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Cruisers

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"Cleveland" Class
(Guided Missile Light Cruisers, - CLG)

Built: 36 units, - 1944 - 1945
Displacement: 13.755 tons, full load
Lemgth: 610 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draught: 20 - 25 feet
Guns - original configuration: 12 - 6" (Tripple mounts) , 12 - 5" (Twin mounts)
24 -28 Pcs. 40 mm AA,  19 Pcs. 20 mm AA.
Propulsion: Geared Turbines, 100.000 shp, 4 shafts, - 33 knots.
Crew: 924
 
 

USS "Oklahoma City" - CLG-5
Cleveland Class Cruiser, US Navy
Photographed in Hong Kong 1974.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

USS "Oklahoma City", - CLG-5
Cleveland Class Cruiser, US Navy.
(Photographed in Hong Kong, 1974.)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

USS "Oklahoma City" - CLG-5
Cleveland Class Cruiser, US Navy.
(Photographed in Hong Kong, 1974.)
(Photography By Karsten Petersen)
 

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"Ticonderoga" Class.
(Guided Missile Cruisers - (CG- Aegis))

Launched:  1981 -
Displacement: 9600 tons, - full load.
Length: 172,8 meters.
Beam: 16,8 meters.
Draught: 9,5 meters.
Aircraft: 2 helicopters.
Missiles: Harpoon, Tomahawk and Asroc
Guns: 2 - 5" (Single Mounts), - 2 - 20 mm 16-barrelled Phalanx guns.
A/S Weapons: Asroc, - 6 - torpedo tubes, - tripple launchers.
Propulsion: 4 gas turbines, 80.000 shp, 2 shafts, - 30+ knots.
Crew: 360
 
 
 

USS "Bunker Hill", CG 52 , "Ticonderoga" Class Cruiser, US Navy.
(Photographed in Hong Kong, April 23.1995)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

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"Leahy" Class.
(Guided Missile Cruisers - CG.)

Launched: 9 units, 1961 - 1962
Displacement: 8.203 tons - full load.
Length: 162,5 meters
Beam: 16,6 meters
Draught: 7,6 - 6 meters
Missiles: 8 - Harpoon launchers, - (2 quad), - 4 - SAM launchers (Twins)
Guns: 2 - 20 mm Phalanx
A/S Weapons: 1 Asroc,  8-tube launcher.
Propulsion: 2 geared turbines, 2 shafts, 85.000 bhp, - 32,7 knots
Crew: 377
 
 

USS "Gridley" - CG 21
Leahy Class Cruiser, - US Navy.
Photographed in Hong Kong, 1976
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 

USS "Gridley" - CG 21
Forward section of this fine looking ship - -
Photographed in Hong Kong, 1976
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 
 
 

USS "Gridley" - CG 21
- and stern section details -
Photographed in Hong Kong, 1976
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 

USS "Gridley" - CG 21
Photographed in Hong Kong, 1976
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 

USS "Gridley" - CG 21
Photographed in Hong Kong, 1976
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 
 

USS "Gridley" - CG 21
Photographed in Hong Kong, 1976
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 

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"Belknap" Class
(Guided Missile Cruisers - CG)

Built: 9 units, - Launched 1963 - 1965
Displacement: 8.200 tons, - full load.
Length: 166,7 meters.
Beam: 16,7 meters.
Draught: 8,8 - 5,8 meters.
Aircraft: 1 helicopter.
Missiles: 8 Harpoons in quad launchers, 2 SAM launchers in twin launcher.
Guns: 1 - 5" (127 mm), -  and 2 - 20 mm Phalanx.
A/S Weapons: Asroc missiles, - 2 - triple torpedo tubes.
Propulsion: 2 geared turbines, 85.000 bhp, - 2 shafts, - 32,5 knots.
Crew: 418
 
 

USS "Horne", - CG 30 -, Belknap Class, Guided Missile Cruiser, US Navy.
(Photographed in Hong Kong, 1975.)
(Photography by karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

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