Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CA-45 USS Wichita

• Wichita class Heavy Cruiser:
• Displacement: 13,400 tons
• Length: 608'4"
• Beam: 61'9"
• Draft: 25'
• Speed: 32.5 knots
• Armament: 3x3 8"/55, 8x1 5"/38, 4x4 40mm, 4x2 40mm, 20x1 20mm, 8x1 .50-caliber MG; 2 planes (SC-1)
• Complement: 1,343
• Geared turbine engines, 4 screws, 100,000 shaft hp
• Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard, and commissioned 16 February 1939

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Wichita
• USS Wichita/USS Tuscaloosa Veteran's Association
  c/o John Sheeran
  1224 Madison Ave
  Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  Wausie@worldnet.att.net
  (Annual renions; quarterly newsletter)

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