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Thenceforward new heavy and light cruisers were numbered in a single sequence. These four classes were known as "Treaty cruisers" and "Tinclads" and were seen even before World War II as deficient by the Navy due to the treaty limitations, but despite their high losses in the early days of the war they performed well. [15] Pensacola class
USS Macon (CA-132), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down on 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey; launched on 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles F. Bowden, wife of the mayor of Macon, Georgia; and commissioned on 26 August 1945 at Philadelphia, Captain Edward Everett Pare in command.
USS Springfield was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II.The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty.
Oklahoma City during World War II. USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) stern with SC Seahawks c. 1945 USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) at sea c. 1945. Following shakedown, Oklahoma City transited the Panama Canal and reported to Commander Cruisers Pacific Fleet (ComCruPac) for duty, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 2 May 1945.
Montgomery-class cruisers (6 P) N. New Orleans-class cruisers (9 P) Northampton-class cruisers (8 P) O. Omaha-class cruisers (12 P) Oregon City-class cruisers (12 P) P.
Antietam. Builders: United States Displacement: 9,800 tons; Aircraft: 2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk; Armament: 2 × Mk 26 or Mk 41 launchers with up to 122 missiles (for Mk 41 VLS) or 88 (with Mk 26 twin-rail launchers) (ASROC, SM-2, Tomahawk); 2 × 127 mm DP guns; 2 × Phalanx CIWS, 8 Harpoon SSM
BuShips presentations of design studies to the General Board in October and then December 1944 [16] showed it was extremely difficult to design a cruiser with adequate armor on a hull displacement large enough to accommodate six or eight twin 5-inch/54 caliber gun mounts plus a robust secondary battery, but small enough to obtain a 35-knot (65 ...
Cruiser classes (241 C, 216 P) Cruisers sunk by aircraft (1 C, 56 P) E. Cruisers by period (10 C) H. Heavy cruisers (24 C, 1 P) L. Light cruisers (2 C, 1 P) Lists of ...