![]() CL-154 class concept September 1945 - approximation
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Class overview | |
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Name | CL-154 class |
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Preceded by | Juneau class |
Succeeded by | None |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 0 |
General characteristics September 1945 [1] | |
Class and type | Light cruiser |
Displacement | 11,950 tons (full load) |
Length | 610 ft 0 in (185.9 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph) |
Armament |
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The CL-154 class of 5-inch (127 mm) gun light cruisers was a United States Navy project from the last two years of World War II, with antecedents reaching back to 1938 and earlier. The CL-154 class was contemporary to the 6-inch (152 mm) gun Worcester-class light cruisers and the 8-inch (203 mm) gun Des Moines-class heavy cruisers: like them the CL-154 design incorporated the lessons learned of World War II combat. The Navy allocated six hull numbers (CL-154 through CL-159) to the CL-154 class for the planned construction, but unlike the Worcester and Des Moines classes the CL-154 class would be cancelled with no units named or constructed. Had these ships been built, they would have been given the hull classification CLAA (anti-aircraft light cruiser) on 18 March 1949.