St. Louis class cruiser (1938)
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.jpg/300px-USS_St._Louis_(CL-49).jpg) USS St. Louis (CL-49) |
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | St. Louis class cruiser |
| Operators: |  United States Navy Brazilian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Brooklyn class cruiser |
| Succeeded by: | Atlanta class cruiser |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| Preserved: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Light Cruiser |
| Displacement: | 10,000 tons (standard) 13,327 tons (Full) |
| Length: | 608.3 feet (185 m) |
| Beam: | 61.7 ft (18.8 m) |
| Draft: | 19.8 ft (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | (4) 618psi Boilers 4 Gear Turbines 4 Screws 1000,000 Horsepower |
| Speed: | 33 knots |
| Complement: | 888 officers and enlisted men |
| Armament: | 15×6 inch 8×5 inch 16×1.1 inch 12×20 mm 1×depth charge track |
| Armor: | 3-5 in Belt 2 in Deck 1.25-6.5 in Turrets 6 in Barbettes 2.25-5 in CT |
| Aircraft carried: | 4 Curtiss SOC-2 Seagulls |
| Aviation facilities: | 2 Aft catapults |
The St. Louis class light cruisers were United States Navy ships that served during World War II. A small class, they were built as a slight modification of the Brooklyn class, with an improved AA armament and new machinery arrangement.
[edit] St. Louis class ships
The two ships were:
[edit] External links
- Global Security.org - St. Louis class cruiser
- Global Security.org - St. Louis class cruiser specifications
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