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CLASS - BROOKLYN
Displacement 9,650 Tons, Dimensions, 608' 4" (oa) x 61' 9" x 24' (Max)
Armament 15 x 6"/47, 8 x 5"/25, 8 x 0.5" 4 Aircraft.
Armor, 5" Belt, 6 1/2" Turrets, 2" Deck, 5" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 100,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 32.5 Knots, Crew 868.
Operational and Building Data
Launched 26 AUG 1937
Commissioned 15 JUN 1938
Decommissioned 03 FEB 1947
Fate: Sold as scrap to Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, Maryland on 12 OCT 1959Hull number CL-48