The Omaha class combined several generations of cruiser design. Twin turrets coexisted with casemate weapons mounted in conspicuous hull bulges. The design mixed pre-dreadnought cruiser practice, dreadnought-era ideas, and First World War technology. These wartime technologies would help shape later cruisers, especially those of the 1930s.
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Omaha joined old and new cruiser design ideas
Omaha's turrets, casemates, and unusual hull gun positions show how postwar cruisers mixed pre-dreadnought practice with First World War lessons.