USS Des Moines (CA-134) was the lead ship of the class of United States Navy heavy cruisers. She was the first ship in the United States Navy to feature the auto loading Mark 16 8-inch/55 caliber gun, the first of its type in the world.
General Characteristics
Class and type
Des Moines-class heavy cruiser
Displacement
17,255 long tons (17,532 t) (standard)
20,933 long tons (21,269 t) (full load)
Length
700 ft (210 m) wl
716 ft 6 in (218.39 m) oa
Beam
76 ft 6 in (23.32 m)
Draft
22 ft (6.7 m)


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