▁bulk head s ▁were ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁deck ▁arm or ▁was ▁, ▁the ▁bar b ettes ▁were ▁, ▁the ▁gun h ouses ▁were ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁con ning ▁tower ▁was ▁. ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Port land - class ▁cru is ers ▁were ▁designed ▁with ▁space ▁to ▁be ▁out f itted ▁as ▁fleet ▁flags hips , ▁with ▁space ▁for ▁a ▁flag ▁officer ▁and ▁his ▁staff ▁to ▁operate . ▁The ▁class ▁also ▁featured ▁an ▁aircraft ▁cat ap ult ▁amid ships . ▁They ▁could ▁carry ▁four ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁total ▁crew ▁complement ▁varied , ▁with ▁a ▁regular ▁designed ▁crew ▁complement ▁of ▁ 8 0 7 , ▁a ▁w art ime ▁complement ▁of ▁ 9 5 2 , ▁which ▁could ▁increase ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 2 9 ▁when ▁the ▁cru iser ▁was ▁operating ▁as ▁a ▁fleet ▁flags hip . ▁ ▁Com parison ▁with ▁previous ▁cru iser ▁designs ▁ ▁The ▁Port land ▁class ▁was ▁generally ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁North am pton ▁class ▁by ▁about ▁ ▁and ▁featured ▁a ▁re vised ▁bow ▁shape . ▁They ▁were ▁otherwise ▁generally ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁North am pton ▁class , ▁with ▁an ▁extended ▁forec ast le ▁to ▁improve ▁sea - keep ing ▁ab ilities . ▁Their ▁m asts ▁were ▁reduced ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁North am pton ▁class ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁top ▁weight . ▁ ▁When ▁completed , ▁the ▁P ens ac ola ▁class ▁disp la ced ▁less ▁than ▁expected , ▁at ▁, ▁which ▁was ▁ ▁less ▁than ▁expected , ▁and ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁greatly ▁def ic ient