Project 65 Cruiser
Project 65 reminded some of the Mogami, having been first laid down as a Treaty light cruiser and then upgraded to a heavy cruiser. The Project 65 was proposed for the 1946-1955 ship building bienium in two guises, either as a light cruiser with nine 152mm (6") guns or with nine heavier 180mm (7.1") guns. However, Stalin cancelled the project in 1951 favoring building more Project 68(bis) Sverdlov-class light cruisers and continuing the development of the Project 82 Stalingrad-class battlecruisers.
Type: Light Cruiser (Draft Version 65V) Displacement: 9480 standard, 11600 loaded Length: 196.2 m Beam: 17.7 m Draught: 6.37 m Propulsion: 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 148,000 shp Speed: 36.5 kn Range: 4150 nmi at 18 kn Complement: ? Armament: 9 × 152 mm (6.0 in)/57 cal B-38 in 3 triple Mk5-bis turrets, 150 rounds per gun 8 × 100 mm (3.9 in)/56 cal Model 1934 in 4 twin SM-5-1 mounts, 250 rounds per gun 16 × 45 mm in quad AA mounts 24 x 25 mm in quad AA mounts 2 x 5 tube 533 mm (21") torpedoes Armour: Belt: 70 mm Conning tower: 70 mm Deck: 50 mm main 16 mm top deck Turrets: 70 mm front, side and roof Citadel: 70-100 mm Sensors: Search radars "Reef-A" "Gyuis-2" "Foot-N" Main FDC radar: STS Zenith, KDP SPN-500 AA FDC radar: "Foot-B" Jamming Station: "Coral" Sonar: GAS "Pegasus" The "Heavy Cruiser" version: Type: Cruiser (Project Option III-A) Displacement: 12960 standard, 15580 loaded Length: 220 m / 715 fet Beam: 19.7 m Draught: 6.88 m Propulsion: 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 148,000 shp Speed: 35.4 kn Range: 5000 nmi at 18 kn Complement: ? Armament: 9 × 180 mm (7.1 in) 3 triple Mk5-bis turrets, 100 rounds per gun 12 × 100 mm (3.9 in)/56 cal Model 1934 in 6 twin SM-5-1 mounts, 200 rounds per gun 16 × 45 mm in quad AA mounts 16 x 25 mm in quad AA mounts (Torpedo launchers removed for this version) Armour: Belt: 100 mm Conning tower: 70 mm Deck: 50 mm main 20 mm top deck Turrets: 175 mm front, 120 mm side and 80 mm roof Citadel: 120 mm Sensors: Search radars "Reef-A" "Gyuis-2" "Foot-N" Main FDC radar: STS "Ocean-65", KDP SM-18 AA FDC radar: "Foot-B" Jamming Station: "Coral" Sonar: GAS "Pegasus"
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