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Cruisers

Naming: Cruisers are traditionally named for US cities. Armored cruisers were named for states, battlecruisers were named to honor famous ships, and large cruisers (CB) were named for territories. Modern cruisers draw their names from a variety of sources.

Numbering: Protected Cruisers and 3rd Class Cruisers were initially numbered in a single "Cruiser" (C-x) series, Armored Cruisers in a separate series (ACR-x), and Scout Cruisers in a third series (CS-x); there were several un-numbered cruisers. In two redesignations (17 July 1920 and 8 August 1921) the Protected, 3rd Class and Scout Cruisers received new designations in the Light Cruiser ("CL xx") series, and Armored Cruisers kept their numbers but became simply "Cruisers" ("CA xx"); there was considerable swapping of categories, and many previously un-numbered cruisers received numbers. After 1 July 1930 new Heavy Cruisers ("CA xx") were numbered in the same series as the CLs; some CLs became Anti-Aircraft Cruisers (CLAA) with the same numbers 18 March 1948. Hunter-Killer Cruisers (CLK) were numbered in a separate series.

Postwar, Guided Missile Cruisers started a new series (CAG/CLG/CG). On 30 June 1975 a large number of "Frigates" (DLG/DLGN) became Guided Missile Cruisers (CG/CGN), and the remaining CLGs became CGs. Several DDGs became CGs 1 Janaury 1980.


DANFS Online: Cruisers
Listed Numerically

Protected & 3rd Class Cruisers

ALBANY
ATLANTA
BOSTON
CHICAGO
NEW ORLEANS
VESUVIUS
C-1 NEWARK
C-2 CHARLESTON
C-3 BALTIMORE
C-4 PHILADELPHIA
C-5 SAN FRANCISCO
C-6 OLYMPIA
C-7 CINCINNATI
C-8 RALEIGH
C-9 MONTGOMERY
C-10 DETROIT
C-11 MARBLEHEAD
C-12 COLUMBIA
C-13 MINNEAPOLIS
C-14 DENVER
C-15 DES MOINES
C-16 CHATTANOOGA
C-17 GALVESTON
C-18 TACOMA
C-19 CLEVELAND
C-20 ST. LOUIS
C-21 MILWAUKEE
C-22 CHARLESTON

Armored Cruisers

ACR-1 MAINE
ACR-2 NEW YORK
ACR-3 BROOKLYN
ACR-4 PENNSYLVANIA
ACR-5 WEST VIRGINIA
ACR-6 CALIFORNIA
ACR-7 COLORADO
ACR-8 MARYLAND
ACR-9 SOUTH DAKOTA
ACR-10 TENNESSEE
ACR-11 WASHINGTON
ACR-12 NORTH CAROLINA
ACR-13 MONTANA

Auxiliary Cruisers

ST. LOUIS
ST. PAUL
YALE
HARVARD
DIXIE
PRAIRIE
YANKEE
BUFFALO
YOSEMITE
BADGER
PANTHER
RESOLUTE

Scout Cruisers

CS-1 CHESTER
CS-2 BIRMINGHAM
CS-3 SALEM

Battlecruisers

CC 1 LEXINGTON
CC 2 CONSTELLATION CANCELLED
CC 3 SARATOGA
CC 4 RANGER
CC 5 CONSTITUTION CANCELLED
CC 6 UNITED STATES

Cruisers (ex-Armored)

CA 2 ROCHESTER
CA 3 BROOKLYN
CA 4 PITTSBURG
CA 5 HUNTINGTON
CA 6 SAN DIEGO
CA 7 PUEBLO
CA 8 FREDERICK
CA 9 HURON
CA 10 MEMPHIS
CA 11 SEATTLE
CA 12 CHARLOTTE
CA 13 MISSOULA
CA 14 CHICAGO
CA 15 OLYMPIA
CA 16 COLUMBIA
CA 17 MINNEAPOLIS
CA 18 ST. LOUIS
CA 19 CHARLESTON

