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S-511-5 "Proposed Flight Deck Cruiser, CF-2"

Photo #: S-511-5  "Proposed Flight Deck Cruiser, CF-2"
Title: "Proposed Flight Deck Cruiser, CF-2"
Description: Photo #: S-511-5 Proposed Flight Deck Cruiser, CF-2 Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board during the final effort to develop a flight deck cruiser (CF). This plan, dated 31 January 1940, is for a 12,200 ton standard displacement ship (14,560 ton trial displacement) with a main battery of six 6/47 guns, a secondary battery of four 5/38 guns and an aircraft complement of 36 scout-bombers. Ship's dimensions are: waterline length 640'; waterline beam 67'; draft 22'. Powerplant has 100,000 horsepower for a speed of 33 knots. Scale of the plan and side elevation 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-511-5
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