page_title: USS Manchester (CL-83)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Manchester (CL-83)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Manchester (CL-83) underway off Korea. All of her 6-inch gun turrets, four of her 5/38 gun mounts and all of her main and secondary gun directors are trained on the port beam. The photo is dated November 1953, but was actually taken during Manchester's first two Korean War tours, 1950-52. Oroginal caption: "USS Manchester returning to bombline off coast of Korea after a short rest period in Yokosuka, Japan."
context_page_description: USS Manchester (CL-83), a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down 25 September 1944 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 5 March 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Ernest J. Gladu; and commissioned 29 October 1946, Capt. Peter G. Hale in command.
context_section_description: USS Manchester (CL-83), a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down 25 September 1944 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 5 March 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Ernest J. Gladu; and commissioned 29 October 1946, Capt. Peter G. Hale in command.
caption: USS Manchester off Korea, in 1950-1952
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