Photo #: S-511-38
"6" A.A. Cruiser Scheme "A" - 4 Triple Turrets"
Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board during
the development of a light cruiser with rapid-firing 6"/47
anti-aircraft guns, which ultimately became the Worcester
(CL-144) class.
This plan, dated 31 July 1941, provides a 664-foot (waterline
length) ship of 14,000 tons (standard displacement). It emphasizes
speed and number of main battery guns, with reduced protective
armor.
Scale of the original drawings is 1/32" = 1'.
The original plan is in the 1939-1944 "Spring Styles Book"
held by the Naval Historical Center.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 363KB; 3000 x 1755
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