USS Reno (CL-96)

	USS Reno, November 1944, down by the stern two days after being torpedoed
History
United States
Name	Reno
Namesake	City of Reno, Nevada
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down	1 August 1941
Launched	23 December 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. August C. Frohlich
Commissioned	28 December 1943
Decommissioned	4 November 1946
Reclassified	CLAA-96 18 March 1949
Stricken	1 March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-96; Hull symbol:CLAA-96; Code letters:NBPO; ;
Honors &; awards	3 × battle stars
Fate	Scrapped in 1962
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Atlanta-class light cruiser
Displacement	6,718 long tons (6,826 t) (standard); 8,340 long tons (8,470 t) (max);
Length	541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean); 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) (max);
Installed power	4 × Steam boilers ; 75,000 shp (56,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines; 2 × screws;
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	688 officers and enlisted
Armament	12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (6×2); 8 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns ; 16 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons; 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;
Armor	Belt: 1.1–3+3⁄4 in (28–95 mm); Deck: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm); Turrets: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm); Conning Tower: 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm);

USS Reno (CL-96) was an updated Atlanta-class light cruiser - sometimes referred to as an "Oakland-class" - designed and built to specialize in antiaircraft warfare. She was the first warship to be named for the city of Reno, Nevada. Reno (DD-303) was a destroyer named for Lt. Commander Walter E. Reno.

Reno was laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at San Francisco, California, on 1 August 1941. She was launched on 23 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. August C. Frohlich; and commissioned on 28 December 1943. The USS Reno saw combat in the Pacific theater from April 1944 until it was torpedoed and damaged in November that year. The light cruiser was repaired and performed several transport voyages to Europe before being decommissioned in November 1946.

History
USS Reno, November 1944, down by the stern two days after being torpedoed
United States
Name	Reno
Namesake	City of Reno, Nevada
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down	1 August 1941
Launched	23 December 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. August C. Frohlich
Commissioned	28 December 1943
Decommissioned	4 November 1946
Reclassified	CLAA-96 18 March 1949
Stricken	1 March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-96 Hull symbol:CLAA-96 Code letters:NBPO
Honors & awards	3 × battle stars
Fate	Scrapped in 1962
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Atlanta-class light cruiser
Displacement	6,718 long tons (6,826 t) (standard) 8,340 long tons (8,470 t) (max)
Length	541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean) 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × Steam boilers 75,000 shp (56,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines 2 × screws
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	688 officers and enlisted
Armament	12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (6×2) 8 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 16 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks
Armor	Belt: 1.1–3+3⁄4 in (28–95 mm) Deck: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm) Turrets: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm) Conning Tower: 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm)