CL-154-class cruiser

CL-154 class concept September 1945 - approximation
Class overview
Name	CL-154 class
Operators	United States Navy
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	2 geared steam turbines 110,000 hp (82,000 kW)
Speed	34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)
Armament	6 or 8 × dual 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 16 guns 6 or 8 × dual 3"/70 Mark 26 guns

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.