USS Galveston (CL-93)

USS Galveston, Mediterranean Sea, May 1967
History
United States
Name	Galveston
Namesake	City of Galveston, Texas
Builder	Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia
Yard number	536
Laid down	20 February 1944
Launched	22 April 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Clark Wallace Thompson
Commissioned	28 May 1958
Decommissioned	25 May 1970
Reclassified	CLG-93, 4 February 1956 CLG-3, 23 May 1957
Stricken	21 December 1973
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-93 Hull symbol:CLG-93 Hull symbol:CLG-3 Code letters:NBUV Call sign:Giant Killer
Fate	Sold for scrap on 16 May 1975 for $828,291
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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 21 × 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 (1958 rebuild)
Class and type	Galveston-class guided missile cruiser
Complement	1,426 officers and enlisted
Armament	2 × triple 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 guns 3 × dual 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns in Mark 32 mount 1 × twin-rail Mark 7 Talos SAM launcher, 46 missiles

USS Galveston (CL-93/CLG-3) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that was later converted to a Galveston-class guided missile cruiser. She was launched by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia 22 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Clark Wallace Thompson. The cruiser's construction was suspended when nearly complete on 24 June 1946; and the hull assigned to the Philadelphia Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was reclassified CLG-93 on 4 February 1956; then reclassified to CLG-3 on 23 May 1957; and commissioned at Philadelphia 28 May 1958.^[1]