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  2. USS Wichita (CA-45) - Wikipedia

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    USS Wichita was a unique heavy cruiser of the United States Navy built in the 1930s. The last American cruiser designed to meet the limits of the London Naval Treaty, she was originally intended to be a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser, accordingly with the maximum main armament of three triple 8-inch (203 mm) gun turrets.

  3. New Orleans-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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    The hull was 12 feet (3.7 m) shorter than a Northampton, with a shorter armor belt that protected only the machinery and other internal spaces, allowing its thickness to be increased to 5 inches (130 mm). The machinery bulkheads were given 3.5 inches (89 mm) and the deck armor was strengthened to 2.25 inches (57 mm). For the first time in US ...

  4. 8-inch/55-caliber Mark 71 gun - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Navy's Major Caliber Lightweight Gun (MCLWG) program was the 8"/55 caliber Mark 71 major caliber lightweight, single-barrel naval gun prototype (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") that was mounted aboard the destroyer USS Hull in 1975 to test the capability of destroyer-sized ships to replace decommissioned cruisers for long-range shore bombardment. [1]

  5. 8-inch/55-caliber gun - Wikipedia

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    The 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun barrel had an internal diameter of 8 inches (203 mm), and the barrel was 55 calibers long (barrel length is 8 inch × 55 = 440 inches ...

  6. USS Toledo (CA-133) - Wikipedia

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    USS Toledo (CA-133) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy active during the Korean War.. Toledo was laid down on 13 September 1943 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, launched on 6 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs Edward J. Moan, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 27 October 1946, Captain August J. Detzer, Jr., in command.

  7. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1275 on Sunday, December 15 ...

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1275 on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Sunday, December 15, 2024, is FUNKY. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  8. Spruance-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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    Introduced in 1975, the class was designed with gas-turbine propulsion, a flight deck and hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters, all-digital weapons, and automated 127 mm (5-inch) guns. The Spruance class was originally designed to escort a carrier group , primarily for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), with point-defense anti-aircraft ...

  9. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Friday ...

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    Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...