Brooklyn Class Cruiser

Brooklyn Class Cruiser After Displacement: 10,000 tons, and 12,207 tons full load. Speed: 32.5 knots to 34 knots, Range 10,000 nm. at 15 knots. Crew has been quoted at 868 and also 1300 ? Armament: Fifteen 6 inch guns, Eight 5inch AA Guns and four aircraft. USS Brooklyn was built at New York navy Yard and launched 30 November 1936 and commissioned 18th July 1938. During the war USS Brooklyn served in North Africa, Sicily, Anzio and South France. survived the war and finally sold the the Chilean navy becoming the cruiser O'HIGGINS.
USS Brooklyn (CL40)	30th November 1936		Sold to Chile in 1951.
USS Philadelphia (CL41)	17th November 1936		Sold to Brazil in 1951 and eventually sold for scrap in 1973.
USS Savannah (CL42)	8th May 1937		Broken up in February 1960.
USS Nashville (CL43)	2nd October 1937		Sold to Chile in 1951.
USS Phoenix (CL44)	12th March 1938		Sold to Argentina in 1951.
USS Boise (CL47)	3rd December 1936		Sold to Argentina in 1951.
USS Honolulu (CL48)	26th August 1937		Broken up in January 1960.
USS St Louis (CL49)	15th April 1938		Sold to Brazil in 1951 and eventually sold for scrap in 1975.
USS Helena (CL50)	28th August 1938		Sunk on 6th July 1943.
USS Philadelphia USS Philadelphia was built at Philadelphia Navy Yard and launched 17th November 1936 and commissioned 28th July 1938. during the war she served in North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and S. France, Finally sold the Brazil becoming the Cruiser Barroso
CL41 USS Philadelphia. 17th August 1942, New York Navy Yard Order Code CL41 One copy only of original 1940's printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15. Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post of £3 post for UK £10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here		USS Philadelphia, July 1945. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5074 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5074
USS Savannah USS Savannah was built at New York SB and launched 8th May 1937 and commissioned 30th August 1938. during the war she served in North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, where she was damaged Finally sold and scrapped at Baltimore February 1960
USS Savannah. Sent in by John Hodgett.
USS Nashville USS Nashville was built at New York SB and launched 2nd October 1937 and commissioned 25th November 1938. during the war (1943 - 1944 ) she served in New Guinea, Leyte when she was badly damaged by Kamikaze on the 13th December 1944, returning to action Mindoro Borneo, Pacific Raids. After the war she was sold to the Chilean Navy in 1951 becoming the cruiser Prat
USS Nashville, 1938. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5075 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5075		USS Nashville, 1938. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5076 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5076
USS Nashville at Portland. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUC057
USS Boise USS Boise was built at New York News and launched 3rd December 1936 and commissioned 1st February 1939. during the war she served in the Far East, Cape Esperance where she was damaged, Sicili, Salerno, Hollandia, Leyte, Mindoro, Lingayen and Borneo . After the war she was sold to the Argentinean Navy in April 1951 becoming the cruiser De Julio
USS Boise Submitted by Peter Taylor			USS Boise Submitted by Peter Taylor
CL47 USS Boise, 22nd April 1943 Order Code CL47 One copy only of original 1940's printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15. Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post of £3 post for UK £10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here
USS Honolulu USS Honolulu was built at New York SB and launched 26th August 1937 and commissioned 7th September 1938. during the war she served at Pearl \harbor, Tassafaronga, New Georgia, Kula Gulf where she was damaged, Saipan, Guam, Palau, and Leyte where she was torpedoed. survived the war and finally scrapped in January 1960 at Baltimore
USS Honolulu.
USS St Louis USS St Louis was built at New York News and launched 15th April 1938 and commissioned December 1939. during the war she served at Pearl harbor, New Georgia, Kula Gulf where she wad damaged, Bougainville, Saipan Guam , Leyte and the Pacific Raids 1942 - 1945. In January 1951 sold to Brazil becoming Taman Dare and finally Scrapped in 1975
CL49 USS St Louis, 6th March 1942, Mare Island, California Order Code CL49 One copy only of original 1940's printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15. Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post of £3 post for UK £10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here

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