Oregon City class cruiser

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USS Oregon City (CA-122)
Class overview
Name: Oregon City class cruiser
Operators: United States Navy
Preceded by: Baltimore-class cruiser
Succeeded by: Des Moines-class cruiser
Planned: 8
Completed: 4 (1 completed as a command ship USS Northampton (CLC-1)
Cancelled: 4
General characteristics
Type: Heavy Cruiser
Displacement: 13,700 tons
Length: 673 ft 5 in
Beam: 70 ft 10 in
Draft: 26 ft 4 in
Propulsion: GE turbines turning 120,000 horsepower
Speed: 32.4 knots
Complement: 1,142 officers and enlisted
Armament: 9 x 8 in
12 x 5 in
48 x 40 mm
20 x 20 mm guns
Aircraft carried: Four amphibious scout planes

The Oregon City class were a class of heavy cruisers of the United States Navy. Eight ships were authorized for the class with three being completed and the fourth suspended during construction. The final four ships were canceled. The incomplete fourth ship was resumed in 1948 and the ship served as a command ship Northampton (CLC-1).

[edit] List of Oregon City class cruisers

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List of cruisers of the United States Navy