CL - USS Brooklyn (CL-40)

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CL-40 USS Brooklyn


class: Brooklyn
start of construction: 12.3.1935
launch: 30.11.1936
service entry: 30.9.1937


length: 185.32m
width: 21m
draft: 6.86m


displacement: 9,700t
discharge max: 12,300t


drive: 8 boilers, 4 turbines, 100,000 hp


speed max: 32.5 knots


armor: sides: 140mm
deck: 51mm
barbets: 152mm
command tower: 127mm


armament: 15 x 152mm
8 x 127mm
8 x 12.7mm


crew: 950-1200
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#OTD in 1946, USS Brooklyn went in commission in reserve and was chosen to be mothballed using new techiques, becoming the first ship of the post-WWII "ghost fleet". The preservation efforts were effective and the cruiser was sold to Chile in 1951 where it served for 41 years. pic.twitter.com/rZZc6POYyD
— U.S. Naval Institute (@NavalInstitute) January 30, 2024
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