List of light cruisers of the United States Navy
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In the United States Navy, light cruisers have had the hull classification symbol CL. Both heavy cruisers (CA) and light cruisers were numbered in a single sequence after 1931, hence there are some missing hull numbers.
| Hull Number1 | Class | Years in service |
|---|---|---|
| CL-1 to CL-3 | Chester | 1908–1930 |
| CL-4 to CL-13 | Omaha | 1923–1949 |
| CL-14 | Not assigned, intended for USS Chicago | |
| CL-15 | USS Olympia | 1895–1957 |
| CL-16 to CL-21 | Denver | 1903–1933 |
| CL-22 | USS New Orleans | 1898–1930 |
| CL-23 | USS Albany | 1900–1930 |
| CL-40 to CL-43, CL-46 to CL-48 |
Brooklyn | 1937–1992 |
| CL-49 and CL-50 | Brooklyn: St. Louis subclass | 1938–1951 |
| CL-51 to CL-54 | Atlanta | 1941–1959 |
| CL-55 to CL-67, CL-76 to CL-94, CL-99 to CL-105 |
Cleveland Note: nine Cleveland-class cruisers were converted to Independence-class aircraft carriers |
1942–1971 |
| CL-95 to CL-98 | Atlanta: Oakland subclass | 1943–1966 |
| CL-106 to CL-118 | Fargo | 1945–1970 |
| CL-119 to CL-121 | Juneau | 1946–1966 |
| CL-144 to CL-147 | Worcester | 1948–1970 |
| CL-154 to CL-159 | abortive 1945 antiaircraft cruiser project | none built |
| CLGN-160 (to CGN-160 and then to CGN-9) | USS Long Beach | 1961–1995 |