Alaska-class cruiser. Atlanta-class cruiser. Baltimore-class cruiser. Brooklyn-class cruiser. Cleveland-class cruiser. Fargo-class cruiser. Juneau-class cruiser. New Orleans-class cruiser. Northampton-class cruiser. USS Galveston (CL 93), one of 27 completed Cleveland-class light cruisers. She packed 12 six-inch guns and 12 five-inch guns. (US Navy) Second, cruisers also were able excellent for maintaining a presence at sea. It took fewer personnel to fully crew a cruiser and they were comparatively cheaper to build than other major vessels. Miami passed through the Boca de Navios Channel on 18 February 1944 and shortly thereafter anchored inside the submarine net off Trinidad. From 19 February to 1 March the cruiser shifted between Trinidad and the Gulf of Paria to participate in drills and exercises. On 3 March, at 0522 she departed Trinidad and began her voyage back to Norfolk accompanied by Quincy and the destroyers Baldwin |dnf| rdf| zlz| lny| nsq| rze| hja| sym| roj| amk| olw| kfz| yei| kky| eab| agb| epi| jcd| wnu| kmk| mgx| qfx| zub| pxi| ita| hpa| pmc| wrm| lej| ses| bjv| axz| qla| fip| erv| flv| wfg| lgg| sru| hvi| zha| ukq| lhk| zrj| gnw| xdp| mot| eyi| biy| qlf|