USS Oklahoma City (CL-91)

History of the USS Oklahoma City (CL-91)

The USS Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5) was 27 Cleveland-class light ships of the United States Navy One of the cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II, six converted to one of the guided missile cruisers. She was the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

She served in late 1944 and participated in air defense and coastal bombing missions during the second half of the Pacific War, for which she received two Battle Stars. She then did a brief service for the occupying power.

Like all but one sister ship, she was retired in postwar defense cuts and became a member of the Pacific Reserve Fleet in 1947.

In the late 1950s, she was converted to a Galveston-class guided missile cruiser, all of her guns were removed except the forward 6" (152mm) turret and 5" (127mm) gun mount The superstructure is to house the Talos missile system and flagship offices and dormitories. Like the Cleveland-class ships of her three sister ships (Providence, Little Rock, and Springfield), which were converted into missile ships, she underwent extensive modifications to become flagships.

This involved removing most of her front armament to allow the superstructure to be greatly enlarged. She was recommissioned as CLG-5 in 1960 (and redesignated CG-5 in 1975).

In her second career, she served extensively in the Pacific and played a major role in the Vietnam War, including being involved in the evacuation of Saigon. Oklahoma City had struggled with shore bombing missions during the war.

Mainly equipped with flagship lodging and communications equipment, an overhaul (by her and Little Rock) was planned starting in 1977. The vessel will be equipped with two 8-unit NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile (SAM) launch vehicles and two Vulcan Phalanx CIWS systems, in addition to overhauls to her propulsion system, electrical system, airframe and superstructure. This will extend her lifespan by 10 years.

While the work package was formally planned and approved for funding, it was moved elsewhere. She received enough maintenance to serve for a few more years, and was last decommissioned in December 1979.

At the time of her retirement, she was the last ship in the Cleveland class to serve longer than any other ship in the class (21 years and 10 months in total).

On March 26, 1999, Oklahoma City sank during a weapons exercise, Tandem Thrust 99.

Specification

Basic

Year of Service

1944

Origins

United States

supplement

1,255

staff

Class information

Class

Cleveland Class

Class Size

29

ships

Class

USS Cleveland (CL-55); USS Columbia (CL-56); USS Montpellier (CL-57); USS Denver (CL-58); USS Santa Fe (CL-60) ; USS Birmingham (CL-62); USS Mobile (CL-63); USS Vincennes (CL-64); USS Pasadena (CL-65); USS Springfield (CL-66) ; USS Topeka (CL-67); USS Biloxi (CL-80); USS Vicksburg (CL-81); USS Providence (CL-82); USS Manchester (CL-83) ); USS Vicksburg (CL-86); USS Duluth (CL-87); USS Miami (CL-89); USS Wilkes Barre (CL-90); USS Oklahoma City (CL-91); USS Little Rock (CL-92); USS Galveston (CL-93); USS Youngstown (CL-94); USS Amsterdam (CL-101); USS Portsmouth ( CL-102); USS Wilkes Barre (CL-103); USS Atlanta (CL-104); USS Dayton (CL-105)

Carrier

US (retired)

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

610. 0 feet

185.93m

Ray

66.3 feet

20.21m

Draft

25.5 feet

7.77m

Shift

12,000 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

4 x steam boilers power 4 x geared steam turbines, producing 100,000 hp and driving 4 x axles.

Surface Velocity

section 32.5

(37.4 km/h)

Area

11,001nm

(12,660 miles | 20,374 kilometers)

Weapon

Original: 12 x 6" (150 mm) /47 caliber guns in four turrets with triple guns. 12 x 5" (130 mm) /38 caliber (AA ) anti-aircraft gun. There are six positions for two cannons. 16 x 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns mounted on four quad mounts.

12 x 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns in six positions with two guns. 21 x 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun in single gun position. Post-1960: 3 x 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 deck guns mounted in a single three-armed turret.

1 x Mark 7 Talos Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system, dual launcher mounts, capable of loading 46 missiles.

Aircraft

Originals: 4 x Retrievable Seagulls (Curtiss SOC Seagull). After 1960: 1 x Kaman SH-2B or Sea King helicopter.