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AUGUSTA
Code - N6306A
£1.35
Class - 3
Date - 1931
Description - U.S.S. AUGUSTA N6306A
Completed 1931 and fitted as Fleet.
flagships, with sisters Chicago & Houston.
Displacement 9,050 tons
Dimensions 508' x 66' x 16'
Armament 9 x 8" 55 cal
8 x 5", (4 as built)
( 24 x 40mm & 20 x 20mm added during WW2)
Torpedo Tubes 6 x 21” removed c1935
Aircraft 3 Speed 32 ½ knots
Armour 3" Side, 2" Deck