Made for the General Board to discuss the need for future cruisers but never realized. Instead was chosen for a design using destroyer design principles resulting in the Omaha scout cruiser #4-class. In 1919 was started to develop a cruiser larger than the Omaha-class which became the Pensacola-class.
Displacement 18,200 tons and as dimensions 755 (waterline) x 74(waterline) x 21.0 feet. Block coefficient .544. Longitudinal coefficient .604. Turbine propulsion with 9 boiler rooms.
Speed 35 knots.
Cruising range at 12 knots=12,000 nautical miles.
Horsepower at 35 knots= 72,500 ehp.
Armament 4-30.5 cm/12” B.L.R. guns, 7-12.7cm/5” quick firing guns, 4-7.62cm/3” anti acircraft guns and neither torpedo tubes or nets.
Armour. Main side belt extreme width 17.6, depth below waterline 5.0 and thickness 4”. Total thickness protective deck 1.2”.
Weight summary normal condition:
Hull complete with fittings 8,353
Protection 1,005
Steam engineering 4,630
Reserve feed 2/3 supply 968
Battery, ammunition and 2/3 ordnance stores 853
Equipment and 2/3 equipment stores
Outfit and 2/3 stores 600
Oil fuel, 2/3 supply 1,235
Normal displacement 18,200 tons.
Source
Naval History and Heritage Command. Spring Styles Book I design no. 119.
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