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Pensacola-class
Real Length: 585 feet
Real Beam: 65 feet
Model Length: 2.55 inches
Model Beam: 0.5 inches
Time to Complete: 7 hours
The first of the "treaty cruiser" designs, Pensacola and her sister ship Salt Lake City served as battle-ready test beds for further cruiser development. Its unusual placement of ten guns in four main turrets made the vessel subject to heavy roll; an issue corrected by the proceeding Northampton-class.
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