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S-511-57 "6" A.A. Cruiser - 6 Twin Turrets - Scheme "F""

Photo #: S-511-57  "6" A.A. Cruiser - 6 Twin Turrets - Scheme "F""
Title: "6" A.A. Cruiser - 6 Twin Turrets - Scheme "F""
Description: Photo #: S-511-57 6 A.A. Cruiser - 6 Twin Turrets - Scheme F 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 30 December 1942, is for a 640-foot (waterline length), 12,900 (standard displacement) ship with twelve main battery guns. Compared to an earlier version (see Photo # S-511-56) it features (among other revisions) some turrets in lower positions, reduced height for the forward main battery director, and an aircraft hangar between the catapults. 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-511-57
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