USS Birmingham (CL-62)

USS Birmingham (CL-62), a Cleveland-class light cruiser named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, the "Steel City", was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia on 17 February 1941 and launched on 20 March 1942 by Mrs. Cooper Green, wife of the president of the Birmingham City Commission. She was commissioned on 29 January 1943, Captain John Wilkes in command. Birmingham was one of the "fightingest" ships of the Navy and suffered heavy damage on at least three occasions.

USS Birmingham (CL-62)

USS Birmingham (CL-62), a Cleveland-class light cruiser named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, the "Steel City", was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia on 17 February 1941 and launched on 20 March 1942 by Mrs. Cooper Green, wife of the president of the Birmingham City Commission. She was commissioned on 29 January 1943, Captain John Wilkes in command. Birmingham was one of the "fightingest" ships of the Navy and suffered heavy damage on at least three occasions.