Worcester-class light cruiser

Worcester-class light cruiser
USS Worcester off San Juan, PR, 1949-51
Class Overview
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Class	Worcester-class
Type	Light cruiser
Technical Information
Length	207 meters
Beam	21 meters
Draught	7.7 meters
Displacement	14,500 long tons
Machinery	4 boilers, 4 geared steam turbines, 4 screws
Speed	33 knots
Armor	5-inch belt, 6.5-inch turrets, 3.5-inch deck, 5-inch conning tower
Armament	12 x 6-inch/47 cal Mk 16 dual purpose guns, 5 x dual 3-inch/50 cal Mk 33 port guns, 5 x dual 3-inch/50 cal Mk 33 starboard guns, 1 x dual 3-inch/50 cal Mk 33 bow guns, 2 x single 3-inch /50 cal Mk 34 fantail guns
Crew	1,560 officers and enlisted
Usage
Year Introduced	1945
Affiliation	United States of America
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The Worcester-class of cruisers were two cruisers built by the United States Navy during the end of World War II and never saw combat in the war, serving the country in peacetime during the early years of the Cold War. Out of the ten ships planned, only two were built, and only four were named. When the ships were decommissioned in 1958, they were the last conventional light cruisers in the fleet, and the class was one of the last all-gun cruisers produced by the United States.

Ships in class

• USS Worcester (CL-144)
• USS Roanoke (CL-145)

Construction canceled:

• USS Vallejo (CL-146)
• USS Gary (CL-147)