Until May 1943, these two ships were taken over for a redesign, among other things to clear the bow for more AAA, which more than doubled. Such weapons would overcome the great defect of existing 8in guns – excessively slow fire – so slow that it was almost impossible to hit fast Japanese ships in night actions; at the same time they would greatly out-ranged the existing fast-firing 6in weapons. World War II cruisers of the United States, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:World_War_II_cruisers_of_the_United_States&oldid=957437170, World War II naval ships of the United States, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 101–200 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 May 2020, at 21:07. The Cleveland class were placed in reserve in 1946-49 reactivated and modernized in part, discarded in the 1960s or 1970s depending on the level of modernization. Fast and heavily armed, the Baltimore class was an evolution of the heavy cruiser designs from before World War II, but without the limitations imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty. To survive in front of heavier ships, the Atlanta class had to rely on their speed. Subsequently survivors of Guadalcanal in late 1943 saw the replacement of their 0.5 in by quadruple 40 mm and single 20 mm (in 1944, typically twenty 40 mm and thirteen to twenty 20 mm Oerlikon). This cruiser fleet had its moments of glory in 1989 but was largely discarded in 1930. The Admiralty also sought to define a new type of light cruiser to replace the old Omaha class from the 1920s. The Baltimores were to resume studies with the USS Wichita and push their advantage in a more massive hull while paying particular attention to protection. Designed after the Northampton, the two new heavy cruisers, Portland and Indianapolis, were contemporary of the New Orleans which on their side improved on many points and mainly that of protection. As a result the ships displaced twice as much, top speed rose to 33 knots, while artillery configuration showed the transitional state of artillery at that time, with twin turrets and casemate guns. USS Indianapolis en 1945, at the time she delivered the atomic bomb, sunk soon after on her way back. Specifications Displacement: 14,700 long-tons, 17,997 long-tons FL Dimensions: 207 x 21.3 x 7.6m (680 x 70 x 25 ft) Armament: 4 shaft Westinghouse, geared steam turbines 125,000 Horsepower Performances: 33 knots Armament: 6×2 6-in/47 Mk16 DP, 11×2 3-in/50 Mk33, 2 single 3-in/50 Mk34 Armour: belt: 3–5 in, deck: 3.5 in, turrets 2–6.5 in, barbettes: 5 in, CT 4.5 in, Conway’s all the world’s fighting ship 1906-21, 1922-47 and 1947-95 fr.naval-encyclopedia.com/2e-guerre-mondiale/us-navy-2egm.php#crois //www.navsource.org/archives/04idx.htm //www.navy.mil/navydata/nav_legacy.asp?id=136 //www.navy.mil/navydata/nav_legacy.asp?id=137 //www.wearethemighty.com/world-war-ii-cruisers //www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cl-144.htm //www.microworks.net/pacific/ships/cruisers/baltimore.htm //www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ca-68.htm //ca-69boston.org/ //www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=uss-chicago-ca29-cruiser-warship-united-states //www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/08/uss-indianapolis-wreckage-found/ //usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2016/01/12/a-look-at-the-evolution-of-the-u-s-navy-cruiser/ //www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-cruiser-san-diego-the-unbeatable-ship-of-wwii-2010mar18-story.html //www.mathscinotes.com/2018/12/us-cruiser-production-during-ww2/ //uboat.net/allies/warships/types.html?type=Heavy+cruiser //www.warhistoryonline.com/guest-bloggers/the-des-moines-class-cruiser-the-greatest-heavy-cruiser.html Books: US Heavy Cruisers in the World War II part 2: Technology and weapons of world wars – Michael T. Benson //www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/second-naval-battle-guadalcanal. But dispersion was considerable at this distance. So we will focus here on the main caliber of USN Cruisers since the Omaha. They proved in operation that they were a pretty bastard concept, finally, and having no adversaries after their war, expensive maintenance and in any case outclassed by missiles, these dinosaurs had no place in the