USS Brooklyn (CL-40)
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USS Brooklyn was a light cruiser, the lead ship of her class of nine, and the third United States Navy ship to bear its name. Commissioned in 1937, she served in the Atlantic during World War II, as a
USS Brooklyn (1939)
6-inch/47-caliber gun
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The 6-inch/47-caliber Mark 16 gun was used in the main batteries of several pre-war and World War II US Navy light cruisers. They were primarily mounted in triple turrets and used against surface targ
USS Brooklyn (CL-40)
…100,000 shp (75,000 kW) Propulsion 4 × geared turbines 4 × screws Speed 32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) Complement 868 officers and enlisted Armament 15 × 6 in (152 mm)/47 caliber guns (5 × 3) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber guns (8 × 1) 8 × .50 caliber machine guns (8 × 1) Armor Belt: 3+1⁄4–5 in (83–127 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Barbettes…
Three forward turrets and empty cartridge cases on USS Brooklyn (CL-40) after she had bombarded Licata, Sicily, during the early hours of the Allied invasion, 10 July 1943