USS Marblehead (CL-12)

	USS Marblehead (1935)
History
United States
Name	Marblehead
Namesake	Town of Marblehead, Massachusetts
Ordered	1 July 1918
Awarded	24 January 1919
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number	502
Laid down	4 August 1920
Launched	9 October 1923
Sponsored by	Mrs. Joseph Evans
Completed	1 January 1924
Commissioned	8 September 1924
Decommissioned	1 November 1945
Stricken	28 November 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-12; Code letters: NIRR; ;
Honors &; awards	2 × battle star
Fate	Sold for scrap 27 February 1946
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Omaha-class light cruiser
Displacement	7,050 long tons (7,163 t) (standard); 9,508 long tons (9,661 t) (loaded);
Length	555 ft 6 in (169.32 m) oa; 550 ft (167.6 m) pp;
Beam	55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
Draft	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) (mean)
Installed power	12 × White-Forster boilers; 90,000 ihp (67,000 kW) (Estimated power produced on trials);
Propulsion	4 × Parsons steam turbines ; 4 × screws;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph); 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h; 38.8 mph) (Estimated speed on Trial);
Crew	29 officers 429 enlisted (peace time)
Armament	2 × twin 6 in (150 mm)/53 caliber guns ; 8 × single 6 in/53 caliber guns; 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns anti-aircraft; 2 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 2 × twin 21 in torpedo tubes ; 224 × mines (removed soon after completion);
Armor	Belt: 3 in (76 mm); Deck: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm); Conning Tower: 1+1⁄2 in; Bulkheads: 1+1⁄2-3 in;
Aircraft carried	2 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults; crane;
General characteristics (1941)
Armament	2 × twin 6 in/53 caliber; 6 × single 6 in/53 caliber ; 7 × 3 in/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns ; 2 × triple 21 in torpedo tubes; 8 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns;
General characteristics (1945)
Armament	2 × twin 6 in/53 caliber; 6 × single 6 in/53 caliber ; 8 × 3/ in/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns ; 2 × triple 21 in torpedo tubes; 3 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns ; 12 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;

USS Marblehead (CL-12) was an Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, of the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts.

History
USS Marblehead (1935)
United States
Name	Marblehead
Namesake	Town of Marblehead, Massachusetts
Ordered	1 July 1918
Awarded	24 January 1919
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number	502
Laid down	4 August 1920
Launched	9 October 1923
Sponsored by	Mrs. Joseph Evans
Completed	1 January 1924
Commissioned	8 September 1924
Decommissioned	1 November 1945
Stricken	28 November 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-12 Code letters: NIRR
Honors & awards	2 × battle star
Fate	Sold for scrap 27 February 1946
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Omaha-class light cruiser
Displacement	7,050 long tons (7,163 t) (standard) 9,508 long tons (9,661 t) (loaded)
Length	555 ft 6 in (169.32 m) oa 550 ft (167.6 m) pp
Beam	55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
Draft	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) (mean)
Installed power	12 × White-Forster boilers 90,000 ihp (67,000 kW) (Estimated power produced on trials)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons steam turbines 4 × screws
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h; 38.8 mph) (Estimated speed on Trial)
Crew	29 officers 429 enlisted (peace time)
Armament	2 × twin 6 in (150 mm)/53 caliber guns 8 × single 6 in/53 caliber guns 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns anti-aircraft 2 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 2 × twin 21 in torpedo tubes 224 × mines (removed soon after completion)
Armor	Belt: 3 in (76 mm) Deck: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm) Conning Tower: 1+1⁄2 in Bulkheads: 1+1⁄2-3 in
Aircraft carried	2 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults crane
General characteristics (1941)
Armament	2 × twin 6 in/53 caliber 6 × single 6 in/53 caliber 7 × 3 in/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × triple 21 in torpedo tubes 8 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
General characteristics (1945)
Armament	2 × twin 6 in/53 caliber 6 × single 6 in/53 caliber 8 × 3/ in/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × triple 21 in torpedo tubes 3 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns 12 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons