USS Providence (CL-82)

USS Providence (CLG-6) underway in 1970
History
United States
Name	Providence
Namesake	City of Providence, Rhode Island
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	27 July 1943
Launched	28 December 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Mary Roberts
Commissioned	15 May 1945
Decommissioned	14 June 1949
Reclassified	CLG-6 on 23 May 1957 CG-6 on 1 July 1975
Refit	1957–1959
Recommissioned	17 September 1959
Decommissioned	31 August 1973
Stricken	30 September 1978
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-82 Hull symbol:CLG-6 Hull symbol:CG-6 Code letters:NUKL
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 15 July 1980
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General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Cleveland-class Light cruiser
Displacement	11,744 long tons (11,932 t) (standard) 14,131 long tons (14,358 t) (max)
Length	610 ft 1 in (185.95 m) oa 608 ft (185 m)pp
Beam	66 ft 4 in (20.22 m)
Draft	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean) 25 ft (7.6 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × 634 psi Steam boilers 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × geared turbines 4 × screws
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) @ 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	1,255 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × triple 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 guns 6 × dual 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 6 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 10 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Armor	Belt: 3+1⁄2–5 in (89–127 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm) Turrets: 1+1⁄2–6 in (38–152 mm) Conning Tower: 2+1⁄4–5 in (57–127 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × stern catapults
General characteristics (1959 rebuild)
Class and type	Providence-class guided missile cruiser
Displacement	15,025 long tons (15,266 t)
Armament	1 × triple 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 guns 1 × dual 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns 1 × twin-rail Mark 9 RIM-2 Terrier missile launcher

USS Providence (CL-82/CLG-6/CG-6) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser and the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Providence, Rhode Island. Providence was commissioned between 1945 and 1949. From 1957 to 1959, she was converted to a guided missile cruiser and flagship. She served in that role from 1959 to 1973. After her decommissioning, she was finally scrapped in 1980.