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Baltimore class cruiser
The United States Navy's Baltimore class of heavy cruisers was the last of World War II. The ships looked very much like those of the Cleveland class. Their main role was to escort light and heavy aircraft carriers.
With 17 ships serving over more than a quarter century, the Baltimore class is easily the most successful class of 8"-armed heavy cruiser in history, as well as the last class of 8"-armed heavy cruiser in service (the last unit in gun configuration to pay off was USS St. Paul, though several units soldiered on into the 1980s, refit into Albany class guided missile cruisers).
Statistics
- Displacement:
- Standard: 14,500 tons
- Full: 17,000 tons
- Length: 205.3 meters
- Beam: 21.6 meters
- Draught: 7.3 meters
- Height (Mast): 34.4 meters
- Crew (Officers/Men): 61/1085
- Speed: 33 knots
- Armament :
- Baltimore, 1943: 9 x 203mm L/55 in three triple turrets, two superfiring forward, one aft, 12 x 127mm L/38, in six twin mounts, one forward, one aft, two on each side, 48 x 40mm L/56, 24 x 20mm
- Pittsburgh, 1944/45: 9 x 203mm L/55 as above, 12 x 127mm L/55 as above, 48 x 40mm L/56, 22 x 20mm
Ships
- Baltimore (CA-68)
- Boston (CA-69)
- Canberra (CA-70)
- Quincy (CA-71)
- Pittsburgh (CA-72)
- St. Paul (CA-73)
- Columbus (CA-74)
- Helena (CA-75)
- Oregon City (CA-122)
- Albany (CA-123)
- Rochester (CA-124)
- Bremerton (CA-130)
- Fall River (CA-131)
- Macon (CA-132)
- Toledo (CA-133)
- Los Angeles (CA-135)
- Chicago (CA-136)
Sources
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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