were converted heavy or light cruisers from the World War II era. The early conversions were heavy (CAG) and light (CLG) 'single-enders' which placed the missile facilities aft and conservatively retained their forward main gun batteries; the later conversions (CG) were 'double-enders' which eliminated the main guns. In 1975 the surviving 'single enders' would be reclassified as CG even though they retained their guns.Friedman, 1984, pp. 372-419

Alaska class

(CBG-3) Hawaii (ex-CB-3) – conversion canceled

(CAG-1) Boston (ex- and later CA-69, 1955) – Vietnam: 5 battle stars
(CAG-2) Canberra (ex- and later CA-70, 1956) – Vietnam: 4 battle stars

(CLG-3) Galveston (ex-CL-93, 1958) – Vietnam: 2 battle stars
(CLG/CG-4) Little Rock (ex-CL-92, 1960), museum ship
(CLG/CG-5) Oklahoma City (ex-CL-91, 1960) – Vietnam: 11 battle stars

(CLG/CG-6) Providence (ex-CL-82, 1959) – Vietnam: 6 battle stars
(CLG/CG-7) Springfield (ex-CL-66, 1960)
(CLG-8) Topeka (ex-CL-67, 1960) – Vietnam: 3 battle stars

Long Beach class

(CGN-9) Long Beach (ex-CLGN-160, 1961) – Vietnam: 7 battle stars

(CG-10) Albany (ex-CA-123, 1962)
(CG-11) Chicago (ex-CA-136, 1964) – Vietnam: 11 battle stars
(CG-12) Columbus (ex-CA-74, 1962)
(CG-13) Rochester (ex-CA-124) – conversion canceled
(CG-14) Bremerton (ex-CA-130)– conversion canceled

CSGN class

:The CSGN class, a proposed nuclear-powered Aegis strike cruiser, canceled unnamed and unnumbered; this was the sole proposal since 1961 to use 'cruiser hull' standards in a ship designated 'cruiser'.Friedman, 1984, pp. 414, 419-422

='Destroyer hulls'=

Following the conversion of the Albany class, all guided missile cruisers would be built on 'destroyer hulls'; the pre-1975 ships were originally classified as destroyers (DDG) or as destroyer leaders (DLG) and termed 'frigates' before reclassification as cruisers.Friedman, 1982, pp. 300–307, 321–347

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(CG-15) skipped to redesignate the Leahy-class frigates without renumbering

(DLG/CG-16) Leahy (1962) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars
(DLG/CG-17) Harry E. Yarnell (1963)
(DLG/CG-18) Worden (1963) – Vietnam: 9 battle stars, Gulf War: 2 stars
(DLG/CG-19) Dale (1963) – Vietnam: 8 battle stars, Gulf War: 1 star
(DLG/CG-20) Richmond K. Turner (1964) – Vietnam: 6 battle stars, Gulf War 3 stars
(DLG/CG-21) Gridley (1963) – Vietnam: 6 battle stars, Gulf War 1 star
(DLG/CG-22) England (1963) – Vietnam: 6 battle stars, Gulf War 1 star
(DLG/CG-23) Halsey (1963) – Vietnam: 8 battle stars, Gulf War: 1 star
(DLG/CG-24) Reeves (1964) – Vietnam: 9 battle stars

Bainbridge class

(DLGN/CGN-25) Bainbridge (1962) – Vietnam: 8 battle stars, Gulf War: 1 star

(DLG/CG-26) Belknap (1964) – Vietnam: 3 battle stars
(DLG/CG-27) Josephus Daniels (1965) – Vietnam: 3 battle stars
(DLG/CG-28) Wainwright (1966) – Vietnam: 4 battle stars
(DLG/CG-29) Jouett (1966) – Vietnam: 7 battle stars, Gulf War: 1 star
(DLG/CG-30) Horne (1967) – Vietnam: 6 battle stars, Gulf War: 1 star
(DLG/CG-31) Sterett (1967) – Vietnam: 7 battle stars
(DLG/CG-32) William H. Standley (1966) – Vietnam: 4 battle stars
(DLG/CG-33) Fox (1966) – Vietnam: 4 battle stars, Gulf War: 1 star
(DLG/CG-34) Biddle (1967) – Vietnam: 6 battle stars, Gulf War: 2 star

Truxtun class

(DLGN/CGN-35) Truxtun (1967) – Vietnam: 7 battle stars

(DLGN/CGN-36) California (1974) – Gulf War: 1 battle star
(DLGN/CGN-37) South Carolina (1975) – Gulf War: 1 battle star

