Preliminary design for an American scout cruiser dated 7 January 1921

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Never realized. Part of the process of designing the USS Pensacola CL-24-class (1) under the Fiscal Year 1926. Part of a set of 4 designs presented to the General Board in March 1921.

Displacement 10,250 tons and as dimensions 600 (waterline) x 57 (waterline) x 20 feet. Horsepower at maximum speed 33 knots 47,500 ehp and range of 10 knots/10,000 nautical miles. Four boiler rooms totally 12 boilers. Turbine propulsion. Armament 8-8” guns (2x3-1,2), 2x3-21” torpedo tubes, 8-3” guns and 4-4” guns. Narrow 2.5” thick sidel belt and a protective deck including a 4.5” thick inclined segment.

Note

1. Part of Pensacola-class succeeded by Northampton-class. Ordered on 18 December 1924, contract awarded on 7 March 1925, supplementary contarct on 9 July 1926, laid down by New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, USA on 27 October 1926, launched on 25 April 1929, completed on 9 July 1929, comissioned on 6 February 1930, decommissioned on 26 August 1946and finally sunk as a target on 10 November 1948.

Source

Bureau of Ships Spring Styles Book 1 1911-1925 S-584-170.