USS Montpelier (CL-57)
USS ''Montpelier'' (CL-57) was one of 27 United States Navy light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named for the city of Montpelier, Vermont. ''Montpelier'' was commissioned in September 1942 and saw service in several campaigns in the Pacific. Like almost all her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, and never saw active service again. ''Montpelier'' was scrapped in the early 1960s. Construction ''Montpelier'' was Keel laying, laid down on 2 December 1940 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey; Ship naming and launching, launched on 12 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Lesley Sayer Corry, wife of William F. Corry, mayor of Montpelier, Vermont; and ship commissioning, commissioned on 9 September 1942, Captain (naval), Captain Leighton Wood in command. Service history World War II ''Montpelier'' arrived in Nouméa, New Caledonia on 18 January 1943 from Norfolk, Virginia Re ...
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USS Montpelier (CL-57) In Dec 1942
USS ''Montpelier'' may refer to: * , a German freighter initially named seized in 1917 during World War I * , a ''Cleveland''-class light cruiser in commission from 1942–1947 * , an active-duty ''Los Angeles''-class submarine commissioned in 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:Montpelier United States Navy ship names Montpelier, Vermont ...
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