(DLGN/CGN-38) Virginia (1976) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars
(DLGN/CGN-39) Texas (1977) – Gulf War: 1 battle star
(CGN-40) Mississippi (1978) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars
(CGN-41) Arkansas (1980) – Gulf War: 1 battle star

CGN-42 class

CGN-42, Virginia-class derivative nuclear-powered Aegis cruiser, proposed as a cheaper alternative to the CSGN, canceled unnamedFriedman, 1984, pp. 421Friedman, 1982, pp. 346–347

:The Ticonderoga class ships were originally planned as Aegis guided missile destroyers - they were built on {{sclass|Spruance|destroyer|4}} destroyer hulls - but were then reclassed as cruisers.

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CG-43 to CG-46 skipped to allow redesignation of DDG-47 Ticonderoga without renumbering.

:Ticonderoga class with the Mark 26 missile launch system

(DDG/CG-47) Ticonderoga (1983) – Gulf War: 1 battle star
(DDG/CG-48) Yorktown (1984){{cite web|url=http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf|title= Inactive ship inventory|publisher= NAVSEA, US Navy|date= 27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915051633/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf|archive-date=15 September 2021}}
(CG-49) Vincennes (1985)
(CG-50) Valley Forge (1986) – Gulf War: 3 battle stars
(CG-51) Thomas S. Gates (1987) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars, GWOT

:Ticonderoga class with the Vertical Launch System (VLS)

(CG-52) Bunker Hill [I] (1986) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars, GWOT{{cite web | last=Ripley | first=Julie Ann | title=USS Bunker Hill Decommissions | website=Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | date=22 September 2023 | url= https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/3535436/uss-bunker-hill-decommissions/ | access-date=22 September 2023}}
(CG-53) Mobile Bay [I] (1987) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars, Iraq War, GWOT{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3490821/uss-mobile-bay-decommissions-honors-36-years-of-service/|title=USS Mobile Bay Decommissions, Honors 36 Years of Service|publisher=United States Navy|date=11 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023}}{{cite news|last=Jennewein|first=Chris|url=https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2023/08/10/guided-missile-cruiser-uss-mobile-bay-decommissioned-in-san-diego-after-36-years/|title=Guided-Missile Cruiser USS Mobile Bay Decommissioned in San Diego After 36 Years|publisher=Times of San Diego|date=10 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023}}
(CG-54) Antietam [I] (1987) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, Iraq War: 1 star, GWOT{{cite web |author= VADM J. E. Pitts | title= NAVADMIN 050/24 FY24 PROJECTED SHIP INACTIVATION SCHEDULE (UPDATED COPY) | website= MyNavyHR |url= https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2024/NAV24050.txt |date= 11 March 2024 | access-date=2 April 2024}}
(CG-55) Leyte Gulf [I] (1987) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars, GWOT{{cite web | url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/481515/uss-leyte-gulf-decommissioned | title=USS Leyte Gulf Decommissioned }}
(CG-56) San Jacinto [I] (1988) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars, GWOT{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3528072/uss-san-jacinto-cg-56-decommissions-honoring-35-years-of-service/|title=USS San Jacinto (CG-56) Decommissions, Honoring 35 Years of Service|publisher=United States Navy|date=16 September 2023|access-date=16 September 2023}}
(CG-57) Lake Champlain [I] (1988) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT{{cite web|url=https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/3514407/uss-lake-champlain-decommissions-after-35-years-of-distinguished-service/|title=USS Lake Champlain Decommissions After 35 Years of Distinguished Service|website=surfpac.navy.mil|date=1 September 2023|access-date=2 September 2023}}
(CG-58) Philippine Sea [A] (1989) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars, GWOT
(CG-59) Princeton [A] (1989) – Gulf War: 3 battle stars, GWOT
(CG-60) Normandy [A] (1989) – Gulf War: 2 battle stars, Iraq War, GWOT
(CG-61) Monterey [I] (1990){{cite news|title=Sailors Bid Farewell to USS Monterey as Navy Prepares to Decommission 3 More Cruisers This Month |date=September 2022 |first=Heather |last=Mongilio |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/09/19/sailors-bid-farewell-to-uss-monterey-as-navy-prepares-to-decommission-3-more-cruisers-this-month |newspaper=USNI News |publisher=United States Naval Institute }}
(CG-62) Robert Smalls (ex-Chancellorsville) [A] (1989) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT{{cite web|url=https://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_CG_62.HTML|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025012610/http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_CG_62.HTML|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2016|title=USS Robert Smalls (CG-62)|website=nvr.navy.mil|date=1 March 2023|access-date=8 March 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Schmall |first1=Emily |title=Stripping Confederate Ties, the U.S. Navy Renames Two Vessels |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/us/navy-ship-confederate-robert-smalls.html |access-date=12 March 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=11 March 2023}}
(CG-63) Cowpens [I] (1991) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT{{cite web | title= USS Cowpens Decommissioned After 33 Years of Service | website = Commander Pacific Fleet US Navy | url= https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/3888111/uss-cowpens-decommissioned-after-33-years-of-service/ | date = 28 August 2024 | access-date= 28 August 2024 | author= CPO Mark Faram }}
(CG-64) Gettysburg [A] (1991)
(CG-65) Chosin [A] (1991) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT
(CG-66) Hué City [I] (1991) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT{{cite news|title=Anzio, Hué City Leave the Fleet as Navy Cruiser Decommissionings Continue |date=September 2022 |first=Heather |last=Mongilio |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/09/23/anzio-hue-city-leave-the-fleet-as-navy-cruiser-decommissionings-continue |newspaper=USNI News |publisher=United States Naval Institute }}
(CG-67) Shiloh [A] (1992) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT
(CG-68) Anzio [I] (1992) – Iraq War: 2 battle stars, GWOT
(CG-69) Vicksburg [I] (1992) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT
(CG-70) Lake Erie [A] (1993) – Gulf War: 1 battle star, GWOT
(CG-71) Cape St. George [A] (1993) – Iraq War: 1 battle star, GWOT
(CG-72) Vella Gulf [I] (1993) – GWOT{{cite news|title=USS Vella Gulf Becomes First of Five Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers to Decommission This Year |date=August 2022 |first=Heather |last=Mongilio |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/08/05/uss-vella-gulf-becomes-first-of-five-ticonderoga-class-cruisers-to-decommission-this-year |newspaper=USNI News |publisher=United States Naval Institute }}
(CG-73) Port Royal [I] (1994){{cite news|title=Cruiser USS Port Royal Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor |date=September 2022 |url=https://seapowermagazine.org/cruiser-uss-port-royal-decommissioned-at-pearl-harbor/ |newspaper=Seapower |publisher=Navy League of the United States }}

