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Technical Overview
USS ASTORIA CL-90 Technical Overview
Top: Bureau of Ships diagram for application of Measure 33 Design 24d camouflage to a CLEVELAND-class cruiser. Bottom: ASTORIA CL-90 as she appeared in October 1944.
Specifications
SHIP CLASS: CLEVELAND-class light cruiser
ASTORIA CL-90 was the 12th of 25 CLEVELANDs commissioned during WWII . 27 total ships of the class were built (not including FARGO-Class CLEVELAND modifications).
BUILDER: William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA
ASTORIA was the 2nd of 5 CLEVELANDs built & launched by Cramp.
DISPLACEMENT: ~10,000 tons as designed, ~11,700 tons standard as built, ~14,400 tons full load
SPEED: 32.5 knots
LENGTH: 610 ft 1 in
BEAM: 66 ft 4 in
DRAFT: 25 ft 8 in
OFFICER COMPLEMENT: ~70 wartime, ~55 peacetime
ENLISTED COMPLEMENT: ~1200 wartime, ~900 peacetime
*Some of the numbers listed above are approximations or representative of the ship class, as they vary from source to source.
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Armament, Armor, & Radar
Top: Bureau of Ships diagram for application of Measure 33 Design 24d camouflage to a CLEVELAND-class cruiser. Bottom: ASTORIA CL-90 as she appeared in October 1944.
Specifications
SHIP CLASS: CLEVELAND-class light cruiser
ASTORIA CL-90 was the 12th of 25 CLEVELANDs commissioned during WWII . 27 total ships of the class were built (not including FARGO-Class CLEVELAND modifications).
BUILDER: William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA
ASTORIA was the 2nd of 5 CLEVELANDs built & launched by Cramp.
DISPLACEMENT: ~10,000 tons as designed, ~11,700 tons standard as built, ~14,400 tons full load
SPEED: 32.5 knots
LENGTH: 610 ft 1 in
BEAM: 66 ft 4 in
DRAFT: 25 ft 8 in
OFFICER COMPLEMENT: ~70 wartime, ~55 peacetime
ENLISTED COMPLEMENT: ~1200 wartime, ~900 peacetime
*Some of the numbers listed above are approximations or representative of the ship class, as they vary from source to source.
Access more information in the following areas by clicking the links or images below.
Armament, Armor, & Radar
Engines & Propulsion--Coming Soon
Camouflage Measures--Coming Soon
