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Battlecruisers, Large Cruisers, and Pocket Battleships of World War II (Essay by Chuck Hawks) Revised 01/2005

Heavy Cruisers of World War II (Part 1) (Essay by Chuck Hawks)

Heavy Cruisers of World War II (Part 2) (Continued essay by Chuck Hawks)

Heavy Cruisers of World War II (Part 3) (Continued essay by Chuck Hawks)

ALBANY - Reclassified PG-36/CL-23
               USS Albany CA-123
ATLANTA
               Naval History USS Atlanta
BOSTON - Renamed Despatch / Reclassified IX-2
              USN Ships--USS Boston
              Cruiser Boston
CHICAGO Reclassified CA-14
               Cruiser Boston
NEW ORLEANS - Reclassified PG-34/CL-22
              Naval History USS Chicago
              USS Chicago
VESUVIUS
              DANFS - USS Vesuvius
              Vesuvius
              USS Vesuvius
C-1 NEWARK
              USN Ships--USS NEWARK (C-1)
C-2 CHARLESTON
               Naval History/USS Charleston C-2
              USN Ships--USS CHARLESTON (C-2)
C-3 BALTIMORE - Reclassified CM-1
              Naval History/USS Baltimore C-3
              USN Ships--USS Baltimore
C-4 PHILADELPHIA - Reclassified IX-24
              Naval History USS Philadelphia C-4
              USN Ships--USS PHILADELPHIA
C-5 SAN FRANCISCO - Reclassified CM-2 Renamed Tahoe/Yosemite
               USN Ships--USS SAN FRANCISCO (C-5)
C-6 OLYMPIA - Reclassified CA-15
               Naval History/Olympia C-6
               USN Ships--USS OLYMPIA (C-6)
               USS Olympia (C-6)
C-7 CINCINNATI
               USN Ships--USS CINCINNATI (C-7)
C-8 RALIEGH
                Naval History/Raliegh C-8
               USN Ships--USS RALEIGH (C-8)
C-9 MONTGOMERY - Renamed Anniston
              Naval History/USS Montgomery C-9
              USN Ships--USS MONTGOMERY (C-9)

C-10 DETROIT
              USN Ships--USS DETROIT (C-10)
              Cruiser Detroit
C-11 MARBLEHEAD - Reclassified PG-27
              USN Ships--USS MARBLEHEAD (C-11)
              Cruiser Marblehead
C-12 COLUMBIA - Reclassified CA-16
              Naval History/USS Columbia C-12
              USN Ships--USS Columbia
              USS Columbia C-12
C-13 MINNEAPOLIS - Reclassified CA-17
              Naval History/USS Minneapolis C-13
              USN Ships--USS Minneapolis
C-14 DENVER - Reclassified PG-28/CL-16
              Naval History/USS Denver C-14
              The History of USS Denver
C-15 DES MOINES - Reclassified PG-29/CL-17
              Naval History/USS Des Moines C-15
              Des Moines
C-16 CHATTANOOGA - Reclassified PG-30/CL-18
              Naval History/USS Chattanooga C-16
              Chattanooga (II)
C-17 GALVESTON - Reclassified PG-31/CL-19
              Naval History/USS Galveston C-17
              USS Galveston, C-17
C-18 TACOMA - Reclassified PG-32/CL-20
              USS Tacoma (CL-20) - Wikipedia
C-19 CLEVELAND - Reclassified PG-33/CL-21
              Naval History/USS Cleveland C-19
              USN Ships--USS Cleveland
              Cleveland
C-20 ST. LOUIS - Reclassified CA-18
               Naval History/USS St. Louis C-20
              USS St. Louis
C-21 MILWAUKEE
               Naval History/USS Milwaukee C-21
C-22 CHARLESTON - Reclassified CA-19
              Naval History/USS Charleston C-22
             

