USS St. Louis (CL-49)

USS St. Louis (October 1944)
History
United States
NameSt. Louis
NamesakeCity of St. Louis, Missouri
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down10 December 1936
Launched15 April 1938
Commissioned19 May 1939
Decommissioned20 June 1946
Stricken22 January 1951
FateSold to Brazil on 29 January 1951
Brazil
NameAlmirante Tamandaré
NamesakeJoaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis of Tamandaré
Acquired22 January 1951
Commissioned29 January 1951
Decommissioned28 June 1976
Stricken1976
FateSunk while under tow from Rio de Janeiro to the ship-breakers in Taiwan for scrapping, 24 August 1980, 38°48′S 01°24′W / 38.800°S 1.400°W / -38.800; -1.400
General characteristics (As built)
Class and typeBrooklyn-class light cruiser
Displacement
Length608 ft 8 in (185.52 m)
Beam61 ft 5 in (18.72 m)
Draft
  • 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m) (mean)
  • 24 ft (7.3 m) (max)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed32.5 kn (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement888 officers and enlisted men
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 3+14–5 in (83–127 mm)
  • Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
  • Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm)
  • Turrets: 1+14–6 in (32–152 mm)
  • Conning Tower: 2+14–5 in (57–127 mm)
Aircraft carried4 × SOC Seagull floatplanes
Aviation facilities2 × stern catapults
General characteristics (1945)
Armament

USS St. Louis, eighth of nine Brooklyn-class light cruisers, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Commissioned in 1939, she was very active in the Pacific during World War II, earning eleven battle stars.

She was deactivated shortly after the war, but was recommissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Almirante Tamandaré in 1951. She served until 1976, and sank under tow to the scrappers in 1980.