Although 39 ships were projected to be built, only 27 were actually commissioned. The Cleveland class is the most successful cruiser class in history (tied with the Ticonderoga_class guided missile cruiser).
The ships were mainly used in the Pacific during World War II, some however saw action in Europe and off of the coast of Africa.
Cleveland, 1942: 12 x 152mm L/47 in four triple turrets, two superfiring fore and aft each, 12 x 127mm L/38 in six twin turrets, one forward, one aft, two on each side, 12 x 40mm L/56, 20 x 20mm
Vicksburg, 1944/45: 12 x 152mm L/47 as above, 12 x 127mm L/38 as above, 28 x 40mm L/56, 10 x 20mm
The second USS Cleveland (CL-55) of the United States Navy was a light cruiser, the lead ship of the Clevelandclass and active in both the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters of World War II.
Her first mission in the consolidation of the Solomon Islands was with TF 18 to guard a troop convoy to Guadalcanal from 27 to 31 January, Cleveland fired on the enemy as she came under heavy air attack in the battle of Rennell Island on the 29th and 30th.
Cleveland got underway from Okinawa 9 September to support the occupation of Japan by covering the evacuation of Allied prisoners of war from Wakayama, then serving as part of a naval occupation group until the 6th Army made its landings on Honshu.
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