Editing Light cruiser (section)

==United States Navy classification==
{{see also|List of United States Navy cruisers#Heavy and light cruisers (CA, CL)}}
In the [[United States Navy]], light cruisers have the [[hull classification symbol]] '''CL'''. Both [[heavy cruiser]]s and light cruisers were classified under a common CL/CA sequence after 1931. 

After World War II, US Navy created several light cruiser sub-variants: the [[List of cruisers of the United States Navy#Hunter-Killer cruisers (CLK)|Hunter-Killer cruiser (CLK)]], the [[List of cruisers of the United States Navy#Antiaircraft cruisers (CLAA)|Antiaircraft cruiser (CLAA)]], the [[List of cruisers of the United States Navy#Command cruisers (CLC, CC)|light Command cruiser (CLC)]], and the [[List of cruisers of the United States Navy#Guided missile cruisers (CAG, CLG, CG)|light Guided missile cruiser (CLG)]]. All such ships have been retired.