
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
CL-41 USS Philadelphia
- Brooklyn class Light Cruiser:
- Displacement: 12,800 tons
- Length: 608'4"
- Beam: 70'
- Draft: 25'
- Speed: 33 knots
- Armament: 5x3 6"/47, 8x1 5"/25, 4x4 40mm, 6x2 40mm, 18x1 20mm, 8x1 .50-caliber MG; 2 planes
- Complement: 1,363
- Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 100,000 hp
- Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard and commissioned 23 September 1937
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Last updated:
20 June 2002