Pensacola-class cruiser

USS Pensacola (CA-24)
Class overview
NamePensacola-class cruiser
Builders
Operators United States Navy
Succeeded byNorthampton class
Built1926-1930
In commission1929–1947
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
Preserved0
General characteristics
TypeHeavy cruiser
Displacement
  • 9,100 long tons (9,246 t) (standard)
  • 11,512 long tons (11,697 t) (full)
Length
  • 570 ft (170 m) wl
  • 585 ft 6 in (178.46 m) oa
Beam65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Draft19.5 ft (5.9 m)
Installed power
  • 8 boilers
  • 107,000 hp (80,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • Steam turbines
  • 4 Screws
Speed32.5 kn (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement1,200[1]
Armament
Armor
Aircraft carried2
Aviation facilities

The Pensacola class was a class of United States Navy heavy cruiser, the first "treaty cruisers" designed under the limitations set by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited cruisers to a maximum of 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) displacement and a maximum main battery caliber of 8-inch (203 mm).

  1. ^ Silverstone, Paul H (1965). US Warships of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-773-9.