Wichita-class light cruiser

Wichita-class light cruiser
USS Wichita anchored in Scapa Flow, April 1942
Class Overview
Builder	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Class	Wichita-class (modified New Orleans-class)
Type	Light cruiser
Technical Information
Length	185.4 meters
Beam	18.8 meters
Draught	7.2 meters
Displacement	10,500 long tons
Machinery	8 boilers, 4 steam turbines, 4 screws
Speed	33 knots
Armor	6-inch belt, 8-inch turrets, 2.25-inch deck, 6-inch conning tower
Armament	9 x 8-inch/55 cal guns, 8 x 5-inch/38 cal guns, 24 x Bofors 40 mm guns, 18 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Aircraft capacity	4 scout planes
Usage
Year Introduced	1937
Affiliation	United States of America
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The Wichita-class of cruisers was one cruiser produced by the United States Navy in the interwar period before World War II. A modified version of the New Orleans-class cruiser, it had similar characteristics to that class, except for an improved hull taken from the Brooklyn-class.

Ships in class

• USS Wichita (CA-45)