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The Baltimore-class heavy cruisers were a class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy commissioned during and shortly after World War II.
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.
USS Baltimore (CA-68) was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser, the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
27 sty 2024 · During the Second World War, the U.S. Navy’s Baltimore-class heavy cruisers became the first of their kind to be designed without the limitations of the London Treaty.
The lead ship of a class of fourteen heavy cruisers was sent to the Gilbert Islands in Nov 1943 as her first mission, providing naval gun support during the landing operations at Makin Atoll.
Lead ship of the largest class of heavy cruisers ever built, the USS Baltimore (CA-68), was the lead ship of the Baltimore-class of heavy cruisers, and the fifth U.S. warship to bear that name. Launched on 28 July 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, the USS Baltimore was commissioned on 15 April 1943 under the command of ...
The Baltimore-class cruisers served predominantly in World War II, providing protection for aircraft carriers against aerial threats and supporting amphibious landings with their guns. Post-WWII, only six Baltimores and two Oregon City-class ships remained active, with the rest moving to the reserve fleet.