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CG(X) class

:The CG(X) class was intended to apply the same technology used in the Zumwalt-class destroyers within a larger hull, nuclear power was a consideration, but was canceled unbuilt and unnamed.

Nuclear-powered cruisers (CGN)

To date all nuclear cruisers have been guided missile cruisers, and all have been retired.

File:USS Truxtun (CGN-35) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 3 January 1989 (6450110).jpg

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Long Beach class

(CGN-9) Long Beach

Bainbridge class

(CGN-25) Bainbridge

Truxtun class

(CGN-35) Truxtun

California class

Virginia class

CGN-42 class

CGN-42 – cancelled

Miscellaneous lists

=List by name=

Names without links were not completed, or completed as aircraft carriers or destroyer leaders.

{{USS|Alaska|CB-1|3}}
Albany (1899/PG-36/CL-23)
Albany (CA-72)Albany (CA-72) was renamed Pittsburg 1944
Albany (CA-123/CG-10)
Amsterdam (CL-59)
{{USS|Amsterdam|CL-101|3}}
{{USS|Antietam|CG-54|3}} [I]
{{USS|Anzio|CG-68|3}} [I]
{{USS|Arkansas|CGN-41|3}}
Astoria (CL/CA-34)
{{USS|Astoria|CL-90|3}}
Atlanta (1884)
{{USS|Atlanta|CL-51|3}}
Atlanta (CL-104/IX-304)
Augusta (CL/CA-31)
Badger (1889)
Bainbridge (DLGN/CGN-25)
{{USS|Baltimore|C-3|3}}
{{USS|Baltimore|CA-68|3}}
Belknap (DLG/CG-26)
Biddle (DLG/CG-34)
{{USS|Biloxi|CL-80|3}}
Birmingham (CS/CL-2)
{{USS|Birmingham|CL-62|3}}
{{USS|Boise|CL-47|3}}
Boston (1884)
Boston (CA-69/CAG-1)
Bremerton (CA-130/CG-14)
Bridgeport (CA-127)
Brooklyn (ACR/CA-3)
{{USS|Brooklyn|CL-40|3}}
{{USS|Buffalo|1892|3}}
Buffalo (CL-84)
Buffalo (CL-99)
Buffalo (CL-110)
{{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52|3}} [A]
{{USS|California|ACR-6|3}}California (ACR-6) was renamed San Diego 1914
California (DLGN/CGN-36)
Cambridge (CA-126)
Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2)
{{USS|Cape St. George|CG-71|3}} [A]
Chancellorsville (CG-62) [A]Chancellorsville (CG-62) was renamed Robert Smalls 2023
{{USS|Charleston|C-2|3}}
Charleston (C-22/CA-19)
{{USS|Charleston|PG-51|3}}
Charlotte (ACR/CA-12)
Chattanooga (C-16/PG-30/CL-18)
Chattanooga (CL-118)
Chester (CS/CL-1)
Chester (CL/CA-27)
Cheyenne (CL-117)
Chicago (1885/CA-14/CL-14/IX-5)
Chicago (CL/CA-29)
Chicago (CA-136/CG-11)
{{USS|Chosin|CG-65|3}} [A]
{{USS|Cincinnati|C-7|3}}
Cincinnati (CS/CL-6)
Cleveland (C-19/PG-33/CL-21)
{{USS|Cleveland|CL-55|3}}
{{USS|Colorado|ACR-7|3}}Colorado (ACR-7) was renamed Pueblo 1916
Columbia (C-12/CA-16)
{{USS|Columbia|CL-56|3}}
Columbus (CA-74/CG-12)
Concord (CS/CL-10)
Constellation (CC-2)
Constitution (CC-5)
{{USS|Cowpens|CG-63|3}} [I]
Dale (DLG/CG-19)
Dallas (CA-140)
Dallas (CA-150)
Dayton (CL-78)
{{USS|Dayton|CL-105|3}}
Denver (C-14/PG-28/CL-16)
{{USS|Denver|CL-58|3}}
Des Moines (C-15/PG-29/CL-17)
Des Moines (CA-75)Des Moines (CA-75) was renamed Helena 1944
