The Portland class of heavy cruisers was a class of ships designed and constructed by the United States Navy in 1930. The two ships of the class, Portland...
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The New Orleans-class cruisers were a class of seven heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1930s. These ships participated in the...
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The Northampton-class cruisers were a group of six heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy, and commissioned between 1928 and 1931. The Northamptons...
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Portland (CL/CA–33) was the lead ship of the Portland class of cruiser and the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Portland,...
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) (category Portland-class cruisers)
USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931...
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The Worcester class was a class of light cruisers used by the United States Navy, laid down in 1945 and commissioned in 1948–49. They and their contemporaries...
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The Baltimore-class heavy cruisers were a class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy commissioned during and shortly after World War II. Fourteen...
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A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can...
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The La Galissonnière-class cruisers were commissioned by the French Navy in the 1930s. They were the last French cruisers completed after 1935, until the...
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name USS Portland, named in honor of the cities of Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregon. USS Portland (CA-33) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser, launched...
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United States Navy ships (section Cruisers)
February 1945 during World War II. USS Indianapolis (CA-35), a Portland-class cruiser, delivered components of Little Boy, the first nuclear weapon used...
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Baltimore-class cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45) Fargo-class cruiser Cleveland-class cruiser New Orleans-class cruiser Brooklyn-class cruiser Portland-class cruiser...
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either publicly or in internal documentation. The Navy has 9 Ticonderoga-class cruisers in active service, as of 10 October 2024, with the last tentatively...
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The Edgar Quinet class was the last type of armored cruiser built for the French Navy. The two ships of this class—Edgar Quinet and Waldeck-Rousseau—were...
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USS Wichita (CA-45) (redirect from Wichita class cruiser)
London Naval Treaty, she was originally intended to be a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser, accordingly with the maximum main armament of three triple 8-inch...
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A heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches)...
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Regioni class was a group of six protected cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the late 1880s through the early 1900s. The class comprised...
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Pennsylvania-class cruisers Pensacola-class cruisers Portland-class cruisers South Carolina-class battleships St. Louis-class cruisers Tennessee-class cruisers Virginia-class...
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Mogami class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Mogami River in Tōhoku region of Japan. The Mogami-class ships were...
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Emerald-class cruiser Leander-class cruiser[page needed] Arethusa-class cruiser Town-class cruiser Dido-class cruiser[page needed] Fiji-class cruiser[page needed]...
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USS Quincy (CA-71) (category Baltimore-class cruisers)
USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. She was the third ship to carry the name. The third Quincy was...
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Fort) 1 Portland-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in./55-cal. main battery) Portland (Capt. Laurance T. DuBose) 1 Atlanta-class anti-aircraft light cruiser (16...
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USS Fall River (CA-131) (category Baltimore-class cruisers)
41.7049606; -71.1624407 USS Fall River (CA-131) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. Launched on 13 August 1944 by the New...
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during World War II. Adapted from the design for the Cleveland-class light cruisers, this class of ship resulted from the interest of President Franklin D...
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Dakota-class fast battleship (9 × 16-in. main battery): South Dakota Cruiser Division 4 (Rear Adm. Mahlon S. Tisdale in heavy cruiser Portland) 1 Portland-class...
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Massachusetts Portland Portland-class cruiser 2 June United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan, Glasgow Delight D-class destroyer...
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USS Topeka (CL-67) (category Cleveland-class cruisers)
Cleveland-class light cruiser in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1949. From 1957 to 1960, she was converted to a Providence-class guided...
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USS Nashville (CL-43) (redirect from Chilean cruiser Prat)
USS Nashville (CL-43) was a Brooklyn-class cruiser. She was laid down on 24 January 1935 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey. She...
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of the 1920s were originally classed as light cruisers until the London Treaty forced their redesignation. Heavy cruisers continued in use until after...
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Hovey (DD-208)) USS Indianapolis United States Navy 30 July 1945 A Portland-class cruiser that was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58 from the south of...
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