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Tonnage |
6700 tons standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
541'6" by 53'2" by 26'6" 165.05m by 16.21m by 8.08m |
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Maximum speed |
33 knots |
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Complement |
623 |
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Armament |
6x2 5"/38
dual-purpose guns 8x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 18x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 2x4 21" torpedo tubes 6 depth charge throwers 2 depth charge tracks |
| 3.75" (95mm) belt (machinery and after magazine) 1.1" (28mm) belt (forward magazine) 3.75" (95mm) bulkheads 1.25" (32mm) armored deck 1.25" (32mm) turret |
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| Machinery |
2-shaft Westinghouse geared
turbines (75,000 shp) 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Bunkerage |
1360 tons fuel oil |
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Range |
8500 nautical miles at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Sonar, most likely QC |
| Modifications |
1943-12: Added 1x4 40mm guns. |
The Oaklands were a repeat of the Atlanta
class which replaced the wing 5" turrets with twin 40mm mounts,
reducing
topweight and improving stability. This was largely lost again with the
addition of a forest of light antiaircraft
guns.
| Oakland |
completed 1943-7-17 (San Francisco)
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| Reno |
completed 1943-12-28 (San Francisco) |
| Flint |
completed 1944-8-31 (San Francisco) |
| Tucson |
completed 1945-2-3 (San Francisco) |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-1-30)
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