USS CLEVELAND CL-55 Ship Model Kit 1/350 | Very Fire VF350920USS CLEVELAND CL 55 Ship Model Kit Very Fire VF350920 1 350 Historical background: The ship's keel was laid in July 1940, launched in November 1941, and commissioned on June 15, 1942. It was the first ship of the Cleveland class light cruisers built by the United States during World War II, and the only one of the 29 ships of this class to be launched before the Pearl Harbor attack. Its design is an improvement on the early Brooklyn class light