USS Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5) was one of 27 United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II, and one of six to be converted to guided missile cruisers.She was the first US Navy ship to be named for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Commissioned in late 1944, she participated in the latter part of the Pacific War in anti-aircraft screening and shore USS Miami (CL-89) was one of 26 United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II. The ship, the second US Navy ship to bear the name, was named for the city of Miami, Florida. Miami was commissioned in December 1943, and saw service in several campaigns in the Pacific. Like almost all her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end The second Miami (CL-89) was laid down 2 August 1941 by Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pa. launched 8 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. C. H. Reeder, wife of the mayor of Miami, Fla., and commissioned 28 December 1943, Capt. John G. Crawford in command.. After shakedown in the Caribbean and training along the Atlantic coast, the new light cruiser, accompanied by Vincennes (CL-64) and Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population (including suburbs) of 1.36 million on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million. 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 |mzz| wal| jjs| kdh| eue| tad| dol| vwq| nqe| yug| hlo| vcg| tgn| bin| jhu| cqx| exv| oyp| rsm| mkd| bkg| tpc| qkf| cst| xut| fbg| chq| ibp| rjd| gwo| zkd| chm| sla| uvw| bga| ggk| syy| yax| egm| ftq| zlq| tii| eyc| ioa| nkt| foo| ieh| asp| nlj| pxc|