Omaha Class Cruiser (1920)

Ten Omaha class light cruisers were completed for the U.S. Navy in the early to mid-1920s. They were the first American cruisers authorized since 1904 and were regarded as clumsy designs compared to their contemporaries in other naval services.

Overview of 10 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Omaha	Todd Shipyards	6 Dec, 1918	14 Dec, 1920	24 Feb, 1923	Broken up Feb, 1946
Milwaukee	Todd Shipyards	13 Dec, 1918	24 Mar, 1921	20 Jun, 1923	Sold 10 Dec, 1949
Cincinnati	Todd Shipyards	15 May, 1920	23 May, 1921	1 Jan, 1924	Broken up 27 Feb, 1946
Raleigh	Fore River	16 Aug, 1920	25 Oct, 1922	6 Feb, 1924	Sold 27 Feb, 1946
Detroit	Fore River	10 Nov, 1920	20 Jun, 1922	31 Jul, 1923	Sold 27 Feb, 1946
Richmond	William Cramp & Sons	16 Feb, 1920	29 Sep, 1921	2 Jul, 1923	Sold 18 Dec, 1946
Concord	William Cramp & Sons	29 Mar, 1920	15 Dec, 1921	3 Nov, 1923	Sold 21 Jan, 1947
Trenton	William Cramp & Sons	18 Aug, 1920	16 Apr, 1923	19 Apr, 1924	Sold 29 Dec, 1946
Marblehead	William Cramp & Sons	4 Aug, 1920	9 Oct, 1923	8 Sep, 1924	Broken up 27 Feb, 1946
Memphis	William Cramp & Sons	14 Oct, 1920	17 Apr, 1924	4 Feb, 1925	Sold 18 Dec, 1946

Armament

Guns

• twelve 6-in 53cal guns
• two 3-in 50cal H.A. guns

Torpedoes

• ten 21-in tubes, arranged in twin and triple mounts on the broadsides

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
• Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).