World War II
American Cruisers
USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
Baltimore class
A Study in Blueprints

by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.

BK-056 $60.00 (Foreign: $90.00)(11"x17" soft cover book of engineering drawings, 48 pages)
Ships of class: USS Baltimore CA-68), USS Boston (CA-69), USS Canberra (CA-70), USS Quincy (CA-71), USS Pittsburgh (CA-72), USS St. Paul (CA-73), USS Columbus (CA-74), USS Helena (CA-75), USS Bremerton (CA-130), USS Fall River (CA-131), USS Macon (CA-132), USS Toledo (CA-133), USS Los Angeles (CA-135) and USS Chicago (CA-136).

Aircraft Carriers: USS Saipan (CVL-48)[USS Arlington (AGMR-2)] and USS Wright (CVL-49)(CC-2).

List of Drawings

  Title

Vessel & Shipyard

Date of Document

Scale

Page

06 level-fwd air defense sta.05 level-fwd M.B.F.C. sta., open bridge & top of pilot house,

USS Los Angeles(CA-135)
Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, Calif.

March 18, 1954 and corrected to Nov. 9, 1962

-

45-47

04 level-nav. Bridge03 level-flag bridge,

do.

do.

-

14

04 level-aft air defense sta.03 level-aft main battery fire control sta.

do.

do.

-

15

1st level above main deck, middle level fwd., Plan at main deck,

do.

do.

-

16

Plan at main deck, aft, inboard profile,

do.

do.

-

17

Plan at 2nd platform, plan at 1stplatform,

do.

do.

-

18

Inboard profile,

do.

May 11, 1962

1/32"

19-20

Outboard profile,

do.

do.

do.

21-22

Main deck,

do.

do.

do.

23-24

1st level & middle levels,

do.

do.

do.

25-26

Bridges,

do.

do.

do.

27-28

2nd deck,

do.

do.

do.

29-30

3rd deck,

do.

do.

do.

31-32

1st platform,

do.

do.

do.

33-34

2nd platform,

do.

do.

1/32"

35-36

Hold,

do.

do.

do.

37-38

Inner bottom,

do.

do.

do.

39-40

Cross sections, frames6, 30 & 46,

do.

do.

do.

41

Cross sections, frames 78 & 87,

do.

do.

do.

42

Cross sections, frame 112,

do.

do.

do.

43

Cross sections, frames130, 158 & 162,

do.

do.

do.

44

Body, mold loft,

do.

March 30, 1943

1/8"

45-47

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