Photo #: S-511-37
"6" A.A. Cruiser Scheme "B" - 6 Twin 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. Hull sections depict three different armor schemes, two
with deck armor only and one with deck and side 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: 448KB; 3000 x 1715
pixels |
 |