Hi all. I was wondering if anyone had ever considering creating an American Light Cruiser, such as the Atlanta class- there seems to be quite a gap in carrier escorts available, and I've always wondered how things would be different if there was a mod for such a powerful anti-aircraft cruiser.
Overview for anyone wondering about it:
Name: Atlanta class cruiser
Operators: United States Navy
Preceded by: St. Louis class cruiser
Succeeded by: Cleveland class cruiser
Subclasses: Juneau class cruiser
Class and type: Light cruiser
Displacement: 6,000 tons (standard); 7,400 tons (loaded)
Length: 541 ft 0 in (164.90 m)
Beam: 52 ft 10 in (16.10 m)
Draft: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Propulsion: 4 × 665 psi boilers
2 geared steam turbines
75,000 hp (56 MW)
Speed: 32.5 knots (60 km/h)(design), 33.6 knots (62 km/h) (trials)
Range: 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: Officer: 35
Enlisted: 638;
Oakland group(CL 95-99)
Officer: 47
Enlisted:766
Armament:
As designed
16 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal guns
16 × 1.1 in (27 mm)/75 cal guns
6 × 20 mm/70 cal anti-aircraft cannons
8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Oakland group (CL 95-99)
12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal guns
8 x 40 mm/56 cal anti-aircraft guns
16 × 20 mm/70 cal anti-aircraft cannons
8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:
Belt: 1.1-3.5 in (27-88.9 mm)
Deck: 1.25 in (31.75 mm)
Turrets: 1.25 in (31.75 mm)
http://midway1942.org/ships/usn_cl_atlanta.shtml
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