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| Cruiser USS Denver entering Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides, 22 Apr 1943 as seen from cruiser USS Columbia; note SOC floatplane in foreground | USS Denver SG radarscope image showing Battle of Kula Gulf situation at 0117 on 6 Jul 1943 |
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| Unit Commendation letter for US Navy Cruiser Division 12 for performance in Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, 2 Nov 1943 | USS San Diego at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 9 Apr 1944, photo 1 of 2; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d; USS Cassin and USS Denver in background |
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| Column of American cruisers Phoenix (where the photo was taken), Boise, Denver, Cleveland, and Montpelier, off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 13 Feb 1945 | Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955 |
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| Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine. |
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