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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.
USS Wichita (CA-45) – amerykański krążownik ciężki z okresu II wojny światowej. Jedyny okręt swojego typu, pierwszy okręt US Navy noszący nazwę, pochodzącą od miasta Wichita w stanie Kansas.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Wichita, after the city of Wichita, Kansas. USS Wichita (CA-45) was a heavy cruiser in service from in 1939 to 1947 and active during World War II.
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...
USS Wichita (CA 45) Underway at sea, 2 May 1944, during operations in the central Pacific. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 90428. USNHC: 84k
8 paź 2017 · At 2009B/2, HNoMS St. Albans and HMS Seagull attacked an A/S contact with depth charges in position 73°01'N, 17°32'E. The submarine was forced to the surface but turned out to be the Polish submarine ORP Jastrzab (Kpt.mar. (Lt.Cdr.) B. Romanowski).
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.
