Pensacola-class cruiser
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The Pensacola class was a class of United States Navy heavy cruiser, the first "treaty cruisers" designed under the limitations set by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited cruisers to a maximum of 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) displacement and a maximum main battery caliber of 8-inch (203 mm).
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USS Pensacola (CA-24) | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Pensacola-class cruiser |
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Operators | United States Navy |
Succeeded by | Northampton class |
Built | 1926-1930 |
In commission | 1929–1947 |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
Preserved | 0 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Heavy cruiser |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 65.0 ft (19.8 m) |
Draft | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
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Speed | 32.5 kn (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
Complement | 1,200[1] |
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Aircraft carried | 2 |
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