USS Memphis (CL-13) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis was laid down by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 14 October 1920; launched on 17 April 1924, sponsored by Miss Elizabeth R. Paine, daughter of Mayor Rowlett Paine of Memphis; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 4 February 1925, Captain Henry E. Lackey in command.
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