USS Wilkes-Barre
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uss-wilkes-barre-167-9511719
title:
USS Wilkes-Barre
text:
USS Wilkes-Barre was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty. The start of the war led to the dissolution of the treaty system, but the dramatic need for new vessels precluded a new design, so the Clevelands used the same hull as their predecessors, but were significantly heavier. The Cleveland
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cleveland-class light cruiser
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wilkes-Barre
date created:
2004-05-25T05:44:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:49:44Z
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fields total:
13
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16