fleet. Ten cruisers (7 heavy and 3 light) were sunk and 36 new (6 heavy, 22 light, and 8 anti-aircraft) were commissioned in time to participate in the war. Torpedo tubes were removed and AAA increased in compensation. US Heavy Cruisers: 1943 – 75 is a gold mine of information concerning the U.S. Navy’s heavy cruisers of World War II and beyond. All subsequent U.S. Navy light and heavy cruisers were numbered in the same series, which ultimately encompassed 160 ships, all but one resulting from building programs of 1945 or earlier. It was proved that her AA did not have sufficient scope. The case of France was not much different though. It was also intended to make, like the German Germans, an invulnerable pirate of this “super cruiser”. Widespread since the Omaha class, either in single, dual (rare) or quad mount. Some areas were protected against 6-in shells at certain angles, but 8-in shells could pass through them without problem. Blueprints were revised between each series and a difference of 600 tons existed between the first and last. Among these changes, the most notable was the appearance of a new class in its own right, the “Washington Cruiser” which in fact was the typical form of the heavy cruiser, a new category with almost intangible, 10,000 tons – Eight 8-inches (203 mm). USA – Heavy Cruiser (1935-39) The WW2 USN heavy cruisers blueprint. Two units were completed, Guam and Alaska launched in 1943, and Hawaii in March 1945, but only the first two were completed in June and September 1944. The signing of the Treaty of London, then a report from the US Naval Attaché to Japan which noted that the IJN Admiralty with the Mogami was working on a new type of cruiser combining low displacement and great firepower, presided over the design of Brooklyn class ships. The displacement being limited to 6,000 tons was the result of the second treaty of London in 1936 for extra tonnage cruisers. The Clevelands had been criticized for their lack of space. USN Cruisers by Class - all WW2 era cruisers analysed by class showing the basic design, construction and service information. With the Alaska, the Admiralty intended to pass directly to the caliber 305 mm, that in force on the ships of line since 1890 and until 1916. Browning HMGs, of the liquid-cooled or later M2HB air-cooled type “Ma Deuce”. The Baltimore class heavy cruisers were also placed in reserve in the 1940s-50s, reactivated and modernized, some kept as pure conventional ships, and others as CG/CAG missile cruisers conversions. As squadron destroyer leaders they proved a little more useful. They were put in reserve since 1961. Maximum speed: 32.5 knots Shield: Belt 127, turrets 155, bridges 25, blockhouse 127 Armament: 15 guns of 152 (5 × 3), 8 of 127 mm, 30 of 40 mm AA (4 × 4, 6 × 2), 20 of 20 mm, 8 mitt. Nine light cruiser hulls were used for CVL-light carriers. The very poor behavior at sea was compensated by a raised bow and forecastle instead of a flush deck, three triple turrets instead of four mixed, an increased width, and lowered superstructures. USA (1942-46) USS Alaska, Guam, Hawaii Alaska class large cruisers (1944) USS Alaska, colorized by Hirootoko Jr. Compared to the Brooklyns, these cruisers came back to a more manageable four triple turrets (twelve guns), in favor of the new dual 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber turrets. The Baltimore Class cruisers were the first of a new class of heavy cruisers built after the Second London Naval Treaty had ended in 1939. USS Indianapolis (CA35), colorized by Irootoko Jr. . These ships had been designated PG and CA, respectively, since 17 July 1920. USN BuOrd investigated in 1940 to replacing the 0.50″ BMG and W.H.P. They occupied some space, and therefor the superstructures of the Cleveland and Baltimore class were modelled AFTER the position of the 40 mm quad mounts were reserved, alternating with the dual 5-in turrets. The USN present us to a radical, unusual fact: There has been a total ‘vacancy’, a gap in naval programs concerning cruisers. The Baltimore rose to 17,000 tons at full load, and with Prinz Eugen German, to 20,000 tons. While the USS Helena, the last Brooklyn class cruiser was just being commissioned on 18 September 1939, replacement for the 20-years old Omaha class has been studied and plans settled that year. The