{{USS|Des Moines|CA-134|3}}
{{USS|Detroit|C-10|3}}
Detroit (CS/CL-8)
Dixie (1893)
{{USS|Duluth|CL-87|3}}
England (DLG/CG-22)
{{USS|Erie|PG-50|3}}
{{USS|Fall River|CA-131|3}}
Fargo (CL-85)
{{USS|Fargo|CL-106|3}}
Flint (CL-64)Flint (CL-64) was renamed Vincennes 1942
Flint (CL/CLAA-97)
Fox (DLG/CG-33)
Frankfurt (1915)
Frederick (ACR/CA-8)
Fresno (CL/CLAA-121)
Galveston (C-17/PG-31/CL-19)
Galveston (CL-93/CLG-3)
Gary (CL-147)
{{USS|Gettysburg|CG-64|3}} [A]
Gridley (DLG/CG-21)
{{USS|Guam|CB-2|3}}
Halsey (DLG/CG-23)
Harry E. Yarnell (DLG/CG-17)
Harvard (1888)
Hawaii (CB-3/CBG-3/CBC-1)
{{USS|Helena|CL-50|3}}
{{USS|Helena|CA-75|3}}
Helena (CL-113)
{{USS|Honolulu|CL-48|3}}
Horne (DLG/CG-30)
Houston (CL/CA-30)
{{USS|Houston|CL-81|3}}
{{USS|Hue City|CG-66|3}} [I]
Huntington (ACR/CA-5)
Huntington (CL-77)
{{USS|Huntington|CL-107|3}}
Huron (ACR/CA-9)
Indianapolis (CL/CA-35)
Josephus Daniels (DLG/CG-27)
Jouett (DLG/CG-29)
{{USS|Juneau|CL-52|3}}
Juneau (CL/CLAA-119)
Kansas City (CA-128)
{{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70|3}} [A]
{{USS|Lake Champlain|CG-57|3}} [I]
Leahy (DLG/CG-16)
Lexington (CC-1)
{{USS|Leyte Gulf|CG-55|3}} [I]
Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4), museum ship
Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9)
{{USS|Los Angeles|CA-135|3}}
Louisville (CL/CA-28)
{{USS|Macon|CA-132|3}}
{{USS|Maine|ACR-1|3}}
{{USS|Manchester|CL-83|3}}
Marblehead (C-11/PG-27)
Marblehead (CS/CL-12)
{{USS|Maryland|ACR-8|3}}Maryland (ACR-8) was renamed Frederick 1916
{{USS|Memphis|ACR-10|3}}
Memphis (CS/CL-13)
{{USS|Miami|CL-89|3}}
{{USS|Milwaukee|C-21|3}}
Milwaukee (CS/CL-5)
Minneapolis (C-13/CA-17)
Minneapolis (CL/CA-36)
{{USS|Mississippi|CGN-40|3}}
Missoula (ACR/CA-13)
{{USS|Mobile|CL-63|3}}
{{USS|Mobile Bay|CG-53|3}} [I]
{{USS|Montana|ACR-13|3}}Montana (ACR-13) was renamed Missoula 1920
{{USS|Monterey|CG-61|3}} [I]
{{USS|Montgomery|C-9|3}}
{{USS|Montpelier|CL-57|3}}
{{USS|Nashville|CL-43|3}}
{{USS|Newark|C-1|3}}
Newark (CL-88)
Newark (CL-100)
Newark (CL-108)
New Haven (CL-76)
New Haven (CL-109)
New Haven (CLK-2)
New Orleans (1896/PG-34/CL-22)
New Orleans (CL/CA-32)
{{USS|Newport News|CA-148|3}}
{{USS|New York|ACR-2|3}}New York (ACR-2) was renamed Saratoga 1911
Norfolk (CA-137)
Norfolk (CLK-1/DL-1)
{{USS|Normandy|CG-60|3}} [A]
Northampton (CL/CA-26)
Northampton (CA-125/CLC-1/CC-1)
{{USS|North Carolina|ACR-12|3}}North Carolina (ACR-12) was renamed Charlotte 1920
Oakland (CL/CLAA-95)
Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5)
Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40), museum ship
Omaha (CS/CL-4)
{{USS|Oregon City|CA-122|3}}
Panther (1889)
{{USS|Pasadena|CL-65|3}}
{{USS|Pennsylvania|ACR-4|3}}Pennsylvania (ACR-4) was renamed Pittsburgh 1912
Pensacola (CL/CA-24)
{{USS|Philadelphia|C-4|3}}
{{USS|Philadelphia|CL-41|3}}
