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US Heavy Cruisers 1943–75
Wartime and Post-war Classes
US Heavy Cruisers 1943–75
Wartime and Post-war Classes
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Description
US Heavy Cruisers provides a detailed, illustrated look at the wartime and post-war-built heavy cruiser classes of the US Navy of World War II.
Fast and heavily armed, the Baltimore class was an evolution of the heavy cruiser designs from before World War II, but without the limitations imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty. Versatile vessels, the heavy cruisers of the Baltimore class, and their successors in the Oregon City and Des Moines classes, commonly acted as carrier escorts throughout World War II, but also performed bombardment duties in support of amphibious landings. Post-World War II, the heavy cruisers continued to see service, chiefly in Korea and Vietnam. Even after the heyday of the heavy cruiser had passed, the ships continued to serve - several were converted into the earliest examples of guided missile cruisers, and established an enduring legacy in the US Navy.
Table of Contents
Evolving US naval strategy and the role of the heavy cruiser in the light of wartime experience
US heavy cruiser design and development in the light of wartime experience
Armament
Radar
The Heavy Cruiser Classes
Analysis and Conclusion
Product details
| Published | Sep 23 2014 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781782006329 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 39 b/w; 9 col |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | New Vanguard |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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