Oakland Class, U.S.

Antiaircraft Cruisers (original) (raw)

Tonnage

6700 tons standard displacement

Dimensions

541'6" by 53'2" by 26'6"
165.05m by 16.21m by 8.08m

Maximum speed

33 knots

Complement

623

Armament

6x2 5"/38 dual-purpose guns
8x2 40mm Bofors AA guns
18x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns
2x4 21" torpedotubes
6 depth charge throwers
2 depth charge tracks

Protection

3.75" (95mm) belt (machinery and after magazine)
1.1" (28mm) belt (forward magazine)
3.75" (95mm) bulkheads
1.25" (32mm) armored deck
1.25" (32mm) turret

Machinery

2-shaft Westinghouse geared turbines (75,000 shp)
4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers

Bunkerage

1360 tons fuel oil

Range

8500 nautical miles at 15 knots

Sensors

Sonar, most likely QC

Modifications

1943-12: Added 1x4 40mm guns.

The Oaklands were a repeat of the Atlantaclass which replaced the wing 5" turrets with twin 40mm mounts, reducing topweight and improving stability. This was largely lost again with the addition of a forest of light antiaircraftguns.