Pensacola class heavy cruisers (1928) USA (1928-30) – USS Pensacola, Salt lake City The top heavy cruisers This summup in a quick way the fundamental problem of the first two cruisers of the USN, experiments of the new abstract concept imposed by the treaty: A 10,000 tonnes cruiser with a ten inches armament, whatever its … Read more
Baltimore class (1942) Heavy cruisers (1942-46): USS Baltimore, Boston, Camberra, Quincy, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Columbus, Chicago, Bremerton, Fall River, Los Angeles, Macon. The standard USN heavy cruisers (1942-46) The Baltimore class cruisers were splendid battle wagons that arrived too late in the pacific to make a difference. Better than the Clevelands on all accounts, they … Read more
Northampton class heavy cruisers (1929) USA (1928-30) – USS Northampton, Augusta, Chicago, Houston, Chester, Louisville Back to the drawing board Basically engineers used the previous Pensacola class to start over on a more stable, more balanced and roomier design with better seaworthiness by adding a forecastle and choosing three triple turrets. The basic design became … Read more
USA (1942-45) – About 1051 ships Armour Straight to the beaches: LSTs For this first crossover article with our sister website, tanks encyclopedia, meet the ships that really allowed to carry allied armoured divisions straight to the beach of Italy, France, or many Pacific Islands. Without these, and because of devastated, fortified or absent harbours, … Read more