Light (CL) and Heavy (CA) Cruisers

FRANKFURT
CL 1 CHESTER
CL 2 BIRMINGHAM
CL 3 SALEM
CL 4 OMAHA
CL 5 MILWAUKEE
CL 6 CINCINNATI
CL 7 RALEIGH
CL 8 DETROIT
CL 9 RICHMOND
CL 10 CONCORD
CL 11 TRENTON
CL 12 MARBLEHEAD
CL 13 MEMPHIS
CL 14 CHICAGO
CL 15 OLYMPIA
CL 16 DENVER
CL 17 DES MOINES
CL 18 CHATTANOOGA
CL 19 GAVLESTON
CL 20 TACOMA
CL 21 CLEVELAND
CL 22 NEW ORLEANS
CL 23 ALBANY
CL/CA 24 PENSACOLA
CL/CA 25 SALT LAKE CITY
CL/CA 26 NORTHAMPTON
CL/CA 27 CHESTER
CL/CA 28 LOUISVILLE
CL/CA 29 CHICAGO
CL/CA 30 HOUSTON
CL/CA 31 AUGUSTA
CL/CA 32 NEW ORLEANS
CL/CA 33 PORTLAND
CA 34 ASTORIA
CA 35 INDIANAPOLIS
CA 36 MINNEAPOLIS
CA 37 TUSCALOOSA
CA 38 SAN FRANCISCO
CA 39 QUINCY
CL 40 BROOKLYN
CL 41 PHILADELPHIA
CL 42 SAVANNAH
CL 43 NASHVILLE
CA 44 VINCENNES
CA 45 WICHITA
CL 46 PHOENIX
CL 47 BOISE
CL 48 HONOLULU
CL 49 ST. LOUIS
CL 50 HELENA
CL 51 ATLANTA
CL 52 JUNEAU
CL 53 SAN DIEGO
CL 54 SAN JUAN
CL 55 CLEVELAND
CL 56 COLUMBIA
CL 57 MONTPELIER
CL 58 DENVER
CL 59 AMSTERDAM
CL 60 SANTA FE
CL 61 TALLAHASSEE
CL 62 BIRMINGHAM
CL 63 MOBILE
CL 64 VINCENNES
CL 65 PASADENA
CL 66 SPRINGFIELD
CL 67 TOPEKA
CA 68 BALTIMORE
CA 69 BOSTON
CA 70 CANBERRA
CA 71 QUINCY
CA 72 PITTSBURGH
CA 73 ST. PAUL
CA 74 COLUMBUS
CA 75 HELENA
CL 76 NEW HAVEN
CL 77 HUNTINGTON
CL 78 DAYTON
CL 79 WILMINGTON
CL 80 BILOXI
CL 81 HOUSTON
CL 82 PROVIDENCE
CL 83 MANCHESTER
CL 84 CANCELLED
CL 85 FARGO
CL 86 VICKSBURG
CL 87 DULUTH
CL 88 CANCELLED
CL 89 MIAMI
CL 90 ASTORIA
CL 91 OKLAHOMA CITY
CL 92 LITTLE ROCK
CL 93 GALVESTON
CL 94 YOUNGSTOWN
CL 95 OAKLAND
CL 96 RENO
CL 97 FLINT
CL 98 TUCSON
CL 99 BUFFALO
CL 100 NEWARK
CL 101 AMSTERDAM
CL 102 PORTSMOUTH
CL 103 WILKES BARRE
CL 104 ATLANTA
CL 105 DAYTON
CL 106 FARGO
CL 107 HUNTINGTON
CL 108 NEWARK
CL 109 NEW HAVEN
CL 110 BUFFALO
CL 111 WILMINGTON
CL 112 VALLEJO
CL 113 HELENA
CL 114 ROANOKE
CL 115 CANCELLED
CL 116 TALLAHASSEE
CL 117 CHEYENNE
CL 118 CHATTANOOGA
CL 119 JUNEAU
CL 120 SPOKANE
CL 121 FRESNO
CA 122 OREGON CITY
CA 123 ALBANY
CA 124 ROCHESTER
CA 125 NORTHAMPTON
CA 126 CAMBRIDGE
CA 127 BRIDGEPORT
CA 128 KANSAS CITY
CA 129 TULSA
CA 130 BREMERTON
CA 131 FALL RIVER
CA 132 MACON
CA 133 TOLEDO
CA 134 DES MOINES
CA 135 LOS ANGELES
CA 136 CHICAGO
CA 137 NORFOLK
CA 138 SCRANTON
CA 139 SALEM
CA 140 DALLAS
CA 141 CANCELLED
CA 142 CANCELLED
CA 143 CANCELLED
CL 144 WORCESTER
CL 145 ROANOKE
CL 146 VALLEJO
CL 147 GARY
CA 148 NEWPORT NEWS
CA 149 CANCELLED
CA 150 DALLAS
CA 151-153 CANCELLED
CL 154-159 CANCELLED

Large Cruisers

CB 1 ALASKA
CB 2 GUAM
CB 3 HAWAII
CB 4 PHILIPPINES
CB 5 PUERTO RICO
CB 6 SAMOA

Command Cruisers

CBC 3 HAWAII
CLC 1/CC 1 NORTHAMPTON
CC 2 WRIGHT
CC 3 SAIPAN

Anti-Aircraft Cruisers

CLAA 53 SAN DIEGO
CLAA 54 SAN JUAN
CLAA 95 OAKLAND
CLAA 96 RENO
CLAA 97 FLINT
CLAA 98 TUCSON
CLAA 119 JUNEAU
CLAA 120 SPOKANE
CLAA 121 FRESNO

