HMG Mountpellier

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The USS Montepelier was a Clevian-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. It was named after the capital of Vermont, Montepelier. Construction began on December 2, 1940, and it was completed on February 12, 1942. It entered service on September 9, 1942. It was mainly active in the Pacific battlefield and lived until the end of the war. It was retired on January 24, 1947 and sold in 1960.

During the war, in January 1943, it was stationed in Nouméa Port on the island of New Caledonia as the flagship of the 12th cruiser division to fight against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. He participated in the air and sea battle on Rennell Island on January 29; provided cover for the landing force of the Russell Islands on February 21; participated in the Battle of Colombangara in March and helped to sink an enemy destroyer in the Battle of the Breckart Strait; participated in the attack on New George in June; bombarded Munda on the night of July 11 - 12 to support the landing battle of New George; and then patrolled the waters of New George Islands for the next four months to prevent the Japanese from retreating. In October 1943, as the flagship of TF-39, he participated in the landing operation of the US Army on Bouville Island. In this battle, he participated in the sinking of a cruiser, the Kawauchi, and shot down five enemy aircraft. On November 25, he returned to the Pacific battlefield and headed to Wright Bay. During the patrol of Wright Bay, he was slightly injured by a Kamikaze special attack aircraft. At the same time, he repelled a large number of other Kamikaze special attacks and shot down four aircraft. After that, he participated in a series of support missions for the US military until the end of World War II.

The displacement of the cruiser was 11932 tons (standard) and 14358 tons (fully loaded). It was 185.95 meters long, 20.22 meters wide, 7.77 meters in draft, 100000 horsepower, equipped with 4× steam boiler, 4× gear turbine, 4× propeller, 32.5 knots in speed, 11000 nautical miles/15 knots in range, and 1255 people in total. It was equipped with 4× triple-mounted 152mm main cannon, 6× dual-mounted 127mm high and flat dual-purpose gun MK12, 4× dual-mounted 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun, and 13× 20mm Olikon anti-aircraft gun. Armor waterline: 3.25 - 5 inches (83 - 127mm), deck 2 inches (51mm), cabin wall 1 inch (30mm), turret front 6.5 inches (170mm), turret top 3 inches (76mm), turret side 3 inches (76mm), turret rear 1.5 inches (38mm), turret base 6 inches (150mm), command tower 2.25 - 5 inches (57 - 127 mm); Carrier-based aircraft 4 x seaplane, and 2 x stern aircraft catapult.

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