List of light cruisers of the United States Navy
# List of light cruisers of the United States Navy

In the United States Navy, light cruisers have had the hull classification symbol CL. Both heavy cruisers (CA) and light cruisers were numbered in a single sequence after 1931, hence there are some missing hull numbers.

| Hull $Number^1$ | Class | Years in service |
| - | - | - |
| CL-1 to CL-3 | Chester | 1908–1930 |
| CL-4 to CL-13 | Omaha | 1923–1949 |
| CL-14 | Not assigned, intended for USS Chicago | Not assigned, intended for USS Chicago |
| CL-15 | USS Olympia | 1895–1957 |
| CL-16 to CL-21 | Denver | 1903–1933 |
| CL-22 | USS New Orleans | 1898–1930 |
| CL-23 | USS Albany | 1900–1930 |
| CL-40 to CL-43, CL-46 to CL-48 | Brooklyn | 1937–1992 |
| CL-49 and CL-50 | St. Louis (subclass of Brooklyn class) | 1938–1951 |
| CL-51 to CL-54 | Atlanta | 1941–1959 |
| CL-55 to CL-67, CL-76 to CL-94, CL-99 to CL-105 | Cleveland Note: nine Cleveland-class cruisers were converted to Independence-class aircraft carriers | 1942–1971 |
| CL-95 to CL-98 | Oakland subclass (subclass of Atlanta class) | 1943–1966 |
| CL-106 to CL-118 | Fargo | 1945–1970 |
| CL-119 to CL-121 | Juneau | 1946–1966 |
| CL-144 to CL-147 | Worcester | 1948–1970 |
| CL-154 to CL-159 | abortive 1945 anti-aircraft cruiser project | none built |
| CLGN-160 (to CGN-160 and then to CGN-9) | USS Long Beach | 1961–1995 |
