U S S Portland C A 33
by Jack Pumphrey
Title
U S S Portland C A 33
Artist
Jack Pumphrey
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Drawing - Pen & Ink
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The U S S Portland served in a large number of engagements including the Battle of Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway and the Guadalcanal Campaign, where she was severely damaged but nonetheless able to return to service, she later fought in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Okinawa, Ordered for the U.S. Navy in fiscal year 1930, the Portland-class was originally designated as a light cruiser, and given the hull classification symbol CL, being re-designated a heavy cruiser with the symbol CA on 1 July 1931, due to their armament, in accordance with the London Naval Treaty, originally, eight cruisers were envisioned as modified Northampton-class vessels, but eventually two of these became the Portland-class, with the remaining six eventually being further modified into the succeeding New Orleans-class
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