The United States Navy designed the Cleveland class of light cruisers for World War II with the goal of increased range and AA armament compared to earlier classes.
A total of 52 ships of this class were projected and 3 canceled. Nine ships were reordered as Independence-class light aircraft carriers and 13 changed (of which two were completed) to a slightly different design, with a more compact superstructure and single funnel, known as the Fargo class. Of the 27 Cleveland-class ships actually commissioned, one (USS Galveston) was completed as a guided missile cruiser and five were later refitted as Galveston- and Providence-class guided missile cruisers. Following the naming convention at the time, all the ships completed as cruisers were named for U.S. cities.
The ships were mainly used in the Pacific during World War II, but some saw action in Europe and off the coast of Africa. All survived the war. Except for Manchester, which remained in service until 1956, all were decommissioned by 1950. The six converted into missile ships (CLG and later CG) were reactivated in the late-1950s and retired in the 1970s. The last in service, Oklahoma City (as 7th Fleet flagship), was decommissioned in December 1979.
The file contains all the sounds and pcx files. Model is not my own creation because the_frog (From Subsim) provided it. Wyrmshadow provided the animation files and Ares de Borg did the sounds. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
A total of 52 ships of this class were projected and 3 canceled. Nine ships were reordered as Independence-class light aircraft carriers and 13 changed (of which two were completed) to a slightly different design, with a more compact superstructure and single funnel, known as the Fargo class. Of the 27 Cleveland-class ships actually commissioned, one (USS Galveston) was completed as a guided missile cruiser and five were later refitted as Galveston- and Providence-class guided missile cruisers. Following the naming convention at the time, all the ships completed as cruisers were named for U.S. cities.
The ships were mainly used in the Pacific during World War II, but some saw action in Europe and off the coast of Africa. All survived the war. Except for Manchester, which remained in service until 1956, all were decommissioned by 1950. The six converted into missile ships (CLG and later CG) were reactivated in the late-1950s and retired in the 1970s. The last in service, Oklahoma City (as 7th Fleet flagship), was decommissioned in December 1979.
The file contains all the sounds and pcx files. Model is not my own creation because the_frog (From Subsim) provided it. Wyrmshadow provided the animation files and Ares de Borg did the sounds. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
