Sunday, December 21, 2008

ww2 us large Cruisers alaska class






The two Alaska class ships that were completed (Alaska and Guam) served with the U.S. Navy in the last years of World War II
Displacement: 29,771 tons
34,253 tons(full load)[4] Length: 808 ft 6 in (246.4 m) Beam: 91 ft 9.375 in (27.9749 m) Draft: 27 ft 1 in (8.3 m) (mean)
31 ft 9.25 in (9.684 m) (maximum) Propulsion: 4-shaft General Electric steam turbines, double-reduction gearing,[5] 8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers 150,000 shp (112 MW) Speed: 31.4 –33 knots (36.1–38 mph)
ArmamentNine 12-inch (305 mm)/50 caliber Mark 8 guns (3×3) twelve 5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose[5] guns[4] (6×2) 56 ×40mm (1.57 in)[4] Bofors (14x4) 34 × 20mm Oerlikon (34×1)

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