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Line 91: Originally the {{USS\|Tuscaloosa\|CA-37}} was the lead ship of this class, but {{USS\|Astoria\|CA-34}}, {{USS\|New Orleans\|CA-32}} and {{USS\|Minneapolis\|CA-36}}, laid down as [[Portland class cruiser\|''Portland''-class]] ships, were reordered to the ''Tuscaloosa'' design in 1930; {{USS\|Portland\|CA-33}} and {{USS\|Indianapolis\|CA-35}} were being built in civilian rather than Navy yards and were completed as originally designed. Three ships of the class (''Astoria'', ''Quincy'', and ''Vincennes'') were lost in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Immediately following the [[Guadalcanal ~~Campaign~~campaign]] the remaining ships of the class went through major overhauls in order to lessen top heaviness due to new electrical and radar systems (as well as more anti-aircraft weaponry) which was being added as technology advanced. In doing so, the ships took on a new appearance, most notably in the bridge area and became known as the ''New Orleans''-class. The four survivors were decommissioned shortly after the war ended, and scrapped in 1959–1961.

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