Des Moines-class cruiser

The Des Moines-class cruisers were a trio of U.S. Navy (USN) heavy cruisers commissioned in 1948 and 1949. Largely based on the earlier Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, the Des Moines-class featured improved torpedo protection and heavier anti-aircraft armament. Relatively well-armored and protected, the class was unique in that it mounted nine of the world’s first auto-loading large-caliber guns, the 8-inch (203 mm) Mark 16 guns. These guns enabled Des Moines-class cruisers to fire two to three times faster than earlier 8 in guns with each barrel capable of 8-10 rounds per minute. They were the last of the “all-gun” heavy cruisers and were exceeded in size within the USN only by the 30,000-long-ton (30,481 t) Alaska-class "large cruisers" that straddled the line between heavy cruisers and battlecruisers. USS Des Moines (CA-134) and USS Salem (CA-139) were decommissioned by 1961 but USS Newport News (CA-148) served until 1975. Salem is a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts ; Des Moines and Newport News were scrapped.

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  USS Des Moines ⓘ
  1946 Des Moines-class cruiser

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  USS Newport News ⓘ
  1948 Des Moines-class cruiser

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Des Moines	heavy cruiser, Des Moines-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Newport News	Des Moines-class cruiser, heavy cruiser	Wikidata