USS New Orleans

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New Orleans-class (Vincennes variant)

Real Length: 588 feet

Real Beam: 61 feet

Model Length: 2.52 inches

Model Beam: 0.45 inches

Time to Complete: 8 hours

Another testbed for further cruiser development, the New Orleans-class cruisers were built under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty. Three variants of the class were produced: New Orleans-type, Tuscaloosa-type, and Vincennes-type. Only four ships of this type survived throughout WWII, the others sunk in heavy fighting.

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