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Cruisers were ships—often frigates or smaller
vessels—that were assigned a role largely independent from
the fleet; in a sense, cruising independently. Typically, this
might involve missions such as raiding enemy merchant shipping.
The U.S.S. Tuscaloosa, commissioned 17 Aug. 1934. She carried 9x
8in guns, 8x 5in guns, 16x 40mm guns, and 19x 20mm cannons. In the
early days of WWII the Tuscaloosa served on the East Coast on the
Neutrality Patrol. She also carried President Roosevelt on several
diplomatic missions. The Tuscaloosa was awarded seven battle stars
for her service at Normandy beach, the Italy landings, Iwo Jima,
Okinawa, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and other operations. The
Tuscaloosa would again see action supporting Marines in the landing
at Inchon.
Another cruiser which served along side the Tuscaloosa on the
Neutrality Patrol was the U.S.S. Vincennes. The Vincennes,
commissioned 24 Feb 1937, had a similar armament as the Tuscaloosa.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Vincennes was sent to the
Pacific through the Panama Canal. Serving as a screen for Task
Force 18, the Vincennes accompanied the U.S.S. Hornet and Task
Force 16 with the U.S.S. Enterprise, on its launch of the Doolittle
Raid on Tokyo. The Vincennes would later take part in the Battle of
Midway, but unfortunately there would be no more glory for this
dreadnought. In the early hours of 9 Aug. 1942, the Vincennes
steamed into a force of six Japanese cruisers. In less than an
hour, and 57 hits from 8in and 5in shells, the Vincennes rolled
over and sank 21 miles East of Savo Island in 500 fathoms of
water.
An interesting bit about another Neutrality Patrol cruiser is
that of the U.S.S. Omaha. Commisioned 24 Feb. 1923, the Omaha
encounter a suspicious ship on 6 Nov. 1941 near the equator in the
Atlantic. After being ordered to heave to, this ship flying an
American flag signaled it was sinking. When the Omaha pulled
alongside, the crew could hear explosions from within the hull, and
someone yelled, “This is a German ship and she is
sinking!” The Omaha managed to salvage the sinking ship,
which turned out to be the German commerce raider Odenwald. In 1947
and admiralty court ruled, “the members of the boarding party
and the prize crew were entitled to $3,000 apiece while all the
other crewmen in Omaha were entitled to two months’ pay and
allowances. This was the last prize money awarded by the US
Navy.”
The U.S.S. Brooklyn, commissioned 30 Sep. 1937, was another
cruised which saw little enemy action during WWII but still found
the spotlight on occasion. The Brooklyn participated in the opening
of the New York’s World fair on 30 Apr. 1939. A few weeks
later she was sent to the scene of the Squalus Disaster in which
navy divers rescued 33 surviving crewmembers from their submarine
trapped 243ft below the surface. Less than a year later, the
Brooklyn joined the Pacific Fleet where she participated in the
Golden Gate International Exposition on 18 Feb. 1940. The Brooklyn
spent most of World War II escorting convoys between the United
States and Great Brittain. In April 1942 she rescued 1173 troops
who were forced to abandon their transport.
In the North Pacific a pair of Omaha-class cruisers saw limited
action in the retaking of the Aleutian Islands. The U.S.S.
Richmond, commissioned 2 July 1923, began the war patrolling the
area of the Panama Canal. Later she joined Task Group 16.6 in
defending the approaches to Amchitka. She would later be joined by
a sister ship, the U.S.S. Raleigh, commissioned 6 Feb. 1924. The
Raleigh began the war at Pearl Harbor, where she was moored at
berth F-12, and narrowly survived a torpedo strike amidships.
Sadly, both of the vessels were sold for scrap shortly after the
war ended.
Ironically, the U.S.S. Alaska, commissioned 17 Jun. 1944, was
not assigned to protect her namesake. Instead the Alaska spent most
of the war escorting carrier groups or raiding Japanese supply
lanes. With an armament of 9x 12in guns, 12x5in guns, 56x 40mm, and
34x20mm cannons, and much thicker armour, the Alaska was dubbed a
heavy cruiser. More powerful than most cruisers but lighter than a
battleship, the Alaska-class cruisers were somewhere in between and
therefore named after U.S. territories rather than states or
cities.
The U.S.S. Detroit, commissioned 31 Jul. 1923, was one of two
ships at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec. 1941 and at the signing of the
Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. In the opening days of the war,
the Detroit hauled 9 tons of gold and 13 tons of silver from the
island of Corregidor to the United States Treasury in San
Francisco. She spent most of the war patrolling the waters of the
Aleutians.
The U.S.S. St. Louis, commissioned 19 May 1939, began the war in
Pearl Harbor when observers aboard the St. Louis spotted Japanese
planes at 0756. Within minutes she was underway and shot down an
enemy torpedo bomber. She would shoot down two more while making
her way to open sea and dodging enemy torpedos. Due to her success
during this attack she was nicknamed ‘Lucky Lou’. The
St. Louis fought in numerous engagements and was badly damaged
several times. She received 11 battle stars for her service in
World War II. In 1951 she was sold to the Brazilian Navy. She sank
24 Aug 1980 while being towed to the scrap yard. Her final location
is S 38* 48’ W 01* 24’.
The U.S.S. Guam was the only sister-ship of the Alaska.
Commissioned 17 Sep 1944, the Guam joined the Pacific Fleet via the
Panama Canal and was subsequently assigned to Task Group 58.4, one
of the most powerful task forces in naval history, consisting of
carriers Yorktown, Intrepid, Independence and Langley, battleships
Missouri and Wisconsin, cruisers Alaska, St. Louis, San Diego, and
Flint, as well as 15 destroyers. The Guam provided anti-aircraft
support for missions around Okinawa and Leyte, as well as raider
mission in the China and Yellow Seas. The Guam received 2 battle
stars for service in World War II.