USS Philadelphia (CL-41)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Philadelphia.
USS Philadelphia (April 1943)
History
United States
NamePhiladelphia
NamesakeCity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ordered16 June 1933
Awarded
  • 3 August 1933 (date assigned to ship yard)
  • 1 November 1933 (beginning of construction period)
BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down28 May 1935
Launched17 November 1936
Sponsored byMrs. George H. Earle
Commissioned23 September 1937
Decommissioned3 February 1947
Stricken9 January 1951
Identification
Honors and
awards		 5 × battle stars
FateSold to Brazil in 1951
History
Brazil
NameBarroso
NamesakeFrancisco Manuel Barroso, Baron of Amazonas
Acquired9 January 1951
Decommissioned15 May 1973[1]
IdentificationC-11
FateScrapped in 1974
General characteristics (as built)[2]
Class and typeBrooklyn-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 10,000 long tons (10,000 t) (estimated as design)
  • 9,767 long tons (9,924 t) (standard)
  • 12,207 long tons (12,403 t) (max)
Length
  • 600 ft (180 m) oa
  • 608 ft 4 in (185.42 m) lwl
Beam61 ft 7 in (18.77 m)
Draft
  • 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) (mean)
  • 24 ft (7.3 m) (max)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement868 officers and enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 3+1⁄4–5 in (83–127 mm)
  • Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
  • Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm)
  • Turrets: 1+1⁄4–6 in (32–152 mm)
  • Conning tower: 2+1⁄4–5 in (57–127 mm)
Aircraft carried4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities2 × stern catapults
General characteristics (1945)[3][4]
Beam69 ft (21 m) (with blisters)
Armament
  • 15 × 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber guns (5x3)
  • 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns
  • 6 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 18 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Launching announcement
Commemorative cover

USS Philadelphia (CL-41) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the fifth ship named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] In the 1950s, she was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Almirante Barroso.

  1. ^ "NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive - USS PHILADELPHIA (CL 41)". Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 24–31. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ Rickard, J (30 April 2015). "USS Philadelphia (CL-41)". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ "US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1". Hazegray.org. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference DANFS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).