USS Tucson (CL-98)

	USS Tucson (circa late 1940s)
History
United States
Name	Tucson
Namesake	City of Tucson, Arizona
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down	23 December 1942
Launched	3 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Emmett S. Claunch, Sr.
Commissioned	3 February 1945
Decommissioned	11 June 1949
Reclassified	CLAA-98 18 March 1949
Stricken	1 June 1966
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-98; Hull symbol:CLAA-98; Code letters:NBRQ; ;
Honors &; awards	1 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap on 24 February 1971
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 (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons; 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (removed before end of World War II); 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 Tucson (CL-98/CLAA-98) was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, sometimes referred to as an "Oakland-class". She was laid down on 23 December 1942 in San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 3 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Emmett S. Claunch, Sr.; and commissioned on 3 February 1945. She was named after Tucson, Arizona. She, along with the surviving Atlanta-class, was reclassified a light antiaircraft cruiser (CLAA) on 18 March 1949, prior to her decommissioning on 18 June 1949.

History
USS Tucson (circa late 1940s)
United States
Name	Tucson
Namesake	City of Tucson, Arizona
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down	23 December 1942
Launched	3 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Emmett S. Claunch, Sr.
Commissioned	3 February 1945
Decommissioned	11 June 1949
Reclassified	CLAA-98 18 March 1949
Stricken	1 June 1966
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-98 Hull symbol:CLAA-98 Code letters:NBRQ
Honors & awards	1 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap on 24 February 1971
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 (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (removed before end of World War II) 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)