New Orleans-class cruiser

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class of warship heavy cruiser class

The New Orleans-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the 1930s that saw extensive service during World War II, noted for their significant role in Pacific naval battles.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
New Orleans-class cruisers	2
New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy	2
New Orleans-class heavy cruiser	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	class of warship ⓘ heavy cruiser class ⓘ
builtInDecade	1930s ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedIn	interwar period ⓘ
designedToComplyWith	10,000-ton treaty limit ⓘ
designFeature	compact hull form ⓘ heavier belt armor than Northampton class ⓘ improved armor protection over predecessors ⓘ
followedBy	Wichita-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ
gunConfiguration	three triple 8-inch gun turrets ⓘ
leadShip	USS New Orleans (CA-32) NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
NATOReportingName	CA (heavy cruiser) NERFINISHED ⓘ
navalClassification	heavy cruiser ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tassafaronga NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ
notedFor	significant role in Pacific naval battles ⓘ
numberOfShipsCompleted	7 ⓘ
numberOfShipsPlanned	7 ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
precededBy	Northampton-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryArmament	8-inch guns ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
role	anti-aircraft defense ⓘ escort for aircraft carriers ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ surface combatant ⓘ
sawActionIn	Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ
sawExtensiveServiceDuring	World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceBranch	U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
ship	USS Astoria (CA-34) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Minneapolis (CA-36) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS New Orleans (CA-32) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Quincy (CA-39) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS San Francisco (CA-38) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Vincennes (CA-44) NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	1930s ⓘ
treaty	London Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalSpeed	over 30 knots ⓘ
usedFor	amphibious assault support ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ task force operations ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CA-44 → shipClass → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Vincennes (CA-44)

CA-44 → category → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Vincennes (CA-44)

this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruisers

CA-39 → appliesToShipClass → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

CA-39 → shipClass → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Orleans-class heavy cruiser

CA-39 → partOf → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruisers

CA-39 → shipCategory → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy

CA-34 → class → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)

CA-34 → category → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)

this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy