Wichita-class cruiser
E610277
The Wichita-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the late 1930s that bridged the design between earlier treaty cruisers and the more advanced World War II-era Baltimore-class.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of heavy cruisers
ⓘ
class of warships ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
catapults
ⓘ
hangar ⓘ |
| airDefenseArmament | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| carriedAircraft | floatplanes ⓘ |
| category |
World War II cruisers of the United States
ⓘ
heavy cruiser classes ⓘ ship classes of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedAs | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| designedInPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| designedToComplyWith |
London Naval Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designInfluencedBy | New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 10000 long tons ⓘ |
| followedBy | Baltimore-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | steel ⓘ |
| influencedDesignOf | Baltimore-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadShip | USS Wichita (CA-45) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBatteryCaliber | 8-inch guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | three triple turrets ⓘ |
| mainBatteryGunsPerTurret | 3 ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | all-or-nothing armor scheme variant ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
improved armor protection compared to earlier U.S. treaty cruisers
ⓘ
revised machinery and internal layout ⓘ transitional design between treaty cruisers and World War II heavy cruisers ⓘ |
| numberOfMainBatteryTurrets | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| onlyShipOfClass | USS Wichita (CA-45) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | New Orleans-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
geared steam turbines
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft defense ship
ⓘ
fleet escort ⓘ surface combatant ⓘ |
| secondaryBatteryRole | dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.