Sea Weapons

Light Cruiser (1923)

Omaha class

USS Detroit (CL-8)
Omaha-class
USS Detroit (1945)

Preceded by:

Chester (1908)

Succeeded by:

Brooklyn (1938)

Datafile

ClassOmaha
TypeLight Cruiser
Year1923
Crew458
Dimensions
Length169.4 m
Beam16.9 m
Draught4.1 m
Displacement
Empty7,050 t
Loaded9,508 t
Performance
Speed63 km/h
Range18,520 km @ 19 km/h
Machinery
Shafts4
Turbines4 x Geared steam
90,000 hp
Westinghouse
Boilers8 x Yarrow
FuelOil: 1,852 t
Armament
Main12 x 152-mm/53 (8 x 1, 2 x 2)
6"/53 Mk. 12
-10° / +30°

Anti-Aircraft2 x 76-mm (2 x 1)
3"/50 Mk. 10-21
Torpedo tubes2x3;2x2 x (21-in)
Broadside571 kg
Armor
Belt76 mm
Deck38 mm
Conning tower32 mm
Production
Built10
Total10

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Omaha CL-4 Todd06/12/191814/12/192024/02/192301/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Milwaukee CL-5 Todd13/12/191824/03/192120/06/192320/04/1944Sold/Scrapped
Cincinnati CL-6 Todd15/05/192023/05/192101/01/192401/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Raleigh CL-7 Fore River16/08/192025/10/192206/02/192402/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Detroit CL-8 Fore River10/11/192029/06/192231/07/192311/01/1946Sold/Scrapped
Richmond CL-9 Cramp16/02/192029/09/192102/07/192321/12/1945Sold/Scrapped
Concord CL-10 Cramp29/03/192015/12/192103/11/192312/12/1945Sold/Scrapped
Trenton CL-11 Cramp18/08/192016/04/192319/04/192420/12/1945Sold/Scrapped
Marblehead CL-12 Cramp04/08/192009/10/192308/09/192401/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Memphis CL-13 Cramp14/10/192017/04/192404/02/192517/12/1945Sold/Scrapped
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Murmansk Milwaukee CL-5 20/04/194416/03/1949Returned

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