To: omega4179
USS Salem in Quincy, MA is the last big gun cruiser anywhere.
I think she is the last of the US boats. The Brits saved one of their 6" gun cruisers from WWII. And they have a WW I hull that was stripped down and would need to be completely refurbished.
42 posted on
05/27/2010 2:03:41 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
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To: GonzoGOP
HMS Caroline - 1914
43 posted on
05/27/2010 2:08:55 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
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To: GonzoGOP
A few other survivors
Avrov (Greece) - 1909
USS Little Rock (USA) - 1943
Mikhail Kutuzov (USSR) - 1952
48 posted on
05/27/2010 2:20:30 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
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To: GonzoGOP
The Brits saved one of their 6" gun cruisers from WWII.HMS Belfast?
59 posted on
05/27/2010 3:56:35 PM PDT by
Tallguy
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