National Archives #: 80-G-383754
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Tonnage |
9767 tons standard |
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Dimensions |
608'4" by 61'8" by 21'6" 185.42m by 18.82m by 6.93m |
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Maximum speed |
33.7 knots |
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Complement |
868 |
| 2 catapults 4 seaplanes |
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Armament |
5x3 6"/47
guns 8 5"/25 AA guns 8 0.50 machine guns |
| 5.625" (15.88mm) belt backed by 25lb STS steel 2" (51mm) deck 6.5"/2" (165mm/51mm) turret 5" (127mm) conning tower |
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Bunkerage |
1982 tons fuel oil |
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Range |
10,000 nautical miles at 15 knots |
| Modifications |
1942: Added 2 3"/50 AA guns 1942-8: Light AA armament of 4x4, 4x2 40mm Bofors AA guns. Radar installed. 1945: Light AA armament typically 4x4, 6x2 40mm guns and 10x2 20mm Oerlikon AA guns. |
The Brooklyns were completed during 1938-1939 and were the most modern and powerful light cruisers with which the U.S. Fleet began the war. They provided an unusually stable platform for an enormous number of guns and were quite heavily protected, but were structurally somewhat weak. They could carry up to six seaplanes in their large hangers, but the usual complement was four.
| Cebu | |
| Pearl Harbor | |
| Pearl Harbor | |
| Nashville
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arrived 1942-3-15 |
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index