ACR-1 MAINE - Reclassified 2nd Class Battleship
              USS Maine
              USS Maine (ACR-1)
ACR-2 NEW YORK - Renamed Saratoga/Rochester / Reclassified CA-2
              USS New York III
              USN Ships--USS NEW YORK (CA-2)
ACR-3 BROOKLYN - Reclassified CA-3
               Naval History USS Brooklyn AC-13
              USN Ships--USS BROOKLYN (CA-3)
PENNSYLVANIA - Renamed Pittsburg      
              Naval History/USS Pennsylvania AC-4
              USN Ships--USS Pennsylvania  
               USS Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh, ACR-4
ACR-5 WEST VIRGINIA - Renamed Huntington
              USS West Virginia ACR 5
              USS West Virginia, ACR-5, WWI
              USS West Virginia Pre-History
ACR-6 CALIFORNIA - Renamed San Diego
              USS California ACR 6
              USN Ships--USS California (ACR-6)
              USS California/San Diego, ACR-6, WWI

YANKEE
               USS Yankee II  
               USS Yankee
BUFFALO - Reclassified AD-8
               Naval History/USS Buffalo
YOSEMITE
                Yosemite
                USS Yosemite            
BADGER
                USS Badger
                USN Ships--USS BADGER (1898-1900)   
PANTHER - Reclassified AD-6
                Panther  
                 The History of The
RESOLUTE  
                     Auxiliary Cruisers

CA-2 ROCHESTER - ex ACR-2
CA-3 BROOKLYN - ex ACR-3
CA-4 PITTSBURGH - ex ACR-4
CA-5 HUNTINGTON - ex ACR-5
CA-6 SAN DIEGO - ex ACR-6
CA-7 PUEBLO - ex ACR-7
CA-8 FREDERICK - ex ACR-8
CA-9 HURON - ex ACR-9
CA-10 MEMPHIS - ex ACR-10

CA-11 SEATTLE - ex ACR-11
CA-12 CHARLOTTE - ex ACR-12
CA-13 MISSOULA - ex ACR-13
CA-14 CHICAGO - ex Protected Cruiser Reclassified CL-14
CA-15 OLYMPIA - ex C-6 Reclassified CL-15
CA-16 COLUMBIA - ex C-12
CA-17 MINNEAPOLIS - ex C-13
CA-18 ST. LOUIS - ex C-20
CA-19 CHARLESTON - ex C-22

CRUISERS (ex ARMORED)

PROTECTED and 3rd CLASS CRUISERS

  ACR-7 COLORADO - Renamed Pueblo
              USS Colorado ARC-7
               USS Colorado, ACR-7, WWI
ACR-8 MARYLAND - Renamed Frederick
               USS Maryland ACR 8
              USS Maryland/USS Frederick
ACR-9 SOUTH DAKOTA - Renamed Huron
              USS South Dakota ACR 9
              USS South Dakota: Information
ACR-10 TENNESSEE - Renamed Memphis
              USS Tennessee ACR 10
              USN Ships--USS Tennessee
ACR-11 WASHINGTON - Renamed Seattle / Reclassified IX-39
               USS Washington ACR 11
               USS Washington (ACR-11) - Wikipedia
ACR-12 NORTH CAROLINA - Renamed Charlotte
               USS North Carolina ACR 12
               USS North Carolina - Wikipedija
ACR-13 MONTANA - Renamed Missoula  
                     USS Montana
                 USS Montana (ACR-13) - Wikipedia

  ARMORED CRUISERS

  ST. LOUIS
               St. Paul and St. Louis  
               Spanish-American War--Larger US Auxiliary Cruisers  
               USS St Lois III
ST. PAUL
               St. Paul and St. Louis  
                   Spanish-American War--Larger US Auxiliary Cruisers 
                   TGOL - St. Paul
YALE
               Spanish-American War--Larger US Auxiliary Cruisers
HARVARD
               Harvard
DIXIE - Reclassified AD-1
               USN Ships--USS DIXIE (AD-1)
PRAIRIE - Reclassified AD-5
                   Auxiliary cruiser Prairie
                   USN Ships--USS P

