| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Cleveland |
| Pennant | CL 105 |
| Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 8 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 7 Jan 1945 |
| End service | 1 Mar 1949 |
| History | Decommissioned 1 March 1949. |
Commands listed for USS Dayton (CL 105)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Paul William Steinhagen, USN | 7 Jan 1945 | 21 Dec 1945 |
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