OVERVIEW



An Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, USS Rochester was born in the immediate post-World War 2 period and saw considerable wartime service in the upcoming Korean War.

ORIGIN: United States

YEAR: 1946

SHIP CLASS: Oregon City-class

SHIPS-IN-CLASS (10): USS Oregon City (CA-122); USS Albany (CA-123/CG-10); USS Rochester (CA-124); USS Northampton (CA-125/CLC-1); USS Cambridge (CA-126; cancelled); USS Bridgeport (CA-127; cancelled); USS Kansas City (CA-128; cancelled); USS Tulsa (CA-129; cancelled); USS Norfolk (CA-137; cancelled); USS Scranton (CA-138; cancelled)

OPERATORS: United States

SPECIFICATIONS



Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base USS Rochester (CA-124) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.

CREW / COMPLEMENT: 1,142

LENGTH: 675 feet (205.74 meters)

BEAM: 70.9 feet (21.61 meters)

DRAUGHT: 20.6 feet (6.28 meters)

DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE): 13,700 tons

PROPULSION: General Electric turbines developing 120,000 horsepower.

SPEED (SURFACE): 33 knots (38 miles-per-hour)

ARMAMENT



9 x 8" /55 caliber main guns
12 x 5" /38 caliber guns
48 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns
20 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns

AIR WING



4 x Floatplane reconnaissance aircraft

MEDIA