The Baltimore-class heavy cruisers were a class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy commissioned during and shortly after World War II.

2017年3月4日 · 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.

2024年1月27日 · A total of 14 Baltimore-class cruisers were produced. As detailed by Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War II, the Baltimore heavy cruisers displaced 13,600 tons and a complement of 17,00...

2024年9月27日 · Summary and Key Points: The Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, although less famous than Iowa-class battleships, played a key role in World War II by protecting U.S. Navy carrier groups and ...

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.

Albany was one of the class converted into a guided-missile cruiser, and was finally decommissioned on 29 August 1980. Rochester served during the Korean War and remained operational until decommissioned on 15 August 1961.

2023年2月25日 · The Baltimore-class cruiser was a powerful and versatile heavy cruiser used by the United States Navy during the Second World War. They were a remarkable combination of speed, firepower, and armor that made them a formidable opponent on the high seas.

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 ...

They were the definitive wartime American heavy cruiser class, well-protected and well-armed, particularly in their antiaircraft battery, and with good subdivision.

CA-68 Baltimore. Studies for a new heavy cruiser began in September 1939 similar to Wichita (CA-45), which would form the basis for this class, though her stability problem would have to be...