Cleveland sa for the Pacific on 5 December 1942, and arrived at Efate Island on 16 January. Her first in the consolidation of the Solomon Islands was with Task Force 18 (TF 18) to guard a troop convoy to Guadalcanal from 27 to 31 January, fired on the enemy as she came under heavy air attack in the Battle of Rennell Island on 29 January. Joining TF 68, Cleveland joined a task force off Bermuda (on 29 October) bound for the invasion of North Africa. Her firepower supported the landings at Fedhala, French Morocco on 8 November, and she remained on patrol until 12 November, returning to Norfolk on 24 November.Cleveland sa for the Pacific on 5 December 1942, and arrived at Efate Island on 16 January. Her first in the consolidation of the Solomon Islands was with Task Force 18 (TF 18) to guard a troop convoy to Guadalcanal from 27 to 31 January, fired on the enemy as she came under heavy air attack in the Battle of Rennell Island on 29 January. Joining TF 68, Cleveland joined a task force off Bermuda (on 29 October) bound for the invasion of North Africa. Her fire
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