Hunter-Killer Cruisers

CLK 1 NORFOLK
CLK 2 NEW HAVEN

Guided Missile Cruisers

CAG 1 BOSTON
CAG 2 CANBERRA
CLG 3 GALVESTON
CLG 4 LITTLE ROCK
CLG 5 OKLAHOMA CITY
CLG 6 PROVIDENCE
CLG 7 SPRINGFIELD
CLG 8 TOPEKA
CGN 9 LONG BEACH
CG 10 ALBANY
CG 11 CHICAGO
CG 12 COLUMBUS
CG 13 CONVERSION CANCELLED
CG 14 CONVERSION CANCELLED
CG 15 SKIPPED
CG 16 LEAHY
CG 17 HARRY E. YARNELL
CG 18 WORDEN
CG 19 DALE
CG 20 RICHMOND K. TURNER
CG 21 GRIDLEY
CG 22 ENGLAND NOT LISTED
CG 23 HALSEY
CG 24 REEVES
CGN 25 BAINBRIDGE NOT LISTED
CG 26 BELKNAP NOT LISTED
CG 27 JOSEPHUS DANIELS
CG 28 WAINWRIGHT
CG 29 JOUETT
CG 30 HORNE
CG 31 STERRET
CG 32 WILLIAM H. STANDLEY
CG 33 FOX NOT LISTED
CG 34 BIDDLE NOT LISTED
CGN 35 TRUXTUN
CGN 36 CALIFORNIA NOT LISTED
CGN 37 SOUTH CAROLINA
CGN 38 VIRGINIA
CGN 39 TEXAS
CGN 40 MISSISSIPPI NOT LISTED
CGN 41 ARKANSAS
CGN 42 CANCELLED
CG 43 through CG 46 SKIPPED
CG 47 TICONDEROGA
CG 48 through CG 73 NOT LISTED
END OF SERIES
Listed Alphabetically

