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4 mar 2017 · The USN Baltimore class heavy cruisers were the main wartime 8-inches type used mostly as task force escort in WW2. In all, 15 were built, including the sub-class Oregon City, which entered service after the war. Many also served in Korea and Vietnam, or were converted as missile cruisers.
9 lut 2020 · A complete overview of WW2 American US Navy Cruisers, light and heavy from the Omaha to the Worcester class AA cruisers, evolution, weaponry and tactics.
30 cze 2019 · W. USS Wichita (CA-45) (43 F) Categories: World War II cruisers. Cruisers of the United States. World War II ships of the United States. Non-topical/index:
The Baltimore-class heavy cruisers were a class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy commissioned during and shortly after World War II.
8 sty 2023 · Among those to distinguish themselves was the USS Salt Lake City (CL-25), a heavy cruiser that saw action in the conflict’s major naval campaigns. As with many of the vessels that participated in World War II, she met her end with the nuclear weapons tests conducted under Operation Crossroads.
Japanese heavy cruisers posed a serious threat to an American campaign across the western Pacific. The U.S. fleet’s lines of communications would need to be protected from raids and its carriers screened.
