USS Trenton (CL-11)

USS Trenton (CL-11)

USS Trenton (CL-11) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for the city of Trenton, New Jersey.

Trenton was laid down on 18 August 1920 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp & Sons; launched on 16 April 1923; sponsored by Miss Katherine E. Donnelly; and commissioned on 19 April 1924, Captain Edward C. Kalbfus in command.