Philippines (CB-4)
{{USS|Philippine Sea|CG-58|3}} [A]
{{USS|Phoenix|CL-46|3}}
Pittsburgh (ACR/CA-4)
Pittsburg (CA-70)Pittsburg (CA-70) was renamed Canberra 1942
{{USS|Pittsburgh|CA-72|3}}
Portland (CL/CA-33)
{{USS|Port Royal|CG-73|3}} [I]
{{USS|Portsmouth|CL-102|3}}
Prairie (1890)
{{USS|Princeton|CG-59|3}} [A]
Providence (CL-82/CLG-6/CG-6)
Pueblo (ACR/CA-7)
Puerto Rico (CB-5)
{{USS|Quincy|CA-39|3}}
{{USS|Quincy|CA-71|3}}
{{USS|Raleigh|C-8|3}}
Raleigh (CS/CL-7)
Ranger (CC-4)
Reeves (DLG/CG-24)
Reno (CL/CLAA-96)
Richmond (CS/CL-9)
Richmond K. Turner (DLG/CG-20)
Roanoke (CL-114)
{{USS|Roanoke|CL-145|3}}
{{USS|Robert Smalls|CG-62|3}} [A]
Rochester (ACR/CA-2)
Rochester (CA-124/CG-13)
St. Louis (1894)
St. Louis (C-20/CA-18)
{{USS|St. Louis|CL-49|3}}
St. Paul (1895)
St. Paul (CA-71)St. Paul (CA-71) was renamed Quincy 1942
{{USS|Saint Paul|CA-73|3}}
Salem (CS/CL-3)
{{USS|Salem|CA-139|3}}, museum ship
Saipan (CVL-48/AVT-6/CC-3)
Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25)
Samoa (CB-6)
{{USS|San Diego|ACR-6|3}}
San Diego (CL/CLAA-53)
{{USS|San Francisco|C-5|3}}
{{USS|San Francisco|CA-38|3}}
{{USS|San Jacinto|CG-56|3}} [A]
San Juan (CL/CLAA-54)
{{USS|Santa Fe|CL-60|3}}
{{USS|Saratoga|ACR-2|3}}Saratoga (ACR-2) was renamed Rochester 1917
Saratoga (CC-3)
{{USS|Savannah|CL-42|3}}
Scranton (CA-138)
Seattle (ACR-11/CA-11/IX-39)
{{USS|Shiloh|CG-67|3}} [A]
South Carolina (DLGN/CGN-37)
{{USS|South Dakota|ACR-9|3}}South Dakota (ACR-9) was renamed Huron 1920
Spokane (CL-120/CLAA-120/AG-191)
Springfield (CL-66/CLG-7/CG-7)
Sterett (DLG/CG-31)
Tacoma (C-18/PG-32/CL-20)
Tallahassee (CL-61)
Tallahassee (CL-116)
{{USS|Tennessee|ACR-10|3}}Tennessee (ACR-10) was renamed Memphis 1916
Texas (DLGN/CGN-39)
{{USS|Thomas S. Gates|CG-51|3}}
Ticonderoga (DDG/CG-47)
{{USS|Toledo|CA-133|3}}
Topeka (CL-67/CLG-8)
Trenton (CS/CL-11)
Truxtun (DLGN/CGN-35)
Tucson (CL/CLAA-98)
Tulsa (CA-129)
{{USS|Tuscaloosa|CA-37|3}}
United States (CC-6)
Vallejo (CL-112)
Vallejo (CL-146)
{{USS|Valley Forge|CG-50|3}} [A]
{{USS|Vella Gulf|CG-72|3}} [I]
Vesuvius (1888)
Vicksburg (CL-81)Vicksburg (CL-81) was renamed Houston 1942
{{USS|Vicksburg|CL-86|3}}
{{USS|Vicksburg|CG-69|3}}
{{USS|Vincennes|CA-44|3}}
{{USS|Vincennes|CL-64|3}}
{{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|3}}
Virginia (DLGN/CGN-38)
{{USS|Washington|ACR-11|3}}Washington (ACR-11) was renamed Seattle 1916
{{USS|West Virginia|ACR-5|3}}West Virginia (ACR-5) was renamed Huntington 1916
{{USS|Wichita|CA-45|3}}
Wilkes-Barre (CL-90)Wilkes-Barre (CL-90) was renamed Astoria 1942
{{USS|Wilkes-Barre|CL-103|3}}
William H. Standley (DLG/CG-32)
Wilmington (CL-79)
Wilmington (CL-111)
{{USS|Worcester|CL-144|3}}
Worden (DLG/CG-18)
Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7/CC-2)
Yale (1889)
Yankee (1892)
Yorktown (DDG/CG-48)
Yosemite (1892)
Youngstown (CL-94)

