USS Milwaukee (CL-5)

USS Milwaukee in New York, 1943
History
United States
Name:	Milwaukee
Namesake:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Awarded:	27 August 1917
Builder:	Todd Dry Dock & Construction Co.
Laid down:	13 December 1918
Launched:	24 March 1922
Sponsored by:	Mrs. Rudolph Pfeil
Commissioned:	20 June 1923
Identification:	Hull number: CL-5
Fate:	Loaned to the Soviet Union, 20 April 1944
Soviet Union
Name:	Murmansk
Namesake:	Murmansk
Operator:	Soviet Navy
Acquired:	20 April 1944
Renamed:	20 April 1944
Fate:	Returned to the United States, 16 March 1949
United States
Name:	Milwaukee
Acquired:	16 March 1949
Fate:	Sold for scrap, 10 December 1949
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type:	Omaha-class light cruiser
Displacement:	7,050 long tons (7,160 t) (standard)
Length:	555 ft 6 in (169.32 m)
Beam:	55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
Draft:	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power:	90,000 shp (67,000 kW) 12 × Yarrow boilers
Propulsion:	4 × shafts 4 × geared steam turbines
Speed:	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) @ 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	458 officers and enlisted men
Armament:	2 × twin, 8 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 224 mines
Armor:	Waterline belt: 3 inches (76 mm) Deck: 1.5 inches (38 mm) Conning tower: 1.5 inches (38 mm) Bulkheads: 1.5–3 inches (38–76 mm)
Aircraft carried:	2 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities:	2 × catapults

USS Milwaukee (CL-5) was an Omaha-class light cruiser built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. The ship spent most of her early career assigned to the Asiatic and Battle Fleets. In 1941 she was assigned to the Neutrality Patrol until she was refitted in New York in late 1941. She escorted a troop convoy to the Pacific in early 1942 before returning to the South Atlantic where she patrolled for German commerce raiders and blockade runners. In November, she intercepted one of the latter, but it scuttled itself before it could be captured. In 1944 she was temporarily transferred to the Soviet Navy and commissioned as Murmansk. The ship was returned by the Soviets in 1949 and sold for scrap in December.

Milwaukee was 550 feet (170 m) long at the waterline and 555 feet 6 inches (169.3 m) long overall, with a beam of 55 feet 4 inches (16.9 m) and a mean draft of 13 feet 6 inches (4.1 m). Her standard displacement was 7,050 long tons (7,160 t) and 9,150 long tons (9,300 t) at full load. Her crew consisted of 29 officers and 429 enlisted men. The ship was fitted with a powerful echo sounder.

The ship was powered by four Westinghouse geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam generated by 12 Yarrow boilers. The engines were rated at 90,000 indicated horsepower (67,000 kW) and designed to reach a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). At deep load she carried 1,852 long tons (1,882 t) of fuel oil that provided her a range of 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).