Allied Warships

USS Honolulu (CL 48)

Light cruiser of the Brooklyn class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeLight cruiser
ClassBrooklyn 
PennantCL 48 
Built byNew York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down9 Dec 1935 
Launched26 Aug 1937 
Commissioned15 Jun 1938 
End service3 Feb 1947 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 3 February 1947.
Sold 17 November 1949 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Honolulu (CL 48)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Oscar Smith, Jr., USN15 Jun 1938???

2Capt. Harold Dodd, USN19413 Aug 1942
3Capt. Robert Ward Hayler, Sr., USN3 Aug 1942Mar 1944

4Capt. Harry Raymond Thurber, USNOct 1944???

5Capt. Harold Frederick Pullen, USN15 Jun 1945Nov 1945
6Capt. William Julius Lederer, Jr., USNNov 1945May 1946

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