Brooklyn-class cruiser

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The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of warship ⓘ
light cruiser class ⓘ
antiAircraftArmament 20 mm Oerlikon guns ⓘ
40 mm Bofors guns ⓘ
builtFor United States Navy ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
constructionMaterial riveted and welded steel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedIn 1930s ⓘ
designedToCounter Japanese Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ
designFeature clipper bow ⓘ
flush deck hull ⓘ
heavy main battery for treaty displacement ⓘ
displacementClass treaty cruiser era ⓘ
hullType steel ⓘ
mainBatteryConfiguration five triple turrets ⓘ
mainBatteryGuns 15 ⓘ
navalRole light cruiser ⓘ
navyAfterUSService Argentine Navy ⓘ
Brazilian Navy ⓘ
Chilean Navy ⓘ
notableTheater Atlantic Theater of World War II ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
numberOfShipsBuilt 9 ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
primaryArmament 6-inch naval gun ⓘ
propulsionEnergySource oil-fired boilers ⓘ
propulsionType geared steam turbines ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
relatedClass St. Louis subclass ⓘ
secondaryArmamentType 5-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ
serviceEntryDecade 1930s ⓘ
ship USS Boise (CL-47) ⓘ
USS Brooklyn (CL-40) ⓘ
USS Helena (CL-50) ⓘ
USS Honolulu (CL-48) ⓘ
USS Nashville (CL-43) ⓘ
USS Philadelphia (CL-41) ⓘ
USS Phoenix (CL-46) ⓘ
linked to: USS Phoenix

USS Savannah (CL-42) ⓘ
USS St. Louis (CL-49) ⓘ
successorClass Cleveland-class cruiser ⓘ
treatyContext London Naval Treaty ⓘ
Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ
typicalDisplacementFullLoad over 12,000 tons ⓘ
typicalDisplacementStandard approximately 9,700 tons ⓘ
typicalTopSpeed 32 knots ⓘ
usedInRole carrier task force escort ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ
surface action ship ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

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

Sinking of ARA General Belgrano → shipClassOfTarget → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
USS Honolulu (CL-48) → shipClass → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Honolulu (CL-48) → category → Brooklyn-class cruisers of the United States Navy ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Helena (CL-50) → class → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Boise → shipClass → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
ARA General Belgrano → class → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
ARA General Belgrano → shipClass → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
USS Phoenix → shipClass → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
USS Brooklyn → shipClass → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
CL-47 → shipClass → Brooklyn-class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
CL-47 → associatedWith → Brooklyn-class cruisers ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
CL-47 → hasShipClass → Brooklyn-class light cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
ARA Nueve de Julio → shipClass → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
ARA Nueve de Julio → category → Brooklyn-class cruisers of the Argentine Navy ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Savannah → class → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Nashville → shipClass → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Brooklyn (CL-40) → class → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Brooklyn (CL-40) → leadShipOf → Brooklyn-class light cruisers ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Philadelphia (CL-41) → shipClass → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
Cleveland-class cruiser → precededBy → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
USS Savannah (CL-42) → shipClass → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Nashville (CL-43) → shipClass → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS Boise (CL-47) → shipClass → Brooklyn class ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn-class cruiser
USS St. Louis (CL-49) → shipClass → Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