USS Fresno (CL-121)

	USS Fresno (CL-121), at Dublin, Ireland, May 1948.
History
United States
Name	Fresno
Namesake	City of Fresno, California
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down	12 February 1945
Launched	5 March 1946
Sponsored by	Mrs. Ruth R. Martin
Commissioned	27 November 1946
Decommissioned	17 May 1949
Reclassified	CLAA-121, 18 March 1949
Stricken	April 1965
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-121; Hull symbol:CLAA-121; Code letters:NKEL; ;
Fate	Sold for scrap on 17 June 1966
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Juneau-class light cruiser
Displacement	6,718 long tons (6,826 t) (standard); 8,340 long tons (8,470 t) (max);
Length	541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean); 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) (max);
Installed power	4 × Steam boilers ; 75,000 shp (56,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines; 2 × screws;
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	623 officers and enlisted
Armament	12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (6×2); 6 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 6 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 8 × dual 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons; 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;
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);
General characteristics (post-war)
Armament	12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (6×2); 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 4 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns;

The second USS Fresno (CL-121) was a United States Navy Juneau-class light cruiser launched on 5 March 1946 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. Ruth R. Martin; and commissioned on 27 November 1946, with Captain Elliott Bowman Strauss in command. She was reclassified CLAA-121 on 18 March 1949.

History
USS Fresno (CL-121), at Dublin, Ireland, May 1948.
United States
Name	Fresno
Namesake	City of Fresno, California
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down	12 February 1945
Launched	5 March 1946
Sponsored by	Mrs. Ruth R. Martin
Commissioned	27 November 1946
Decommissioned	17 May 1949
Reclassified	CLAA-121, 18 March 1949
Stricken	April 1965
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-121 Hull symbol:CLAA-121 Code letters:NKEL
Fate	Sold for scrap on 17 June 1966
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Juneau-class light cruiser
Displacement	6,718 long tons (6,826 t) (standard) 8,340 long tons (8,470 t) (max)
Length	541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean) 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × Steam boilers 75,000 shp (56,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines 2 × screws
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	623 officers and enlisted
Armament	12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (6×2) 6 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 6 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 8 × dual 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks
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)
General characteristics (post-war)
Armament	12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (6×2) 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 4 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns