Photo #: S-511-55
"6" A.A. Cruiser - 5 Twin Turrets - Scheme E"
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 11 July 1942, is for a 600-foot (waterline length),
11,500 (standard displacement) ship with ten main battery guns,
representing an effort to limit size by reducing armor protection.
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: 383KB; 3000 x 1785
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