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US Navy, WW II, South Pacific Maps, Ships,
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SHIP STATISTICS
"Cleveland"Class-Light Cruiser(27 built,largest group of a single design ever built)

  • Displacement:10,000tons(13,000tons full)
  • Dimensions:Lgth.:600'(w.l.)610'(o.a.).Beam:66'.Draught:20'(mean),25'(max)
  • Guns:12-6",47cal.,12-5",38cal.paired,24to28-40mm.AA,19-20mm.AA
  • Aircraft:3-original,Vought-Sikorsky-OS2U-3"Kingfisher",later,Curtiss-Wright-SC-1"Seagull"
  • Catapults:2
  • Armour:1 1/2"/5"side,3"+2"decks,3"/5"gunhouses
  • Machinery:Geared turbines,4 Shafts.S.H.P.-100,000=33kts.
  • Boilers:8 Babcock & Wilcox
  • Oil fuel:2,000tons
  • Complement:900 (peace),1,200 (war)



.......ATTENTION ALL HANDS!!!......

Have you joined the "U.S.Navy Cruiser Sailors Association"???
If your ships reunion group is getting too small for a good reunion on your own then you need to come to the "USNCSA" Reunion and represent your ship!!!
Chances are some of your shipmates are already attending the "USNCSA" Reunions.This years Reunion is May 18-22,2014 at Portland,OR. We will have a Memorial Service on the Hotel Deck (on the Columbia River).Local sights include Evergreen Aviation Museum (home of the Spruce Goose)and Fort Vancouver.Hotel is $88 + tax per night!!!.
Go to the "USNCSA" website to see the latest copy of their Quarterly Information Magazine.Great pictures,stories plus -- all info on the 2014 Reunion including Reservation Information!
www.navycruisers.org



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