CB 1 ALASKA
ALBANY
CA 123 ALBANY
CL 59 AMSTERDAM
CL 101 AMSTERDAM
CGN 41 ARKANSAS
CA 34 ASTORIA
CL 90 ASTORIA
ATLANTA
CL 51 ATLANTA
CL 104 ATLANTA
CL/CA 31 AUGUSTA
BADGER
CGN 25 BAINBRIDGE NOT LISTED
C-3 BALTIMORE
CA 68 BALTIMORE
CG 26 BELKNAP NOT LISTED
CG 34 BIDDLE NOT LISTED
CL 80 BILOXI
CL 2 BIRMINGHAM
CL 62 BIRMINGHAM
CL 47 BOISE
BOSTON
CA 69 BOSTON
CA 130 BREMERTON
CA 127 BRIDGEPORT
ACR-3 BROOKLYN
CL 40 BROOKLYN
BUFFALO
CL 99 BUFFALO
CL 110 BUFFALO
ACR-6 CALIFORNIA
CGN 36 CALIFORNIA NOT LISTED
CA 126 CAMBRIDGE
CA 70 CANBERRA
C-2 CHARLESTON
C-22 CHARLESTON
CA 12 CHARLOTTE
C-16 CHATTANOOGA
CL 118 CHATTANOOGA
CL 1 CHESTER
CL/CA 27 CHESTER
CL 117 CHEYENNE
CHICAGO
CL/CA 29 CHICAGO
CA 136 CHICAGO
C-7 CINCINNATI
CL 6 CINCINNATI
C-19 CLEVELAND
CL 55 CLEVELAND
ACR-7 COLORADO
C-12 COLUMBIA
CA 16 COLUMBIA
CL 56 COLUMBIA
CA 74 COLUMBUS
CL 10 CONCORD
CC 2 CONSTELLATION CANCELLED
CC 5 CONSTITUTION CANCELLED
CG 19 DALE
CA 140 DALLAS
CA 150 DALLAS
CL 78 DAYTON
CL 105 DAYTON
C-10 DETROIT
CL 8 DETROIT
C-14 DENVER
CL 58 DENVER
C-15 DES MOINES
CA 134 DES MOINES
DIXIE
CL 87 DULUTH
CG 22 ENGLAND NOT LISTED
CA 131 FALL RIVER
CL 85 FARGO
CL 106 FARGO
CL 97 FLINT
CG 33 FOX NOT LISTED
FRANKFURT
CA 8 FREDERICK
CL 121 FRESNO
C-17 GALVESTON
CLG 3 GALVESTON
CL 147 GARY
CG 21 GRIDLEY
CB 2 GUAM
CG 23 HALSEY
CG 17 HARRY E. YARNELL
HARVARD
CB 3 HAWAII
CL 50 HELENA
CA 75 HELENA
CL 113 HELENA
CG 30 HORNE
CL 48 HONOLULU
CL/CA 30 HOUSTON
CL 81 HOUSTON
CA 5 HUNTINGTON
CL 77 HUNTINGTON
CL 107 HUNTINGTON
CA 9 HURON
CA 35 INDIANAPOLIS
CG 27 JOSEPHUS DANIELS
CG 29 JOUETT
CL 52 JUNEAU
CL 119 JUNEAU
CA 128 KANSAS CITY
CG 16 LEAHY
CC 1 LEXINGTON
CL 92 LITTLE ROCK
CGN 9 LONG BEACH
CA 135 LOS ANGELES
CL/CA 28 LOUISVILLE
CA 132 MACON
ACR-1 MAINE
CL 83 MANCHESTER
C-11 MARBLEHEAD
CL 12 MARBLEHEAD
ACR-8 MARYLAND
CA 10 MEMPHIS
CL 13 MEMPHIS
CL 89 MIAMI
C-21 MILWAUKEE
CL 5 MILWAUKEE
C-13 MINNEAPOLIS
CA 36 MINNEAPOLIS
CGN 40 MISSISSIPPI NOT LISTED
CA 13 MISSOULA
CL 63 MOBILE
ACR-13 MONTANA
C-9 MONTGOMERY
CL 57 MONTPELIER
CL 43 NASHVILLE
CL 76 NEW HAVEN
CL 109 NEW HAVEN
NEW ORLEANS
CL/CA 32 NEW ORLEANS
ACR-2 NEW YORK
CA 148 NEWPORT NEWS
C-1 NEWARK
CL 100 NEWARK
CL 108 NEWARK
CA 137 NORFOLK
ACR-12 NORTH CAROLINA
CL/CA 26 NORTHAMPTON
CLC 1 NORTHAMPTON
CL 95 OAKLAND
CL 91 OKLAHOMA CITY
C-6 OLYMPIA
CL 4 OMAHA
CA 122 OREGON CITY
PANTHER
CL 65 PASADENA
ACR-4 PENNSYLVANIA
CL/CA 24 PENSACOLA
C-4 PHILADELPHIA
CL 41 PHILADELPHIA
CB 4 PHILIPPINES
CL 46 PHOENIX
CA 4 PITTSBURG
CA 72 PITTSBURGH
CL/CA 33 PORTLAND
CL 102 PORTSMOUTH
PRAIRIE
CL 82 PROVIDENCE
CA 7 PUEBLO
CB 5 PUERTO RICO
CA 39 QUINCY
CA 71 QUINCY
C-8 RALEIGH
CL 7 RALEIGH
CC 4 RANGER
CG 24 REEVES
CL 96 RENO
RESOLUTE
CL 9 RICHMOND
CG 20 RICHMOND K. TURNER
CL 114 ROANOKE
CL 145 ROANOKE
CA 2 ROCHESTER
CA 124 ROCHESTER
CL 3 SALEM
CA 139 SALEM
CL/CA 25 SALT LAKE CITY
CB 6 SAMOA
CA 6 SAN DIEGO
CL 53 SAN DIEGO
C-5 SAN FRANCISCO
CA 38 SAN FRANCISCO
CL 54 SAN JUAN
CL 60 SANTA FE
CC 3 SARATOGA
CL 42 SAVANNAH
CA 138 SCRANTON
CA 11 SEATTLE
CGN 37 SOUTH CAROLINA
ACR-9 SOUTH DAKOTA
CL 120 SPOKANE
CL 66 SPRINGFIELD
ST. LOUIS
C-20 ST. LOUIS
CL 49 ST. LOUIS
ST. PAUL
CA 73 ST. PAUL
CG 31 STERRET
C-18 TACOMA
CL 61 TALLAHASSEE
CL 116 TALLAHASSEE
ACR-10 TENNESSEE
CGN 39 TEXAS
CG 47 TICONDEROGA
CA 133 TOLEDO
CL 67 TOPEKA
CL 11 TRENTON
CGN 35 TRUXTUN
CA 129 TULSA
CA 37 TUSCALOOSA
CL 98 TUCSON
CC 6 UNITED STATES
CL 112 VALLEJO
CL 146 VALLEJO
VESUVIUS
CL 86 VICKSBURG
CA 44 VINCENNES
CL 64 VINCENNES
CGN 38 VIRGINIA
CG 28 WAINWRIGHT
ACR-11 WASHINGTON
ACR-5 WEST VIRGINIA
CA 45 WICHITA
CL 103 WILKES BARRE
CG 32 WILLIAM H. STANDLEY
CL 79 WILMINGTON
CL 111 WILMINGTON
CL 144 WORCESTER
YALE
YANKEE
CG 18 WORDEN
YOSEMITE
CL 94 YOUNGSTOWN

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