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How continuous cruiser building could have improved Omaha

A continuous US cruiser-building programme during the 1910s is judged likely to have produced a better Omaha class.

Light Cruisers Naval Procurement Omaha Class Cruisers US Navy World War I

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Question

Would the Omaha class have been better if the United States had built cruisers throughout the 1910s as Britain did?

Short answer

Yes, although the reply does not identify particular design changes.

Notes

A continuous US cruiser-building programme in the 1910s is judged likely to have produced a better Omaha class. No particular design change is specified.