war quickly imposed the adoption of an AAA more convincing than single 5-in (127 mm) mounts and 0.5 in (12.7 mm) HMGs with nothing in between. However, as the boundaries of the treaty flew away at the beginning of the conflict, engineers became free to add additional 5-in turrets and largely reinforce the AAA, now including 40 and 20 mm guns (8 of 40 mm and 15 of 20 mm). Each weighted ten tons. Effective range was 20,000-yard (18,288 m) at 22.3° elevation (130 lb AP shell), and in maximal range, 26,118-yard (23,882 m) at 47.5° elevation, again with the super-heavy Mark 35 shell. These ships were former Armored and Protected Cruisers. On the opening day of the Pacific War, December 7, 1941, as flagship of Scouting Force, US Fleet, she was making a simulated bombardment near Hawaii. These were test benches and the direct ancestors of all upcoming American cruisers. Characteristics (in 1941) Displacement: 9,006 t, 11,420 T FL Dimensions: 182.96 x 20.14 x 5.9 m Propulsion: 2 shafts, 4 Parsons turbines, 4 WT boilers, 107,000 hp. These very large ‘light cruisers’ were designed to mount the twin 6in/47 automatic DP gun originally proposed by the Bureau of Ordnance as early as 1937, and intended for the Cleveland as originally designed, in 1939. I’m gonna take this as a question asking for a specific cruiser that is the best of the Second World War and not one asking for a class of cruiser. Armament: 9 x 152mm (3×3) guns, 8 x 127mm guns, 8 Mitt. They were all well engaged in combat with mixed success, in Europe for the most part, especially in the Mediterranean. There are a total of [ 49 ] WW2 Cruiser Warships (1939-1945) entries in the Military Factory. The rate of fire rose to four rounds per minute. Like all naval powers, USN cruiser design was framed by the successive treaties, starting with Washington in 1922, which fixed a standard for heavy cruisers, London I (1930) and London II (1935) which redefined the notion of cruiser and pushed for a new generation armed with 6-in guns with an heavy cruiser tonnage. So there was definitively a specification profiling for a stable, large hull, to be a stable gun platform, especially to house numerous, faster firing lighter guns. The Cleveland class, together with its late sub-class Fargo (1945), was the most numerous cruiser class in recorded history so far. The ‘A’ meant ‘armored’. Ordered on February 13th, 1929 as the light cruiser USS New Orleans (CL-42), she saw her keel was laid down on March 14th, 1931 by Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. See more ideas about heavy cruiser, cruisers, navy ships. Armor: 90 mm belt, 25-50 mm blockhouse, bridges and CT. Armament: 10 x 152mm guns (2×2, 6×1), 6 x 127mm guns, 2×4 x 40mm, 8 x 20mm, 8 Mitt. Initial design studies for a new heavy cruiser were started as early as September 1939, as an alternative to the abandoned 8,000-ton CL55 design. shell or a 260 pounds (118 kg) H.E. The gun was first deployed in 1944 on USS Alaska. Their artillery was original, with an arrangement of two double turrets and pieces in barbettes, an unlikely mix that illustrated their transitional nature. Note the evolutions with the original design – see below. Other USN heavy cruisers performed more poorly on one or more incidents, or had … The “tin clad cruisers” period was drawing to an end in Europe, Italy unveiling the Zara class and France the Algérie. The remaining 18 were admitted for service, but after the conflict for six of them. If the British, French and Italians chose the double turret configuration, the Americans from the beginning adopted a triple turret configuratiosn already well initiated for their dreadnought. Later the Board accepted conventional side protection comparable to that of the Clevelands, and by the time the design had been completed early in 1944 the Chief of the Bureau of Ships saw it for the now seriously overloaded Clevelands. The Larger size of the Des Moines class is evident, especially her larger turrets. But speed remained very comfortable at 33 knots. There are three series, the New Orleans, Astoria and Minneapolis, for the first, the Tuscaloosa and San Francisco for the second and the Quincy and Vincennes for the last. The author does of an excellent job of discussing the later development of US heavy cruisers - the class of warships that bore