page_title: USS Montpelier (CL-57)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Montpelier (CL-57)
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy ligh cruiser USS Montpelier (CL-57) photographed circa early December 1942, probably in the vicinity of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania (USA). Note the Mk 4 radar antennae on the Mk 37 directors.
context_page_description: USS Montpelier (CL-57) was one of 26 United States Navy Cleveland-class 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.
context_section_description: USS Montpelier (CL-57) was one of 26 United States Navy Cleveland-class 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.
caption: USS Montpelier (CL-57) in Dec 1942
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