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S-511-38 "6" A.A. Cruiser Scheme "A" - 4 Triple Turrets"

Photo #: S-511-38 "6" A.A. Cruiser Scheme "A" - 4 Triple Turrets"
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Title: "6" A.A. Cruiser Scheme "A" - 4 Triple Turrets"
Description: Photo #: S-511-38 6 A.A. Cruiser Scheme A - 4 Triple Turrets Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board during the development of a light cruiser with rapid-firing 6/47 anti-aircraft guns, which ultimately became the Worcester (CL-144) class. This plan, dated 31 July 1941, provides a 664-foot (waterline length) ship of 14,000 tons (standard displacement). It emphasizes speed and number of main battery guns, with reduced protective armor. Scale of the original drawings is 1/32 = 1'. The original plan is in the 1939-1944 Spring Styles Book held by the Naval History and Heritage Command. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: S-511-38
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