Juneau-class cruiser

	USS Juneau on 1 July 1951
Class overview
Name	Juneau class
Builders	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Atlanta class
Succeeded by	CL-154 class (not built)
Built	1944–1946
In commission	1946–1955
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics
Class and type	Light cruiser
Displacement	6,500 tons (standard); 8,450 tons (loaded)
Length	541 ft 0 in (164.9 m)
Beam	52 ft 10 in (16.1 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.2 m)
Propulsion	4 × 665 psi (4,590 kPa) boilers; 2 geared steam turbines; 78,749 hp (58,723 kW);
Speed	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph)
Range	6,440 nmi (11,930 km; 7,410 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × lifeboats
Complement	742
Sensors and ; processing systems	Early:; SC-2 air-search radar; SK-2 air-search radar (Fresno and Spokane); SG-1 surface-search radar; Later:; AN/SPS-6 air-search radar; SR-3 surface-search radar; SP fighter-direction radar; Mark 56 fire-control system;
Armament	6 × dual 5"/38 caliber guns; 6 × quad Bofors 40 mm guns ; 4 × dual Bofors 40 mm guns ; 8 × dual Oerlikon 20 mm cannons ; Juneau:; 6 × dual 5"/38 caliber guns; 7 × dual 3"/50 caliber guns;
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);

The Juneau-class cruisers were United States Navy light cruisers that were modified version of the Atlanta-class cruiser design. The ships had the same dual-purpose main armament as USS Oakland with a much heavier secondary antiaircraft battery, while the anti-submarine depth charge tracks and torpedo tubes were removed along with a redesigned superstructure to reduce weight and increase stability. Three ships were ordered and built, all completed shortly after World War II, but only Juneau remained active long enough to see action during the Korean War.

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