USS Trenton (CL-11)

USS Trenton (CL-11) in 1935.
History
United States
Name:	Trenton
Namesake:	City of Trenton, New Jersey
Ordered:	1 July 1918
Awarded:	24 January 1919
Builder:	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Laid down:	18 August 1920
Launched:	16 April 1923
Sponsored by:	Miss Katherine E. Donnelly
Completed:	1 October 1921
Commissioned:	19 April 1924
Decommissioned:	20 December 1945
Struck:	21 January 1946
Identification:	Hull symbol:CL-11 Code letters:NISR
Honors and awards:	1 × battle star
Fate:	Sold for scrapping, 29 December 1946
Status:	Scrapped at Baltimore 1947
General characteristics (as built)
Class and 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 (170 m) pp
Beam:	55 ft (17 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 (150 mm)/53 caliber guns 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns anti-aircraft 6 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 4 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 224 × mines (removed soon after completion)
Armor:	Belt: 3 in (7.6 cm) Deck: 1 1⁄2–4 in (38–102 mm) Conning Tower: 1 1⁄2 in (38 mm) Bulkheads: 1 1⁄2–3 in (38–76 mm)
Aircraft carried:	2 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities:	2 × Amidship catapults crane
General characteristics (1945)
Armament:	2 × twin 6 in (152 mm)/53 caliber 6 × single 6 in (152 mm)/53 caliber 8 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns 6 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 3 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns 12 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons

USS Trenton (CL-11) was an Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for the city of Trenton, New Jersey. She spent most of her pre-war career moving between the Atlantic and the Pacific. Trenton joined the Special Service Squadron in 1934 for a good-will tour of Latin America. In May 1939 she would join Squadron 40-T in protecting American interests during the Spanish Civil War and not return to the US until July 1940 when she carried the royal family of Luxembourg, fleeing from the Nazi occupation of their country.

Trenton was authorized on 1 July 1918 and assigned to William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia on 24 January 1919. She was laid down on 18 August 1920 and launched on 16 April 1923, sponsored by Miss Katherine E. Donnelly. Trenton was commissioned on 3 November 1923, with future Admiral, Captain Edward C. Kalbfus in command.

Trenton was 550 feet (170 metres) long at the waterline with an overall length of 555 feet 6 inches (169.32 metres), her beam was 55 feet 4 inches (16.87 metres) and a mean draft of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 metres). Her standard displacement was 7,050 long tons (7,160 t) and 9,508 long tons (9,661 t) at full load. Her crew, during peace time, consisted of 29 officers and 429 enlisted men.