the brunt of surface combat during the early days of WW2. The USS Pensacola in March 1945, in support of Okinawa. No less than fifty two keels laid down, this was quite an achievement. With a limited beam and a lightly built hull, this caused a dangerous overweight and the Pensacola cruisers were quickly seen as excessive “rollers”. The last heavy cruiser, Wichita, suffered from stability problems, and it was intended that any new design would address this defect. However their main armament still remained 8 or 9 pieces of 203 mm. They were ultimately replaced witn new twin moonts in 1945. They also had 40 mm Bofors and Oerlikon since the beginning. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. France fell, and in the meantime from 1935 the USN purchased two Oerlikon 20 mm Model 1934 guns for evaluation, but rejected it for having a low muzzle velocity and rate of fire. They received a radar, new fire control systems, and a powerful AAA. USS Denver Underway, circa December 1942. Some were completed too late to participate in the war: the USS Manchester, Galveston, Fargo and Huntington, who did not have the opportunity to assert the relevance of their new design in operations. The Alaska “large cruisers” main caliber. Their distribution and the general physiognomy brought them much closer to the contemporary American battleships, so that they were sometimes placed in the obsolete category of “battle cruisers”, which took into account their speed -33 knots-and their armor-relatively light. On March 1st, Exeterand destroyers HMS Encounterand USS Popewere caught off Surabaya by Japanese planes and the four heavy cruisers of the Nachiclass (13,000t, 10-8in guns), and sunk by shellfire and torpedoes. The camouflage of the time was quite complex but well adapted to the landscape of South Pacific islands. The serie ended with the CL 147 USS Gary, last conventional cruiser laid down by the USN (cancelled in 1945). Succeeding to the Pensacola, the Northampton class improved many points. Indeed in surface action near Guadalcanal, USS Atlanta and Juneau were lost. From the examples I looked at for instance the US had a good force of heavy cruisers available for the Battle of Savo Island - 6 ships including the 2 Australian while the Japanese wanted to retain forces for the 'decisive battle' but could still send 5 heavy cruisers, at that point in 1942 most of the slow battleships were unavailable and there were only a handful of fast battleships in service. At first a twin installation in Oregon City hulls was contemplated, on the theory that these ships might not even be delayed by the change; however, the General Board was already dissatisfied with existing heavy cruiser designs and felt that by demanding a completely new ship with triple turrets it would provide the postwar fleet with at least some satisfactory cruisers; otherwise the war might end with nothing but an inadequate six-gun ship under construction. Just like the previous class, seven of the Brooklyn class were built between 1935 and 1938. While faring well against Japanese cruisers in gunnery duels, US cruisers had experienced heavy losses from Japanese destroyers and their deadly long lance torpedoes. USS Juneau in 1942, showing her particular camouflage, Displacement: 6,718 t. standard -8,340 t. Full Load Dimensions: 165 m long, 16.21 m wide, 6.25 m draft Machinery: 2 shaft Westinghouses turbines, 4 B & W boilers, 75,000 hp. WW2 American Cruisers USA 1921-1947 – 62 cruisers From Omaha to Worcester, two decades of conventional cruiser development (1918-47) For reasons still unclear the triple turrets were placed in superfiring positions rather than the contrary. It was replaced by the much faster Mark 20 Gun Sight after the war. USS San Francisco in March 1945, the horizontal livery in effect since the end of 1944, of light gray/medium gray/dark blue, Characteristics (in 1941): Displacement: 9,950 t, 12,400 T FL Dimensions: 179,27 x 18,82 x 5,9 m Propulsion: 2 shafts, 4 Westinghouse turbines, 8 B&C boilers, 107,000 hp. The latter two had their machines rearranged, and new 5-in/38 in the brand new twin turret instead of the previous single unprotected mounts, while their superstructures were revised behind the aft funnel. As for the Cleveland, attempts were made to further improve their arc of fire by