The battle of Rennell Island (29-30 January 1943) was a clash between
Japanese aircraft and a US Navy task force escorting reinforcements to
Guadalcanal that ended as a clear Japanese victory after they sank the
heavy cruiser USS Chicago (CA-29)
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_rennell_island.html

The battle of Empress Augusta Bay (2 November 1943) was a night-time
victory for the US Navy that defeated an attempt by the Japanese navy
to interfere with the landings on Bougainville.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_empress_augusta_bay.html

CLEVELAND CLASS LIGHT CRUISERS

The USS Cleveland (CL-55) was the first member and name-ship of the
Cleveland class of light cruisers, the most numerous type of American
cruiser of the Second World War. As the first of her class she was
also the only one of the twenty nine completed ships to be launched
before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Cleveland_CL55.html

The USS Columbia (CL-56) was the second member of the Cleveland class
of light cruisers to enter service. She served in the Pacific theatre
throughout the Second World War, winning a Navy Unit Commendation and
ten battle stars.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Columbia_CL56.html

The USS Montpelier (CL-57) was the third member of the Cleveland class
of light cruisers, and won the Navy Unit Commendation and thirteen
Battle Stars for her service in the Pacific.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Montpelier_CL57.html

The USS Denver (CL-58) was the fourth member of the Cleveland class of
light cruisers, and the third to win a Navy Unit Commendation for its
service during the Second World War, for her part in the battle of
Empress Augusta Bay
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Denver_CL58.html

The USS Amsterdam (CL-59) was laid down as a Cleveland class light
cruiser on 1 May 1941 at the Camden shipyards of the New York
Shipbuilding Corps but was completed as the USS Independence, a light
aircraft carrier
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Amsterdam_CL59.html

The USS Tallahassee (CL-61) was laid down as a Cleveland-class light
cruiser in June 1941, but early in 1942 she became one of nine
unfinished Clevelands that were completed as light aircraft carriers
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Tallahassee_CL61.html

The USS New Haven (CL-76) was laid down on 11 August 1941 as a
Cleveland class light cruiser, but after the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor she was one of nine incomplete Clevelands whose hulls were used
as the basis for Independence class light carriers
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_New_Haven_CL76.html

The USS Santa Fe (CL-60) was the fifth member of the Cleveland class
of light cruisers. She went from being laid down to being commissioned
in only seventeen months, five to six months quicker than the first
four members of the class, and went on to earn the Navy Unit
Commendation and thirteen battle stars during the Second World War
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Santa_Fe_CL60.html

The USS Birmingham (CL-62) was a Cleveland class light cruiser than
served in the Mediterranean and the Pacific during the Second World
War, suffering heavy damage from a Japanese air attack in 1943 and
again when the light cruiser Princeton exploded while she was
alongside during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Birmingham_CL62.html

The USS Buffalo (CL-99) was to have been a Cleveland class light
cruiser, but the ship was actually completed as the light carrier USS
Bataan (CVL-29)
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Buffalo_CL99.html

The USS Newark (CL-100) was to have been a Cleveland class light
cruiser, but on 2 June 1942, four months before work began, she became
one of nine members of the Cleveland class to be converted to light
aircraft carriers
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_USS_Newark_CL100.html