US Light Cruisers

Question 1

What was the first class of ships to be designated light cruisers in the USA?

Answer 1

The Chester Class

Question 2

What ships were in the Chester Class?

Answer 2

Chester, Birmingham, Salem

Question 3

What class succeeded the Chester Class?

Answer 3

The Omaha Class

Question 4

What ships were in the Omaha Class?

Answer 4

Omaha, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Detroit, Richmond, Concord, Trenton, Marblehead, Memphis

Question 5

How many ships were in the Omaha Class?

Answer 5

10

Question 6

What class succeeded the Omaha Class?

Answer 6

The Brooklyn Class

Question 7

How many ships were in the Brooklyn Class?

Answer 7

9

Question 8

What ships were in the Brooklyn Class?

Answer 8

Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Savannah, Nashville, Phoenix, Boise, Honolulu, St. Louis, Helena

Question 9

What class succeeded the Brooklyn Class?

Answer 9

The Atlanta Class

Question 10

How many ships were in the Atlanta Class?

Answer 10

8

Question 11

What were the Atlanta Class also known as, as the later 4 ships had slightly different armament?

Answer 11

The Atlanta-Oakland Class

Question 12

What ships were in the Atlanta Sub-Class?

Answer 12

Atlanta, Juneau, San Diego, San Juan

Question 13

What ships were in the Oakland Sub-Class?

Answer 13

Oakland, Reno, Flint, Tucson

Question 14

What class was a sub-class of the Atlanta Class and later succeeded the Cleveland Class?

Answer 14

The Juneau Class

Question 15

How many ships were in the Juneau Class?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

What ships were in the Juneau Class?

Answer 16

Juneau, Spokane, Fresno

Question 17

What class succeeded the Atlanta Class?

Answer 17

The Cleveland Class

Question 18

How many ships were in the Cleveland Class?

Answer 18

27

Question 19

What ships were in the Cleveland Class?

Answer 19

Cleveland, Columbia, Montpelier, Denver, Santa Fe, Birmingham, Mobile, Vincennes, Pasadena, Springfield, Topeka, Biloxi, Houston, Providence, Manchester, Vicksburg, Duluth, Miami, Astoria, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Galveston, Amsterdam, Portsmouth, Wilkes-Barre, Atlanta, Dayton

Question 20

What class succeeded the Cleveland Class?

Answer 20

The Juneau Class

Question 21

What ships were in the Fargo Class?

Answer 21

Fargo, Huntington

Question 22

What class succeeded the Juneau Class?

Answer 22

The Worcester Class

Question 23

What ships were in the Worcester Class?

Answer 23

Worcester, Roanoke