The Trenton (CL 11) was sponsored by camera shy Katherine E. Haulenbeek, nee Donnelly, daughter of Trenton Mayor Frederick W. Donnelly.

Trenton (CL 11) moored at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 7 May 1924, three weeks after being commissioned.

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, George D. McDowell Collection.

The Trenton (CL 11) arriving and moored at the Washington Navy Yard on 29 September 1924. The ship had originally departed New York harbor on 24 May 1924 for her shakedown cruise in the Mediterranean Sea. On 14 August, while in she steamed in the Red Sea from Port Said, Egypt, to Aden, Arabia.Trenton was then ordered to Bushire, Persia, where she arrived on 25 August.

At Bushire, she took aboard the remains of Vice Consul Major Robert Imbrie who had been murdered on 23 July. Following stops at Suez and Port Said, Egypt, and at Villefranche, France, Trenton arrived at the Washington Navy Yard on 29 September 1924.

United States Library of Congress, Photo # LC-F81-32707

Trenton (CL 11) 1924-1926.

Commissioning of Trenton (CL 11) on 19 April 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Trenton Mayor Frederick W. Donnelly stands in the center.

USS Trenton (CL 11) Photographed circa the mid-1920s.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43751.

Trenton (CL 11) carrying the U.S. secretary of the navy and the president of Haiti, passes in review of the U.S. fleet, off Gonaives, Haiti, about 1925. Arizona (BB-39) is the nearest battleship.

Vought O2U-1 (BU# A-7528) in flight during maneuvers off Cuba, circa 1928. Plane is from Observation Sq. three (Vo-3s), and is based on Trenton (CL 11). Note VO-3S insignia on the forward fuselage.

Old Glory flies from the stern of the Trenton (CL 11) in dry dock, South Boston, 6 December 1931.

Trenton (CL 11) in dry dock, South Boston, 6 December 1931.

USS Trenton (CL 11) At anchor, possibly at San Diego, California, circa the middle 1930s. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 64632.

Cruiser Formation captures Trenton (CL 11) (right) and her consorts crashing through heavy swells, 1934.

USS Trenton (CL 11) underway at sea, 23 October 1935.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 50251.

View taken at Sydney, N. S. W., in February 1938, during her visit to that port. Note that the ship is "dressed overall" with the Australian flag at the main. Also note French Bougainille class sloop astern.

View of commemorative map of the cruise made from San Diego, U. S. A., to Australia, and back to San Diego, in late 1937 to early 1938. Cruise made by Trenton (CL 11), Memphis (CL 13) and Milwaukee (CL 5).

Trenton (CL 11) in Pearl Harbor during the later 1930s. Color tinted photo, reproduced by the ship's service store, Submarine Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa 1938.

Rotterdam, Netherlands circa 1939. Ships shown: Jacob Jones (DD 130), Badger (DD 126), Trenton (CL 11) .

USS Trenton (CL 11) In Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, circa 1939. Photographed by Tai Sing Loo. Trenton is carrying SOC floatplanes on her catapults. Donation of the Oregon Military Academy, Oregon National Guard, 1975.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 82489.

Ensign Eric Allen, Jr., USN (1916-1941): USNA class of 1938.
On 12 August 1940, the day after he reported to NAS Pensacola to commence his flight training. He had just come from a tour of duty in Trenton (CL 11). Ultimately assigned to VF-6 in Enterprise (CV-6). He was shot down by U.S. anti-aircraft fire on the night of 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor; picked up by Viero (AM-52), he died at the Ford Island Dispensary soon thereafter.

Overhead port bow view of USS Trenton (CL 11) in the Gulf of Panama, 11 May 1943.

United States National Archives, Photo No. 19-N-44439

USS Trenton (CL 11) in the Gulf of Panama, 11 May 1943. Note depth charge racks on stern.

USS Trenton (CL 11) in the Gulf of Panama, 11 May 1943. Stern view.

USS Trenton (CL 11) Underway in the Gulf of Panama, 11 May 1943.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-44440.

USS Trenton (CL 11) Underway off Bona Island in the Gulf of Panama, 11 May 1943.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-44436.

Camouflage Measure 33, Design 2F (Starboard)

Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for light cruisers of the CL-4 (Omaha) class. This plan, approved by Captain Torvald A. Solberg, USN, is dated 3 June 1944. It shows the ship's port side. USS Concord (CL 10) and Trenton (CL 11) were painted in this scheme, though the colors used for the latter appear to have been the darker tones of Measure 32.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-172992, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Camouflage Measure 33, Design 2F (Port)

Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for light cruisers of the CL-4 (Omaha) class. This plan, approved by Captain Torvald A. Solberg, USN, is dated 3 June 1944. It shows the ship's starboard side, superstructure ends and exposed decks. USS Concord (CL 10) and Trenton (CL 11) were painted in this scheme, though the colors used for the latter appear to have been the darker tones of Measure 32.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-172991, now in the collections of the National Archives.

USS Trenton (CL 11) Underway in the Gulf of Panama, 14 July 1944. She is wearing camouflage Measure 33, Design 2f.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-68655.

Starboard quarter view of USS Trenton (CL 11) underway in the Gulf of Panama, 14 July 1944.

USS Trenton (CL 11) In San Francisco Bay, California, 11 August 1944. She is wearing camouflage Measure 33, Design 2f.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-91697.

Broadside view of USS Trenton (CL 11) off Mare Island on 24 Aug 1945. She had been under repairs at the yard from 10 Aug to 24 Aug 1945.

U.S. Navy photo #6180-45

The four CLs that were scrapped in Drydock #4 at the Philadelphia NSY were: Omaha (CL 4), Cincinnati (CL 6), Raleigh (CL 7) and Marblehead (CL 12).
I have two documents from the 4th Naval District, and of course they give different completion dates for the scrapping of these ships. The first document (dated 1 Apr 46) indicates that scrapping was completed on 27 February of that year; the second document (also dated 1 April 46) gives the completion date as 10 March 1946.
(My notes also indicate that scrapping was completed at the yard on nine ex-destroyer types as of 29 March 46: Litchfield (DD 336), Pruitt (DD 347), Jouett (DD 396), Clark (DD 361), Balch (DD 363), Sampson (DD 394), Schley (DD 103), Stringham (DD 83) and Whipple (DD 217).

The remaining CLs; Detroit (CL 8), Trenton (CL 11), Richmond (CL 9), Concord (CL 10) and Memphis (CL 13) were all sold to the Patapsco Scrap Co. of Baltimore. The sales bid (B-76-47AV T) was opened on 6 Dec 46; the five ships were sold for $336,140 (or $67,228 each), and custody of the ships was transferred to Patapsco between 27 December 46 and 21 January 47.
Note also that the attached photo distinctly shows that both cruisers have all four funnels--I think it's an optical illusion that either of these had had any of them removed.

The "light colored objects" in front of the two cruisers might "possibly" be barbettes from the Illinois (BB 65). According to drawings in the 1945 "Gun Mount and Turret Catalog", these two items appear to be about the same diameter as the barbettes for the two BBs' Tennessee & California; 14"/50 triple gun turrets; inside diameter 31 feet, from the same source -- outside diameter would have been about 33 feet. The Illinois barbettes would have an inside diameter about 37 1/4 feet, outside diameter rather over 39 feet.