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| Class | Brooklyn | St. Louis |
| Type | Light Cruiser | Light Cruiser |
| Year | 1938 | 1939 |
| Crew | 868 | 868 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 182.9 m (pp) 185.4 m | 182.9 m (pp) 185.4 m |
| Beam | 18.8 m | 18.8 m |
| Draught | 6.9 m | 6.9 m |
| Displacement | ||
| Empty | 9,475-9,800 t | 10,560 t |
| Loaded | 12,243-12,700 t | 13,327 t |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | 60 km/h | 60 km/h |
| Range | 18,520 km @ 28 km/h | 18,520 km @ 28 km/h |
| Machinery | ||
| Shafts | 4 | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 100,000 hp Parsons | 4 x Geared steam 100,000 hp Parsons |
| Boilers | 8 x Babcock & Wilcox | 8 x Babcock & Wilcox |
| Fuel | Oil: 1,321-1,982 t | Oil: 1,321-1,982 t |
| Armament | ||
| Main | 15 x 152-mm/47 (5 x 3) 6"/47 Mk. 16 -5° / +40° | 15 x 152-mm/47 (5 x 3) 6"/47 Mk. 16 -5° / +40° |
| Anti-Aircraft | 8 x 127-mm (8 x 1) 5"/25 Mk. 10 8 x 13-mm (8 x 1) M2 Browning 24-28 x 40-mm (4 x 4, 4-6 x 2) Bofors [1945] 18-20 x 20-mm (9-10 x 2, 18-19 x 1) Oerlikon [1945] | 8 x 127-mm (4 x 2) 5"/38 Mk. 12 8 x 13-mm (8 x 1) M2 Browning 28 x 40-mm (4 x 4, 6 x 2) Bofors [1945] 8 x 20-mm (8 x 1) Oerlikon [1945] |
| Broadside | 885 kg | 885 kg |
| Armor | ||
| Belt | 127 mm | 127 mm |
| Deck | 51 mm | 51 mm |
| Barbettes | 152 mm | 152 mm |
| Gun turret | 32 - 165 mm | 32 - 165 mm |
| Conning tower | 57 - 127 mm | 57 - 127 mm |
| Aircraft | ||
| Aircraft | 4 | 4 |
| Production | ||
| Built | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 9 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
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Brooklyn | CL-40 | New York N Yd | 12/03/1935 | 30/11/1936 | 18/07/1938 | 03/01/1947 | Transferred | |
|
Philadelphia | CL-41 | Philadelphia N Yd | 28/05/1935 | 17/11/1936 | 28/07/1938 | 03/02/1947 | Transferred | |
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Savannah | CL-42 | New York SB | 31/05/1934 | 08/05/1937 | 30/08/1938 | 03/02/1947 | Sold/Scrapped | |
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Nashville | CL-43 | New York SB | 24/01/1935 | 02/10/1937 | 25/11/1938 | 24/06/1946 | Transferred | |
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Phoenix | CL-46 | New York SB | 15/04/1935 | 12/03/1938 | 18/03/1939 | 03/07/1946 | Transferred | |
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Boise | CL-47 | Newport News SB | 01/04/1935 | 03/12/1936 | 01/02/1939 | 01/07/1946 | Transferred | |
|
Honolulu | CL-48 | New York N Yd | 10/09/1935 | 26/08/1937 | 07/09/1938 | 03/02/1947 | Sold/Scrapped | |
| Brooklyn (St. Louis): | |||||||||
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St. Louis | CL-49 | Newport News SB | 10/12/1936 | 15/04/1938 | 19/05/1939 | 20/06/1946 | Transferred | |
|
Helena † | CL-50 | New York N Yd | 09/12/1936 | 28/08/1938 | 14/12/1939 | 06/07/1943 | † | Loss by surface ship |
| Ship | Code | Former | Code | Comm | Decomm | Fate | |||
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Diecisiete de Octubre / General Belgrano † | C4 | |
Phoenix | CL-46 | 09/04/1951 | 02/05/1982 | † | Loss by submarine |
|
Nueve de Julio | C5 | |
Boise | CL-47 | 11/01/1951 | 1978 | Sold/Scrapped | |
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Barroso | C11 | |
Philadelphia | CL-41 | 09/01/1951 | 1973 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Tamandare | C12 | |
St. Louis | CL-49 | 22/01/1951 | 28/06/1976 | Sold/Scrapped | |
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O'Higgins | CL-02 | |
Brooklyn | CL-40 | 09/01/1951 | 14/01/1992 | Sunk under tow | |
|
Capitán Prat / Chacabuco | CL-03 | |
Nashville | CL-43 | 09/01/1951 | 10/05/1982 | Sold/Scrapped |
