USS New Orleans

Survived

Type	Heavy cruiser
Class	New Orleans
War	Second World War
Main guns	9 × 8″ guns in 3 triple turrets

A torpedo at Tassafaronga set off her forward magazines and tore away the bow as far as her second turret, killing 183 men.

The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) steams through a tight turn in Elliot Bay, Washington (USA), on 30 July 1943, following battle damage repairs and overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3)
8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns
2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns
8 × caliber 0.50 in (13 mm) machine guns

Armour

Belt: 3–5 in (76–127 mm)
Deck: 1+1⁄4–2+1⁄4 in (32–57 mm)
Barbettes: 5 in (130 mm)
Turrets: 1+1⁄2–8 in (38–203 mm)
Conning Tower: 5 in (127 mm)

Builder	Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
Laid down	14 March 1931
Launched	12 April 1933
Commissioned	15 February 1934
Displacement	9,950 long tons (10,110 t) (standard)
Length	588 ft (179 m) oa 574 ft (175 m) pp
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Complement	96 officers 819 enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

12 April 1933

Battle of the Coral Sea

Survived

4–8 May 1942

Battle of Midway

Survived

4–7 June 1942

Battle of Tassafaronga

Damaged

30 November 1942

Bow blown off

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap 22 September 1959