page_title: USS St. Louis (CL-49)
hierarchical_section_title: USS St. Louis (CL-49)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS St. Louis (CL-49) off San Pedro, California (USA), on 5 October 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 32, Design 2c.
context_page_description: USS St. Louis (CL-49), eighth of nine Brooklyn-class light cruisers, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Commissioned in 1939, she was very active in the Pacific during World War II, earning eleven battle stars.
  She was deactivated shortly after the war, but was recommissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Almirante Tamandaré in 1951. She served until 1976, and sank under tow to the scrappers in 1980.
context_section_description: USS St. Louis (CL-49), eighth of nine Brooklyn-class light cruisers, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Commissioned in 1939, she was very active in the Pacific during World War II, earning eleven battle stars.
  She was deactivated shortly after the war, but was recommissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Almirante Tamandaré in 1951.  She served until 1976, and sank under tow to the scrappers in 1980.
caption: USS St. Louis (October 1944)
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