New Orleans-class cruiser

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The New Orleans-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the 1930s that saw extensive service during World War II, noted for their significant role in Pacific naval battles.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of warship ⓘ
heavy cruiser class ⓘ
builtInDecade 1930s ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedIn interwar period ⓘ
designedToComplyWith 10,000-ton treaty limit ⓘ
designFeature compact hull form ⓘ
heavier belt armor than Northampton class ⓘ
improved armor protection over predecessors ⓘ
followedBy Wichita-class cruiser ⓘ
gunConfiguration three triple 8-inch gun turrets ⓘ
leadShip USS New Orleans (CA-32) ⓘ
namedAfter New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
NATOReportingName CA (heavy cruiser) ⓘ
navalClassification heavy cruiser ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ
Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
notedFor significant role in Pacific naval battles ⓘ
numberOfShipsCompleted 7 ⓘ
numberOfShipsPlanned 7 ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
precededBy Northampton-class cruiser ⓘ
primaryArmament 8-inch guns ⓘ
propulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
role anti-aircraft defense ⓘ
escort for aircraft carriers ⓘ
fleet screening ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ
sawActionIn Pacific War ⓘ
sawExtensiveServiceDuring World War II ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
ship USS Astoria (CA-34) ⓘ
linked to: USS Astoria

USS Minneapolis (CA-36) ⓘ
USS New Orleans (CA-32) ⓘ
USS Quincy (CA-39) ⓘ
USS San Francisco (CA-38) ⓘ
USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) ⓘ
USS Vincennes (CA-44) ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater ⓘ
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
treaty London Naval Treaty ⓘ
Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Five-Power Treaty
typicalSpeed over 30 knots ⓘ
usedFor amphibious assault support ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
task force operations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Vincennes (CA-44) → shipClass → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-44
USS Vincennes (CA-44) → category → New Orleans-class cruisers ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-44
linked to: New Orleans-class cruiser
CA-39 → appliesToShipClass → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
CA-39 → shipClass → New Orleans-class heavy cruiser ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans-class cruiser
CA-39 → partOf → New Orleans-class cruisers ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans-class cruiser
CA-39 → shipCategory → New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans-class cruiser
USS Astoria (CA-34) → class → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-34
USS Astoria (CA-34) → category → New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-34
linked to: New Orleans-class cruiser
USS New Orleans → navalShipClass → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-32
USS Minneapolis → class → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-36
USS San Francisco → class → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-38
USS San Francisco → class → New Orleans-class heavy cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-38
linked to: New Orleans-class cruiser
USS San Francisco → category → New Orleans-class cruisers ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-38
linked to: New Orleans-class cruiser
Wichita-class cruiser → precededBy → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
USS Portland (CA-33) → followedByClass → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-33
Portland-class cruiser → followedBy → New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