USS Memphis (CL-13)

USS Memphis (1925)
History
United States
NameMemphis
NamesakeCity of Memphis, Tennessee
Ordered1 July 1918
Awarded24 January 1919
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number503
Laid down14 October 1920
Launched17 April 1924
Sponsored byMiss Elizabeth R. Paine
Completed1 April 1922
Commissioned4 February 1925
Decommissioned17 December 1945
Stricken8 January 1946
Identification
FateScrapped at Baltimore, 1947
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeOmaha-class light cruiser
Displacement
Length
  • 555 ft 6 in (169.32 m) oa
  • 550 ft (170 m) pp
Beam55 ft (17 m)
Draft14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
  • 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h; 38.8 mph) (Estimated speed on Trial)
Crew29 officers 429 enlisted (peace time)
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 3 in (76 mm)
  • Deck: 1+12 in (38 mm)
  • Conning Tower: 1+12 in
  • Bulkheads: 1+12-3 in
Aircraft carried2 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities
General characteristics (1945)
Armament

USS Memphis (CL-13) was an Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the city of Memphis, Tennessee.