The Pensacola-class of United States Navy heavy cruisers were the first "treaty cruisers", designed under the limitations set by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited cruisers to a maximum of 10,000 tons displacement and have a main battery caliber of 8 inches.
Weaponry[]
- 10 × 8 inch/55 caliber guns (2×2, 2×3)
- 8 × single 5 inch/38 caliber guns
- 4 × quad 1.1 inch/75 caliber guns (as built)
- 24 × 40 mm Bofors guns (1943)
- 28 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons (1943)
Ships of the Line[]
- USS Pensacola
- USS Salt Lake City