Pensacola-class cruiser
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The Pensacola class was a class of United States Navy heavy cruiser, the first "treaty cruisers" designed under the limitations set by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited cruisers to a maximum
USS Pensacola (CA-24)
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
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USS Salt Lake City of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback Maru" or "Old Swayback". She had 11 battle stars for the
Pensacola-class cruiser
…was inadequate to protect her vitals from enemy 8-inch shells and was no thicker than the armor on 6-inch (152 mm) gun cruisers. In fact, Pensacola and Salt Lake City were classified as light cruisers due to their minimal armor, until re-designated in July 1931 as heavy cruisers in accordance with the provisions of…
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), over head underway, 23 August 1935.
Sister ships Salt Lake City and Pensacola, with New Orleans (L to R), at Pearl Harbor in 1943
Salt Lake City, damaged by Japanese cruiser gunfire, starts losing speed prior to going dead in the water during the battle under a smoke screen laid by accompanying destroyers.
Aftermath with effects of heavy gun usage on Salt Lake City's guns