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The Des Moines-class cruisers were a trio of U.S. Navy (USN) heavy cruisers commissioned in 1948 and 1949. Largely based on the earlier Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, [3] the Des Moines-class featured improved torpedo protection and heavier anti-aircraft armament.
USS Des Moines (CA-134) was the lead ship of the class of United States Navy (USN) heavy cruisers.She was the first USN ship to mount the auto-loading 8-inch (203 mm) Mark 16 guns, the first large-caliber auto-loading guns in the world.
USS Salem (CA-139) is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II and commissioned in 1949. The second ship of her class, she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and is the last remaining. She was decommissioned in 1959 after serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
USS Newport News (CA–148) was the third and last ship of the Des Moines-class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy.She was the first fully air-conditioned surface ship and the last active all-gun heavy cruiser in the United States Navy.
Initially the Navy wanted at least one squadron of six ships of each class, but in the end only two Worcester-class and three Des Moines-class cruisers would be completed, and the CL-154 class would be cancelled in its entirety. A total of seventeen hulls from among the three planned classes would be canceled.
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The Des Moines-class cruiser was an entirely new heavy cruiser design that attempted to improve upon the Baltimore class. While the basic deck and machinery layout was largely unchanged, this class carried the first fully automated high-caliber guns on a warship and had improved damage protection features, greatly improving both firepower and ...