| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Brooklyn |
| Pennant | CL 40 |
| Built by | New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Mar 1935 |
| Launched | 30 Nov 1936 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1937 |
| End service | 3 Jan 1947 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decomissioned 3 January 1947.
Transferred to Chile on 9 January 1951 being renamed O'Higgins. |
Commands listed for USS Brooklyn (CL 40)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. William Denny Brereton, Jr., USN | 30 Sep 1937 | 19 May 1939 | |
| 2 | Capt. Frank Riley Dodge, USN | 1942 | ??? | |
| 3 | Capt. Francis Compton Denebrink, USN | 1942 | 1943 | |
| 4 | Capt. Humbert William Ziroli, USN | 1944 | ??? | |
| 5 | Capt William Francis Fitzgerald, Jr,, USN | 24 Mar 1945 | 30 Jan 1946 | |
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