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Saturday 31 March 2018

The armament of new to be built American light cruisers and destroyers according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1935 no. 2

An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated January 1935 reported that the American 10.000 tons light cruisers were to have a main armament of x3-15,2cm/6” but no torpedo tubes anymore. The 1.850 and 1.500 tons destroyers were to have a range of around 6.000 miles. The 1.500 tons destroyers had an armament of 5-12,7cm/6” guns and 8-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes. The new displacement were to have a displacement of 1.300 tons.