USS Mobile (CL-63)

	USS Mobile (CL-63), Pacific Ocean, October 1943
History
United States
Name	Mobile
Namesake	City of Mobile, Alabama
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down	14 April 1941
Launched	15 May 1942
Commissioned	24 March 1943
Decommissioned	9 May 1947
Stricken	1 March 1959
Fate	Sold for scrap on 16 December 1959
General characteristics
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 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 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

USS Mobile was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty. The start of the war led to the dissolution of the treaty system, but the dramatic need for new vessels precluded a new design, so the Clevelands used the same hull as their predecessors, but were significantly heavier. The Clevelands carried a main battery of twelve 6-inch (152 mm) guns in four three-gun turrets, along with a secondary armament of twelve 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose guns. They had a top speed of 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph).

History
USS Mobile (CL-63), Pacific Ocean, October 1943
United States
Name	Mobile
Namesake	City of Mobile, Alabama
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down	14 April 1941
Launched	15 May 1942
Commissioned	24 March 1943
Decommissioned	9 May 1947
Stricken	1 March 1959
Fate	Sold for scrap on 16 December 1959
General characteristics
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 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 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