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| Class | Northampton |
| Type | Heavy Cruiser |
| Year | 1930 |
| Crew | 667,748 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 582 ft (pp) 600 ft |
| Beam | 66 ft |
| Draught | 19 ft |
| Displacement | |
| Empty | 9,006 t |
| Loaded | 11,420 t |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 33 kt |
| Range | 10,000 nmi @ 15 kn |
| Machinery | |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 107,000 hp Parsons |
| Boilers | 8 x White-Forster |
| Fuel | Oil: 1,417-2,108 t |
| Armament | |
| Main | 9 x 8-in/55 (3 x 3) 8"/55 Mk. 9 -10° / +41° |
| Anti-Aircraft | 4 x 5-in (4 x 1) 5"/25 Mk. 10 20 x 1.6-in (5 x 4) Bofors [1945] 26 x 0.8-in (13 x 2) Oerlikon [1945] |
| Torpedo tubes | 2x3 x (21-in) |
| Broadside | 2,341 lbs |
| Armor | |
| Belt | 3 - 4 in |
| Deck | 1 - 2 in |
| Barbettes | 2 in |
| Gun turret | 1 - 3 in |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft | 4 |
| Production | |
| Built | 6 |
| Total | 6 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
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Northampton † | CL-26 | Bethlehem | 12/04/1928 | 05/09/1929 | 17/05/1930 | 01/12/1942 | † | Loss by surface ship |
|
Chester | CL-27 | New York SB | 06/03/1928 | 03/07/1929 | 24/06/1930 | 10/06/1946 | Sold/Scrapped | |
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Louisville | CL-28 | Puget Sound N Yd | 04/07/1928 | 01/09/1930 | 15/01/1931 | 17/06/1946 | Sold/Scrapped | |
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Chicago † | CL-29 | Mare Island N Yd | 10/09/1928 | 10/04/1930 | 09/03/1931 | 30/01/1943 | † | Loss by aircraft |
|
Houston † | CL-30 | Newport News SB | 01/05/1928 | 07/09/1929 | 17/06/1930 | 01/03/1942 | † | Loss by surface ship |
|
Augusta | CL-31 | Newport News SB | 02/07/1928 | 01/02/1930 | 30/01/1931 | 16/07/1946 | Sold/Scrapped |