=List of unnamed cruisers by hull number=

CL-115 canceled
CA-141 to 143 canceled
CA-149 canceled
CA-151 to 153 canceled
CL/CLAA-154 to 159 canceled
CGN-42 canceled

=List of canceled cruiser conversions=

Bremerton (CG-14) 1959
Hawaii (CBG-3) 1950s
Hawaii (CBC-1) 1950s
Rochester (CG-13) 1959
Saipan (CC-3) 1963

=List of skipped cruiser hull numbers=

CA-1, CA-6, CA-10
CG-15
CG-43 to CG-46

References

= Citations =

= Footnotes =

= General and cited sources=

{{Cite book |last=Ewing |first=Steve |date=1984 |title=American Cruisers of World War II |location=Missoula, Montana |publisher=Pictorial Histories Publishing Company |isbn=0-933126-51-4}}
{{Cite book |last=Friedman |first=Norman |year=1982 |title=U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History |location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=United States Naval Institute |isbn=0-87021-733-X}}
{{Cite book |last=Friedman |first=Norman |year=1983 |title=U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History |location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=United States Naval Institute |isbn=0-87021-739-9}}
{{Cite book |last=Friedman |first=Norman |year=1984 |title=U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History |location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=United States Naval Institute |isbn=0-87021-739-9}}
{{Cite web |last=Knupp |first=Chris |date=17 April 2017 |title=The Awesome Alaska Class: America's (Not Quite) Battlecruisers |url=https://www.navygeneralboard.com/the-alaska-class-americas-not-quite-battlecruisers/ | publisher=Navy General Board |access-date=20 July 2021}}
{{Cite web |date=16 January 2022 |title=NavSource Naval History |url=https://www.navsource.org/ |publisher=NavSource |access-date=16 January 2022}}

External links

[https://buffalonavalpark.org/ USS Little Rock (CG-4)] - Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, NY
[https://www.phillyseaport.org/ USS Olympia (CL-15)] - Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
[https://www.uss-salem.org/ USS Salem (CA-139)] - United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, Quincy, MA

United States

Cruisers