USS Northampton (CA-26)

	USS Northampton (CA-26) at Brisbane on 5 August 1941
History
United States
Name	Northampton
Namesake	City of Northampton, Massachusetts
Ordered	18 December 1924
Awarded	13 June 1927
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost	$10,675,000 (limit of cost)
Laid down	12 April 1928
Launched	5 September 1929
Sponsored by	Grace Coolidge
Commissioned	17 May 1930
Reclassified	CA-26, 1 July 1931
Stricken	1 December 1942
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-26; Hull symbol: CA-26;
Nickname(s)	"Nora"
Honors and; awards	6 × battle stars
Fate	Sunk during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 1 December 1942.
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Northampton-class cruiser
Displacement	9,050 long tons (9,195 t) (standard)
Length	600 ft 3 in (182.96 m) oa; 569 ft (173 m) pp;
Beam	66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
Draft	16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) (mean); 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) (max);
Installed power	8 × White-Forster boilers ; 107,000 shp (80,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines; 4 × screws;
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement	90 officers 606 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	CXAM radar from 1940
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3); 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 3–3+3⁄4 in (76–95 mm); Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm); Barbettes: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm); Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm); Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm);
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults
General characteristics (1941)
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3); 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 4 × 1.1 in (27.9 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns;

USS Northampton (CL/CA-26) was the lead ship in Northampton-class cruiser, in service with the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1930, originally classified a light cruiser because of her thin armor but later reclassified a heavy cruiser because of her 8-inch guns. During World War II she served in the Pacific and was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942. She was named after the city of Northampton, Massachusetts, the home of former President Calvin Coolidge.^[2]

^ "Ship Nicknames". zuzuray.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23, 337. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ Toppan, Andrew (22 January 2000). "Northampton class heavy cruisers". US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
^ Rickard, J (26 February 2014). "Northampton Class Heavy Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[1] "Ship Nicknames". zuzuray.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[ships-2] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23, 337. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[3] Toppan, Andrew (22 January 2000). "Northampton class heavy cruisers". US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[History1-4] Rickard, J (26 February 2014). "Northampton Class Heavy Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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History
USS Northampton (CA-26) at Brisbane on 5 August 1941
United States
Name	Northampton
Namesake	City of Northampton, Massachusetts
Ordered	18 December 1924
Awarded	13 June 1927
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost	$10,675,000 (limit of cost)
Laid down	12 April 1928
Launched	5 September 1929
Sponsored by	Grace Coolidge
Commissioned	17 May 1930
Reclassified	CA-26, 1 July 1931
Stricken	1 December 1942
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-26 Hull symbol: CA-26
Nickname(s)	"Nora"^[1]
Honors and awards	6 × battle stars
Fate	Sunk during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 1 December 1942.
General characteristics (as built)^[2]^[3]
Class and type	Northampton-class cruiser
Displacement	9,050 long tons (9,195 t) (standard)
Length	600 ft 3 in (182.96 m) oa 569 ft (173 m) pp
Beam	66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
Draft	16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) (mean) 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) (max)
Installed power	8 × White-Forster boilers 107,000 shp (80,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines 4 × screws
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement	90 officers 606 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	CXAM radar from 1940
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3) 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt: 3–3+3⁄4 in (76–95 mm) Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm) Barbettes: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm) Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm) Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults
General characteristics (1941)^[4]
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 4 × 1.1 in (27.9 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns