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USS Wichita was a unique heavy cruiser of the United States Navy built in the 1930s. The last American cruiser designed to meet the limits of the London Naval Treaty, she was originally intended to be a New Orleans -class heavy cruiser, accordingly with the maximum main armament of three triple 8-inch (203 mm) gun turrets.
17 kwi 2020 · The last heavy cruiser to have entered service for the United States before the start of World War II, USS Wichita was a unique warship, and in fact, the only unit to be produced of her class.
USS Wichita (CA 45) Operating in the Atlantic Ocean, out of Norfolk, Virginia, on 1 May 1940. Note the markings on her turret tops (bars on the forward turrets, a circle on the after turret). These scheme was used on several other heavy cruisers in 1939-40.
Quincy ( CA-39) was the first ship dispatched to Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo, reaching that port on 20 June to a tumultuous reception. Ten days later, Wichita—with Rear Admiral A. C. Pickens, Commander, CruDiv 7 embarked—joined Quincy there after stopping at Rio de Janeiro en route.
8 paź 2017 · Allied Warships. USS Wichita (CA 45) Heavy Cruiser of the Wichita class. Commands listed for USS Wichita (CA 45) Please note that we're still working on this section. and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War. You can help improve our commands section.
Wichita was based on the design of the Brooklyn class light cruisers, with its aviation being at the stern as opposed to amidships like earlier heavy cruisers. Wichita's design was the transition to the later heavy cruisers.
Caption: The heavy cruiser Wichita (CA-45) in prewar light gray. Wichita was a derivative of the basic design prepared for the Brooklyn (CL-40)-class, similar in characteristic and appearance...
