▁initially ▁ordered ▁as ▁Port land - class ▁vessels , ▁but ▁were ▁re ordered ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁As ▁built , ▁the ▁Port land - class ▁cru is ers ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁ ▁in ▁length ▁overall , ▁ ▁long ▁at ▁the ▁water line , ▁ ▁ab e am , ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁ ▁maximum . ▁They ▁were ▁designed ▁for ▁a ▁standard ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁a ▁full - load ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁. ▁However , ▁neither ▁completed ▁ship ▁reached ▁this ▁weight , ▁disp la cing ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁respectively . ▁The ▁ships ▁featured ▁two ▁distinct ive ▁ra ked ▁fun n els , ▁a ▁tri pod ▁for em ast , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁tower ▁and ▁pole ▁m ast ▁a ft . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁light ▁tri pod s ▁were ▁added ▁forward ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁fun nel ▁on ▁each ▁ship , ▁and ▁a ▁prominent ▁Naval ▁director ▁was ▁installed ▁a ft . ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁four ▁prop eller ▁sh aft s ▁and ▁four ▁Par s ons ▁GT ▁ge ared ▁tur b ines ▁and ▁eight ▁Y arrow ▁bo ilers . ▁The ▁power ▁plant ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁generated ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁ships ▁had ▁a ▁design ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁designed ▁for ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁. ▁Both ▁completed ▁ships ▁rolled ▁badly ▁until ▁fitted ▁with ▁bil ge ▁ke els . ▁ ▁The ▁cru is ers ▁were ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁main ▁battery ▁of ▁nine ▁Mark ▁ 9 ▁ 8 "/ 5