  AUXILIARY CRUISERS

  CL-1 CHESTER
              Naval History/USS Chester CS-1
              Chester
              CL - 1
CL-2 BIRMINGHAM
              USN Ships--USS Birmingham
              Naval History/USS Birmingham CS-2
              USS Birmingham (CL-2) - Wikipedia
CL-3 SALEM
              Salem
              Naval History/USS Salem CS-3
CL-4 OMAHA
              USN Ships--USS Omaha (CL-4)
CL-5 MILWAUKEE
              USN Ships--USS Milwaukee (CL-5)
              DANFS: USS Milwaukee (CL-5)
CL-6 CINCINNATI
              USN Ships--USS Cincinnati (CL-6)
              Naval History/USS Cincinnati CL-6
CL-7 RALEIGH
              Naval History/USS Raleigh CL-7
              USN Ships--USS Raleigh (CL-7)
              USS Raleigh (CL-7) Action Report: 7 Dec 1941
              DANFS: USS Raleigh (CL-7)
CL-8 DETROIT
              USN Ships--USS Detroit (CL-8)
              Naval History/USS Detroit CL-8
              DANFS: USS Detroit (CL-8)
CL-9 RICHMOND
              USN Ships--USS Richmond (CL-9)
              DANFS: USS Richmond (CL-9)
              Naval History/USS Richmond CL-9
              Richmond
CL-10 CONCORD
              USN Ships--USS Concord (CL-10)
              DANFS: USS Concord (CL-10)
              Naval History/USS Concord CL-10
              Concord
CL-11 TRENTON
              USN Ships--USS Trenton (CL-11)
              Naval History/USS Trenton CL-11
              Trenton
              Ship: USS Trenton in Naval History of World Wars
CL-12 MARBLEHEAD
               DANFS: USS Marblehead (CL-12)
                   USN Ships--USS Marblehead (CL-12)
                   Naval History/USS Marblehead CL-12    
CL-13 MEMPHIS
              USN Ships--USS Memphis (CL-13)
              Naval History USS Memphis CL-13   
CL-14 CHICAGO - ex CA-14 Renamed Alton /Reclassified IX-5
                Ships of the California Naval Milita: USS Chicago
                   USS Chicago (1885) - Wikipedia 
                   USS Chicago (1885)  
CL-15 OLYMPIA - ex CA-15 Reclassified IX-40
                USN Ships--USS OLYMPIA (C-6)
                   USS Olympia (C-6) - Wikipedia   
CL-16 DENVER
               USN Ships--USS Denver (Cruiser # 14)
                    Naval History/USS Denver C-14   
CL-17 DES MOINES
               USS Des Moines (CL-17) - Wikipedia
                    Naval History/USS Des Moines C-15
                    Des Moines    
CL-18 CHATTANOOGA
                   USS Chattanooga (CL-18) - Wikipedia
CL-19 GALVESTON
               USN Ships--USS Galveston
                    Naval History/USS Galveston C-17
                    USS Galveston, C-17    
CL-20 TACOMA
               Tacoma
                    USS Tacoma (CL-20) - Wikipedia   
CL-21 CLEVELAND
               USN Ships--USS Cleveland (Cruiser # 19)
                    USS Cleveland (C-19) - Wikipedia   
CL-22 NEW ORLEANS - ex PG-34
               USN Ships--USS NEW ORLEANS (CL-22)
                    Naval History/USS New Orleans   
CL-23 ALBANY - ex PG-36
               USS Albany (CL-23) - Wikipedia
                    Ships of the California Naval Militia: USS Albany   
CL-24 PENSACOLA - Reclassified CA-24
               Naval History USS Pensacola CL-24
                    PENSACOLA... SISTER SHIP TO USS SLC   
CL-25 SALT LAKE CITY - Reclassified CA-25
               Naval History/USS Salt Lake City CL-25
                    DANFS: USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
                    USN Ships--USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)