Northampton-class cruiser

	USS Northampton (CA-26)
Class overview
Name	Northampton class
Builders	Bethlehem Fore River, MA (1); New York Shipbuilding, NJ (1); Puget Sound Navy Yard, WA (1); Mare Island Navy Yard, CA (1); Newport News Shipbuilding, VA (2);
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Pensacola class
Succeeded by	Portland class
Built	1928-1931
In commission	1930-1946
Completed	6
Lost	3
Retired	3
Preserved	0
General characteristics
Type	Heavy cruiser
Displacement	9,050 long tons (9,200 t)
Length	582 ft (177 m) wl; 600 ft (180 m) oa;
Beam	66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
Draft	16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons turbines; 8 × White-Forster boilers; 4 × screws; 107,000 hp (80,000 kW);
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement	1,100; Officers: 105; Enlisted: 995;
Armament	(1945); 9 × 8 in/55 caliber guns (3×triple turrets); 8 × 5 in/25 caliber guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 24 × 40 mm Bofors guns (4×quadruple turrets); 28 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons;
Armor	Belt 3.75–1 in (95–25 mm); Barbettes 1.5 in (38 mm); Gunhouses 2.5–0.75 in (64–19 mm); Conning tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm);
Aircraft carried	4 × Seaplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults and Seaplane hangar

The Northampton-class cruisers were a group of six heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy, and commissioned between 1928 and 1931.

The Northamptons saw much action in World War II. Three (Northampton, Chicago, and Houston) were lost during the war. The other three were decommissioned soon after the end of the war, and scrapped in 1959–1961.

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