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S-511-23 "8100 Ton 5" Cruiser (Double Purpose) Design Study"

Photo #: S-511-23 "8100 Ton 5" Cruiser (Double Purpose) Design Study"
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Title: "8100 Ton 5" Cruiser (Double Purpose) Design Study"
Description: Photo #: S-511-23 8100 Ton 5 Cruiser (Double Purpose) Design Study Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board during the development of the CLD, an abortive design for a light cruiser with a main battery of 5/54 guns. This plan, dated 28 November 1940, is for a ship with a standard displacement of 8100 tons (9950 tons trial displacement) and a main battery of sixteen 5/54 guns. Its length is 570', beam is 59' and draft 20' 3. Powerplant has 100,000 horsepower for a speed of 33.5 knots. 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-511-23
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