Photo #: S-511-58 "6" A.A. Cruiser - Scheme "I"" Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board during the development of a light cruiser with rapid-firing 6"/47 anti-aircraft guns, which ultimately became the Worcester (CL-144) class. This plan, dated May 1943, is for a 664-foot (waterline length), 13,740 (standard displacement) ship with twelve main battery guns. This design, which marks a return to a flush deck hull but still has aircraft facilities amidships, was not submitted for the General Board's consideration. Scale of the original drawings is 1/32" = 1'. The original plan is in the 1939-1944 "Spring Styles Book" held by the Naval Historical Center. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 425KB; 3000 x 1625 pixels