USS Oklahoma City CLG - 5

The USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser originally commissioned during World War II in 1944. After serving briefly at the end of the war, she was decommissioned and then converted into a guided missile cruiser, reclassified as CLG-5, and recommissioned in 1960. As a flagship for the U.S. Seventh Fleet, Oklahoma City played a significant role in the Vietnam War, providing naval gunfire support and command functions. She continued to serve in the Pacific until her decommissioning in 1979, marking a distinguished career spanning both conventional and missile cruiser eras.