Oregon City Class
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| Overview | |
| Type: | Heavy cruiser |
| Namesake: | Oregon City , Oregon |
| Units: | 3 built, 0 in service |
| Period of service: | 1946 to 1961 (1980 after renovation) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Displacement: | 17,031 ts , up to 18,900 ts after conversion |
| Length: | 205.3 meters |
| Width: | 21.6 meters |
| Draft: | 7.3 meters, up to 8.2 meters after conversion |
| Drive: | 4 propellers, driven by 4 steam turbines; 120,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed: | 33 knots |
| Range: | 10,000 nm (18,500 km) at 15 kn, with conversions at least 7000 nm at 15 kn |
| Crew: | Up to 80 officers, 1500 men |
The Oregon City-class was a United States Navy- class heavy cruiser that entered service after World War II . The second of the three units was later converted into a guided missile cruiser and belonged to the Albany class .
history
The Oregon City-class units were originally planned as Baltimore-class cruisers , but the design was later revised and orders changed. All ships were commissioned in the 1942 financial year. Nine units of the class were planned to be built, but only three were actually completed as there was no need for additional cruisers at the end of the Pacific War . Construction of the USS Northampton (CA-125) ceased on August 11, 1945 when the ship was 56.2% complete. From July 1, 1948, the ship was built according to a completely different design. It was completed as a headquarters or staff ship, which in the event of war could also accommodate the US President and all important command staffs protected from nuclear bombs. It was referred to as the "National Emergency Command Post Afloat (NECPA)" (roughly: Floating National Headquarters in Crisis) and was in service from 1953 to 1970 as the CLC-1 .
The first unit in the class, Oregon City , was decommissioned after just one year; the third, Rochester , remained in service from 1946 to 1961. The Albany , which was converted into a guided missile cruiser from 1957 and remained in service until 1980, had a special status .
After the removal from the reserve fleet after 1970, both units were dismantled, and Albany also met the same fate after 1980.
technology
A more detailed overview of the technology, including the later converted Albany , can be found under Baltimore class
The basic data of the Oregon City class does not differ from that of the Baltimore class . The ships were also 205.3 meters long and 21.6 meters wide and displaced up to 17,031 ts . The propulsion system and the armament also remained unchanged.
The only major difference concerns the structures. To reduce the top-heaviness and in favor of a larger angle of attack for the air defense , the two funnels were combined into just one, and the height of the aft superstructure was also reduced.
units
| Identification number | Surname | In service | Off-duty | Whereabouts / fate |
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| CA-122 | Oregon City | February 16, 1946 | December 15, 1947 | Scrapped in 1974 |
| CA-123 / CG-10 | Albany | June 15, 1946 | September 29, 1980 | scrapped |
| CA-124 | Rochester | December 20, 1946 | August 10, 1961 | Scrapped in 1975 |
| CA-125 / CLC-1 | Northampton | March 7, 1953 | April 8, 1970 | scrapped |
| CA-126 | Cambridge | Construction canceled on August 12, 1945 | ||
| CA-127 | Bridgeport | Construction canceled on August 12, 1945 | ||
| CA-128 | Kansas City | Construction canceled on August 12, 1945 | ||
| CA-129 | Tulsa | Construction canceled on August 12, 1945 | ||
| CA-137 | Norfolk | Construction canceled on August 12, 1945 | ||
| CA-138 | Scranton | Construction canceled on August 12, 1945 |
literature
- Stefan Terzibaschitsch: US Navy cruiser. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-7822-0348-8
Web links
- globalsecurity.org: Oregon City Class (English)
