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US Navy Cruisers

Every cruiser of the United States Navy — from the protected cruisers of the 1890s through the heavy and light cruisers of two world wars to the guided-missile and nuclear cruisers of the Cold War, oldest to newest.

Complete Roster · Oldest to Newest

The Cruisers

Protected Cruisers · 1890s–1900s
USS Newark C-1USS Charleston C-2USS Baltimore C-3USS Philadelphia C-4USS San Francisco C-5USS Olympia C-6USS Cincinnati C-7USS Raleigh C-8USS Montgomery C-9USS Detroit C-10USS Marblehead C-11USS Columbia C-12USS Minneapolis C-13USS Denver C-14USS Des Moines C-15USS Chattanooga C-16USS Galveston C-17USS Tacoma C-18USS Cleveland C-19USS St. Louis C-20USS Milwaukee C-21USS Charleston C-22
Armored Cruisers · 1900s
USS Maine ACR-1USS New York ACR-2USS Brooklyn ACR-3USS Pennsylvania ACR-4USS West Virginia ACR-5USS California ACR-6USS Colorado ACR-7USS Maryland ACR-8USS South Dakota ACR-9USS Tennessee ACR-10USS Washington ACR-11USS North Carolina ACR-12USS Montana ACR-13
Heavy & Light Cruisers · 1920s–1940s
USS Pensacola CA-24USS Salt Lake City CA-25USS Northampton CA-26USS Chester CA-27USS Louisville CA-28USS Chicago CA-29USS Houston CA-30USS Augusta CA-31USS New Orleans CA-32USS Portland CA-33USS Astoria CA-34USS Indianapolis CA-35USS Minneapolis CA-36USS Tuscaloosa CA-37USS San Francisco CA-38USS Quincy CA-39USS Brooklyn CL-40USS Philadelphia CL-41USS Savannah CL-42USS Nashville CL-43USS Vincennes CA-44USS Wichita CA-45USS Phoenix CL-46USS Boise CL-47USS Honolulu CL-48USS St. Louis CL-49USS Helena CL-50USS Atlanta CL-51USS Juneau CL-52USS San Diego CL-53USS San Juan CL-54USS Cleveland CL-55USS Columbia CL-56USS Montpelier CL-57USS Denver CL-58USS Santa Fe CL-60USS Birmingham CL-62USS Mobile CL-63USS Vincennes CL-64USS Pasadena CL-65USS Springfield CL-66USS Topeka CL-67USS Baltimore CA-68USS Boston CA-69USS Canberra CA-70USS Quincy CA-71USS Pittsburgh CA-72USS St. Paul CA-73USS Columbus CA-74USS Helena CA-75USS Biloxi CL-80USS Houston CL-81USS Providence CL-82USS Manchester CL-83USS Vicksburg CL-86USS Duluth CL-87USS Miami CL-89USS Astoria CL-90USS Oklahoma City CL-91USS Little Rock CL-92USS Galveston CL-93USS Oakland CL-95USS Reno CL-96USS Flint CL-97USS Tucson CL-98USS Amsterdam CL-101USS Portsmouth CL-102USS Wilkes-Barre CL-103USS Atlanta CL-104USS Dayton CL-105USS Fargo CL-106USS Huntington CL-107USS Juneau CL-119USS Spokane CL-120USS Fresno CL-121USS Oregon City CA-122USS Albany CA-123USS Rochester CA-124USS Northampton CA-125USS Bremerton CA-130USS Fall River CA-131USS Macon CA-132USS Toledo CA-133USS Des Moines CA-134USS Los Angeles CA-135USS Chicago CA-136USS Salem CA-139USS Worcester CL-144USS Roanoke CL-145USS Newport News CA-148
Large Cruisers · 1944
USS Alaska CB-1USS Norfolk CLK-1USS Guam CB-2USS Hawaii CB-3
Guided-Missile Cruisers · Cold War
USS Boston CAG-1USS Canberra CAG-2USS Galveston CLG-3USS Topeka CLG-8
Guided-Missile Cruisers · CG
USS Little Rock CG-4USS Oklahoma City CG-5USS Providence CG-6USS Springfield CG-7USS Albany CG-10USS Chicago CG-11USS Columbus CG-12USS Leahy CG-16USS Ticonderoga CG-47USS Yorktown CG-48USS Vincennes CG-49
Nuclear-Powered Cruisers · CGN
USS Long Beach CGN-9USS Bainbridge CGN-25USS Truxtun CGN-35USS California CGN-36USS South Carolina CGN-37USS Virginia CGN-38USS Texas CGN-39USS Mississippi CGN-40USS Arkansas CGN-41