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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) 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.
18 lut 2020 · USS Wichita (CA-45) before its launch at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 16 November 1937.jpg 550 × 729; 263 KB
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.
19 lip 2020 · USS Wichita covered the US carriers which sank the Japanese carriers and later, USS Wichita and three cruisers sank the light carrier Chiyoda, along with her escort, the destroyer Hatsuzuki. She rained down AP shells in this engagement, with 148 rounds expended on Chiyoda, and 173 against Hatsuzuki.
Published at 1337 × 1010 px. Link to full-size photo: heavy cruiser USS Wichita CA-45 aerial view. Site statistics: Photos of World War II: over 26800. aircraft: 63 models. tanks: 59 models.
30 sie 2024 · 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-inc.
