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This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US's h

This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US's h

Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita

Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita

Restrictions on battleship construction imposed by the 1921 Washington Naval Treaty led the US to develop heavy cruisers. 17 were completed between '29 and '37.