
USS Worcester – CL-144 History and Technical Reference
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List of Figures
Figure 1 - Historical Data Plate Drawing (from NARA Microfilm) 1
Figure 2 - Scheme "A" - 31 July 1941 - 4 Triple Turrets (NHC) 2
Figure 3 - Scheme "B" - 31 July 1941- 6 Twin Turrets (NHC) 3
Figure 4 – Scheme “C” – 31 July 1941 - 4 Twin Gun Turrets (NHC) 4
Figure 5 – Scheme “D” – 18 October 1941 - 5 Twin Gun Turrets (NHC) 5
Figure 6 – Scheme “E” – 11 July 1942 - 5 Twin Gun Turrets (NHC) 6
Figure 7 – Scheme “J” - 31 May 1943 (revised further in June and July
1943) – 6 Twin Gun Turrets (NHC) 7
Figure 8 – Worcester during construction (NARA) 8
Figure 9 - Boatswains pipe the first watch to duty following ship's com-
missioning (NARA) 8
Figure 10 - Color guard salutes the flag after posting at the stern - June
26, 1948 (NARA) 9
Figure 11 - ETs outside Radio 2 (WL) 10
Figure 12 – Worcester in the North Atlantic (NHC) 11
Figure 13 - Atlantic Storm - December 1949 (WL) 12
Figure 14 - Atlantic Storm - December 1949 (WL) 12
Figure 15 - Storm Related Damage - December 1949 (WL) 12
Figure 16 - Storm Related Damage - December 1949 (WL) 12
Figure 17 - Anchored off St. Mark's Square Venice, Italy (EAV) 13
Figure 18 - Firing 6" Guns (EAV) 14
Figure 19 - Port Said, Egypt - Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal
(JAJ) 15
Figure 20 - Carriers Valley Forge & Leyte of Task Force 77 at Sasebo,
Japan 1950 (NHC) 16
Figure 21 – Powder Handling aboard USS Worcester (NHC) 16
Figure 22 - USS Brush lies low in the water after hitting mine (RM) 17
Figure 23 - Transferring USS Brush Casualty (EAV) 17
Figure 24 - Providing medical aid to Brush wounded (EAV) 18
Figure 25 - Worcester transits Panama Canal - Nov. 1950 (EAV) 20
Figure 26 Anti-radiation washdown system test 1952 (NHC) 21
Figure 27 – Worcester in Long Beach, 1956 (NHC) 23
Figure 28 – USS Missouri, USS Roanoke, USS Worcester (NHC) 24
Figure 29 - Venice 1950 (EAV) 25
Figure 30 - Deck Operations (EAV) 25
Figure 31 - Midship - weapon systems locations 26
Figure 32 – Foremast, Forward Stack, Stub Mast and Aft Stack, 3”/50
Mount in Foreground (JAJ) 27
Figure 33 - Foremast, Foreward Stack, Mk 37 Director in foreground
(WL) 27
Figure 34 – Section through 6”/47 dual-purpose two-gun turret (NavPers
10797-A) 28
Figure 35 – Plan view of 6”/47 two-gun turret gun house (NavPers
10797-A) 29
Figure 36 – Plan view of upper projectile flat in 6”/47 two-gun turret
(NavPers 10797-A) 29
Figure 37 – Plan view of powder –handling flat in 6”/47 two-gun turret
(NavPers 10797-A) 30
Figure 38 - 3"/50 Cal. Twin Mount (NavPers 10797-A) 31
Figure 39 - 3"/50 Cal. Twin Mount aboard USS Worcester (WL) 31
Figure 40 - 3"/50Cal. Twin Mount - Personnel Stations (NavPers 10797-
A) 32
Figure 41 - Preparing to fire 20mm Guns (CB) 33
Figure 42 - Mk 27 Radar (ice covered) located between gun barrels (WL)
34
Figure 43 - Mk 37 GFCS Element Interconnection (NavPers 10798-A) 35
Figure 44 - Mk 37 Director with Mk 25 Radar (NavPers 10798-A) 36
Figure 45 - Mk 37 Director with Mk 25 Radar (left), Mk 63 Gun sight (cen-
ter, bottom) (WL) 37
Figure 46 - Mk 1A Computer (NavPers 10798-A) 37
37
Figure 47 - Mk 6 Stable Element and Mk 1A Computer (NavPers 10798-
A) 38
Figure 48 - Mark-1A Computer (CB) 38
Figure 49 - Mk 56 GCFS Diagram (NavPers 10798-A) 39
Figure 50 - Mk 63 GFCS Diagram (NavPers 10798-A) 40
Figure 51 - Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk Seaplane (JB) 42
Figure 52 - Target drone on its catapult (JAJ) 43
Figure 53 - Target drone maintenance (JAJ) 44
Figure 54 - Target drone launch (JB) 44
Figure 55 - Helicopter operations (EAV) 45
Figure 56 - Helicopter operations (EAV) 46
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Figure 57 - Helicopter Operations (JB) 46
Figure 58 - Elizabeth Taylor visits the Worcester (EAV) 55
Figure 59 - USS Worcester - CL-144 (EAV) 55