reducing the superstructures, while reviewing the distribution of the armor. They were not well suited to the role of commerce raider, lacking both the range and reliability a commerce raider must have to operate independently for extended periods of time. Pre-war Japanese heavy cruisers were generally designed to achieve qualitative superiority over those of the UK and USA, since they knew they could not match those powers in numbers. Feb 9, 2020 - Explore Adam C's board "US Navy Heavy Cruisers (Warships, 1910-1950)", followed by 117 people on Pinterest. Aoba was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was also common for Japanese admirals to choose heavy cruisers as their flagships in surface engagements instead of battleships when they had the option. 12.7 mm AA, 4 aircraft Crew: 868, USS Wichita and USS Wasp at Scapa Flow by April 1942. The Americans used the ship to learn about the survivability of warships during atomic attacks. Follow us on Twitter @uboatnet. This measure also save some top weight, making the ships more stable. Armament: 9 x 203 mm (3×3), 8 x 127 mm, 8 x 12.7 mm, 4 seaplanes. Designed after the Northampton, the two heavy cruisers Portland and Indianapolis were contemporary of the New Orleans class, but improved on many points and mainly that of protection. This did dot resolved completely their problem, but having their turrets swapped for example or the superrfiring ones removed seemed not to have been an option. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 The project was revived in 1941, with General Board Characteristics calling for twelve 6in DP guns, no 5in secondary battery, protection limited to a very thick deck (up to 6 or 7in) and a speed of at least 33kts. After the war, those who were not broken up in 1960 had been sold to the three “naval powers” of South America, Brazil (StLouis), Argentina (Phoenix, Boise), and Chile (Brooklyn), Nashville). Feb 9, 2020 - Explore Adam C's board "US Navy Heavy Cruisers (Warships, 1910-1950)", followed by 117 people on Pinterest. Their serviced ended on the seventies. These artillery pieces were designed in 1939, the prototype being tested in 1942. and 32 knots max. Allied Warships. The US Navy therefore only released itself to study a new standard of conventional heavy cruiser (the term “conventional” designated during the cold war a ship not armed with missiles, but having artillery like main weapon.). Each time these manoeuvers needed to be made a a lower speed than the operation required. Speed was just 24 kn (27.6 mph; 44.4 km/h), which was at the time better than most older cruisers. The attempt to respect the treaty fell out at the outbreak of the war, and to save time, the Cleveland were chosen for mass production. They fired a 335 pounds (152 kg) A.P. Armament: 10 x 152mm guns (2×2, 2×3), 4 x 127mm guns, 8 Mitt. The Alaska class were the great white elephants of the US Navy. The weaker version was the Mark 17, only capable of 5-8 rounds per minute and installed on the Erie class gunboats in single mounts. Because the British needed a lot of cruisers more than they needed the most powerful cruisers, they generally favored the smaller (6in gun) light cruiser to the larger (8in gun) heavy cruiser. Displacement: 7050 t, 8950 T FL Dimensions: 172 x 16.2 x 7.25 m Propulsion: 2 propellers, 2 Westinghouse turbines, 2 BW boilers, 70,000 hp. The Cleveland-class cruisers formed series of ships which became the most prolific ever for cruisers. Designed after the Northampton, the two heavy cruisers Portland and Indianapolis were contemporary of the New Orleans class, but improved on many points and mainly that of protection. The Wichita directly inspired the wartime Baltimore class design. Others were planned for the Lexington class battlecruisers and South Dakota class super dreadnoughts, both cancelled. Many served as fire support and command ships in Vietnam, and five of them were completely rebuilt in missile cruisers including two, the USS Chicago and the USS Albany was still in service in 1980. There was a gap between the Cleveland class and the Brooklyn, which left time to perfect the design. This book includes the brief histories of the ships in different … In 1948, the office of ships and repair conducted a study for her conversion into a missile cruiser. These much