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    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 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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    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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    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 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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    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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    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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    publicly or in internal documentation. The Navy has 13 Ticonderoga-class cruisers in active service, as of 23 September 2023, with the last tentatively...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for French cruiser Georges Leygues
    Georges Leygues was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class. During World War II, she served with both Vichy France and Allies. She was named...
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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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  • Encyclopedia. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. Whitley, M. J. (1999). Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Brockhampton Press...
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    USS Atlanta (CL-51) (category Atlanta-class cruisers)
    of the United States Navy was the lead ship of the Atlanta class of eight light cruisers. She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Atlanta...
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    USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) (category Ticonderoga-class cruisers)
    USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) is a Flight II Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser on active service in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle...
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