Keywords: Flight deck cruiser design CF-2 31 Jan 1940.jpg en Proposed Flight Deck Cruiser CF-2 Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board during the final effort to develop a flight deck cruiser CF This plan dated 31 January 1940 is for a 12 200 ton standard displacement ship 14 560 ton trial displacement with a main battery of six 6 /47 guns a secondary battery of four 5 /38 guns and an aircraft complement of 36 scout-bombers Ship's dimensions are waterline length 640'; waterline beam 67'; draft 22' Powerplant has 100 000 horsepower for a speed of 33 knots Scale of the plan and side elevation drawings is 1/32 1' The original plan is in the 1939-1944 Spring Styles Book held by the Naval Historical Center http //www history navy mil/photos/images/s-file/s511-05c htm United States Navy 1940-01-31 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Flight deck cruiser proposals |