heavier ones could in parabolic trajectory cross the thickest armor of Japanese heavy cruisers in service. Crew: 750. Blandy recommended the Oerlikon Mark I, approved on 9 November 1940. On the opening day of the Pacific War, December 7, 1941, as flagship of Scouting Force, US Fleet, she was making a simulated bombardment near Hawaii. In 1942, they all received a new open gangway, with lightened superstructure, the CT removed, and portholes largely welded shuts. She was the leadship of the Aoba-class heavy cruisers. In 1945, USS Indianapolis was doubly (in)famous. Their design was prepared in 1934–1936, while Germany was negotiating the Anglo-German Naval Agreement.The treaty, signed in 1935, permitted Germany to build 50,000 long tons (51,000 t) of heavy cruisers, enough for five 10,000-long ton ships. The blockhouse was protected by 5.5-in also. At the same time, simplifications in design were made, just like other classes like the Fletcher-class destroyers to reduce the delivery rate. As the decision to pass to a new class was made in mid-1943, the next cruisers to be ordered were order to ensure that some of the new twin DP 6in/47 mounts were sent to However, he was overruled and later CA140 and 141, which were little advanced, were cancelled. Crew size: 631. None of these were sunk during the war. The new dreadnought in particular, in a Navy deeply shaped by Alfred Thayer Mahan ideas, was to concentrate all the attention and credits. On trials Worcester made 122,096shp = 32.81kts at 16,940t. Indeed, Admiral King argued strongly for their completion on the theory that a homogeneous group of eight such ships would be extremely valuable. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. See how the US Navy tried to create the ultimate cruiser-killer ship. The bureau studies demonstrated that by restricting dimensions and weight distributon it was possible to maintain good protection, sufficient horsepower and reasonable speed while remaining within the required tonnage limit. The first four, accepted in emergency in January-February 1942 were immediately thrown into the hell of the Salomon Islands: Two did not return from it, USS Atlanta and Juneau, sank together on November 13 near Guadalcanal. When the treaty of Washington was ratified by the great naval powers in 1922, the nomenclature of types was modified and, in a sense, concepts consecrated. Top speed: 33 knots Armor: Belt 152, turrets 203, bridges 76, inner casemate 127-155 mm Armament: 9 guns of 203 (3 × 3), 12 of 127 (6 × 2), 48 guns of 40 (11 × 4, 2 × 2), 24 of 20 mm AA, 4 planes. Among these changes, the most notable was the appearance of a new class in its own right, the “Washington Cruiser” which in fact was the typical form of the heavy cruiser, a new category with almost intangible, 10,000 tons – eight 8 inches (203 mm). The last USN major loss in this war. The 16DP was only use in the reconstructed USS Mississippi (AG-128) in the shape of a single twin turret, and the Worcester class in tailored automated dual-purpose turrets. A cruiser from 1880 rarely exceeded 100 meters and was limited to 5000 tons. This ubiquitous secondary, dual purpose artillery was a wartime creation in its dual turret form. USS Birmingham in 1944, soon after the battle of Leyte where she was badly damaged by the explosion of the carrier St Lo, Displacement: 11,744 t. standard -14 130 t. Full Load Dimensions: 185.9 m long, 20.22 m wide, 7.47 m draft Machinery: 4 propellers, 4 GE turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 100,000 hp. In addition to this redistribution, lighter and still powerful machines were used, while torpedo tubes were eliminated from the design. Just as the cruiser Wichita was a refinement of heavy cruiser design, the St. Louis class cruisers were a refinement over previous United States light cruisers. Displacement: 14,472 t. standard -17 030 t. Full Load Dimensions: 205.26 m long, 21.60 m wide, 7.32 m draft Machinery: 4 shaft GE turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 120,000 hp. And this force was to be also present in the Atlantic north and south and the Mediterranean, or the northern sea to Murmansk. Three assault groups designated of taking the bridges had 37 dead and 80 wounded in the aftermath of the battle. 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