Brooklyn-class

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Brooklyn-class [r]: 9767-ton (i.e., compliant with the Washington Naval Treaty limit), U.S. light cruisers built in 1938-1939, heavily gunned to match the Japanese Mogami-class (before their upgrading to heavy cruisers) and with an effective armor scheme derived from New Orleans-class heavy cruisers, but had problems with engines [e]

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