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Posted by Richard Harden on December 1, 2025, 13:07:15, in reply to "Cleveland in her original fit?"
She was originally designed with two boat cranes and actually had them installed at one point. I don't think she ever went to sea with them though. Four twin 40mm mounts were also in the original design. That may not have been changed right away though. The mast tops are different and the MK4 radar antennas were atop very tall mountings on the MK 37 directors. She may have initially had MK 3 radars on her MK34 main battery directors. Initial search radar fit was likely SG on the foremast and SC on the mainmast. she definitely carried SOCs at one time and maybe SO3Cs for a bit. 
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I kinda went wild at the Squadron Black Friday sale, all in 350th: HMS York, HMS Argonaut, and the Deluxe USS Cleveland. I'd love to backdate the Cleveland to her 1942-43 fit. What would be required for that? Clearly, she lost some AA positions and the radar fit was different, as was the crane and boat arrangement, but anything obvious beyond that?
Many thanks,
Bob
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