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Ten '''''Omaha'' class''' light cruisers were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in the early to mid-1920s.  They were the first American cruisers authorized since 1904 and were regarded as clumsy designs compared to their contemporaries in other naval services.
 
Ten '''''Omaha'' class''' light cruisers were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in the early to mid-1920s.  They were the first American cruisers authorized since 1904 and were regarded as clumsy designs compared to their contemporaries in other naval services.
  
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| {{US-Omaha}}
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|[[Todd Shipyards]]
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|6 Dec, 1918
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|14 Dec, 1920
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|24 Feb, 1923
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|Broken up Feb, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{US-Milwaukee}}
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|[[Todd Shipyards]]
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|13 Dec, 1918
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|24 Mar, 1921
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|20 Jun, 1923
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|Sold 10 Dec, 1949
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| {{US-Cincinnati}}
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|[[Todd Shipyards]]
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|15 May, 1920
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|23 May, 1921
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|1 Jan, 1924
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|Broken up 27 Feb, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{US-Raleigh}}
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|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company|Fore River]]
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|16 Aug, 1920
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|25 Oct, 1922
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|6 Feb, 1924
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|Sold 27 Feb, 1946
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| {{US-Detroit}}
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|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company|Fore River]]
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|10 Nov, 1920
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|20 Jun, 1922
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|31 Jul, 1923
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|Sold 27 Feb, 1946
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| {{US-Richmond}}
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|[[William Cramp & Sons]]
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|16 Feb, 1920
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|29 Sep, 1921
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|2 Jul, 1923
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|Sold 18 Dec, 1946
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| {{US-Concord}}
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|[[William Cramp & Sons]]
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|29 Mar, 1920
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|15 Dec, 1921
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|3 Nov, 1923
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|Sold 21 Jan, 1947
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|- align=left
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| {{US-Trenton}}
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|[[William Cramp & Sons]]
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|18 Aug, 1920
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|16 Apr, 1923
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|19 Apr, 1924
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|Sold 29 Dec, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{US-Marblehead}}
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|[[William Cramp & Sons]]
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|4 Aug, 1920
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|9 Oct, 1923
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|8 Sep, 1924
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|Broken up 27 Feb, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{US-Memphis}}
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|[[William Cramp & Sons]]
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|14 Oct, 1920
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|17 Apr, 1924
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|4 Feb, 1925
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|Sold 18 Dec, 1946
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==Design & Construction==
 
==Design & Construction==

Revision as of 13:54, 5 November 2014

Ten Omaha class light cruisers were completed for the U.S. Navy in the early to mid-1920s. They were the first American cruisers authorized since 1904 and were regarded as clumsy designs compared to their contemporaries in other naval services.

Design & Construction

Armament

Guns

  • twelve 6-in 53cal guns
  • two 3-in 50cal H.A. guns

Torpedoes

  • ten 21-in tubes, arranged in twin and triple mounts on the broadsides

Fire Control

Range Dials

Rangefinders

Target Indicators

Gunnery Control

Control Positions

Control Groups

Directors

Plotting Rooms

Fire Control Instruments

Torpedo Control

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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