American cruiser light USS Cheyenne (CL-117) 1944-1945

Cleveland-class

Fargo-class

Worcester-class

Part of the Fargo-class consisting of the Fargo, Huntington, Newark, New Haven, Buffalo. Wilmington, Vallejo, Helena, Roanoke, Tallahassee, Cheyenne and Chattanooga, preceded by the Cleveland-class and succeeded by the Worcester-class. In fact a modified Cleveland-design of which just two were built, both too late to serve during the Second World War. Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 29 May 1944, building stopped on 12 August 1945 and broken up still on the slip.

General technical class specifications. Displacement 11.932 (standard)-14.696 (full load) tons and as dimensions 185,3 x 20,2 x 6,7 metres or 608.25 x 66.4 x 22 feet. The machinery consisted of 4 General Electric geared steam turbines and 4 Babcock&Wilcox boilers supplying via 4 screws 100.000 shp allowing a speed of 32,5 knots. Crew numbered 1.100 men. The armour consisted of a 3,8cm/1.5”-12,7cm/5” thick belt, a 5,1cm/2”-7,6cm/3” thick deck, 12,7cm/5” thick bulkheads and the turrets, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 7,6cm/3”-12,7cm/5”, 15,2cm/6” and 5,7cm/2.25”-12,7cm5”. The armament consisted of 4x3-15,2cm/6” /47 cal guns (2 fore, 2 aft), 6x2-12,7cm5” /38 cal guns, 4x3&6x2-4cm/1.6” Bofors guns and 20-2cm/0.79” Oerlikon guns. For the 4 float planes this class could carry were 2 catapults situated at the stern available.