New Orleans class

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The New Orleans class was a group of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the 1930s that saw extensive service during World War II, particularly in the Pacific Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy cruiser class
heavy cruiser class
warship class
builtInDecade 1930s
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
designedToComplyWith London Naval Treaty
Washington Naval Conference
surface form: Washington Naval Treaty
designFeature clipper bow on later units
improved armor protection over preceding classes
triple 8-inch turrets
displacement approximately 10,000 tons standard
era World War II era
interwar period
hullMaterial steel
lostShip USS Astoria
surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)

USS Quincy (CA-39)
USS Vincennes (CA-44)
member USS Astoria
surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)

USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS Quincy (CA-39)
USS San Francisco (CA-38)
USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37)
USS Vincennes (CA-44)
navalRole escort ship
surface combatant
task force screen
notableShip USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS San Francisco (CA-38)
numberOfShipsBuilt 7
operator United States Navy
precededBy Northampton-class cruiser
primaryArmament 9 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns in three triple turrets
propulsion steam turbines
sawActionIn Battle of Midway
Battle of Tassafaronga
Battle of Coral Sea
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of Guadalcanal
surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Battle of Iwo Jima
surface form: Iwo Jima campaign

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Okinawa
surface form: Okinawa campaign

Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)

Solomon Islands campaign
secondaryArmament 5-inch (127 mm) guns
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipType heavy cruiser
succeededBy Wichita-class cruiser
theaterOfWar Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
timeInService 1930s–post-World War II

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US heavy cruiser USS Astoria class New Orleans class
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
US heavy cruiser USS Astoria category New Orleans class
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy
US heavy cruiser USS Quincy class New Orleans class
subject surface form: USS Quincy (CA-39)
this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruiser
US heavy cruiser USS Quincy category New Orleans class
subject surface form: USS Quincy (CA-39)
this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy
US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes class New Orleans class
subject surface form: USS Vincennes
USS Astoria class New Orleans class
USS Minneapolis (CA-36) partOf New Orleans class
this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruiser
USS New Orleans (CA-32) shipClass New Orleans class
USS San Francisco (CA-38) class New Orleans class
Portland class followedBy New Orleans class
this entity surface form: New Orleans-class cruiser