] ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Thomas ▁Bab ington ▁Mac a ul ay , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Mac a ul ay ▁William ▁Bab ington ▁Max well ▁ ▁R . ▁B . ▁Bab ington ▁( 1 8 6 9 - 1 9 3 5 ), ▁American ▁business man , ▁tele communic ations ▁pione er , ▁bank er , ▁and ▁al der man ▁of ▁Gast onia , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : English ▁families ▁Category : English ▁gent ry ▁families ▁Category : I r ish ▁families ▁Category : Ang lo - I r ish ▁families ▁Category : B ab ington ▁family <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Port land ▁class ▁of ▁heavy ▁cru is ers ▁was ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁ships ▁designed ▁and ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁The ▁two ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁class , ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁saw ▁extensive ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Design ed ▁as ▁a ▁modification ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁, ▁the ▁Port land ▁class ▁disp la ced ▁just ▁under ▁ ▁and ▁featured ▁heav ier ▁arm or ▁and ▁arm ament ▁than ▁previous ▁cru is ers . ▁Fe aturing ▁ 8 "/ 5 5 ▁cal iber ▁guns ▁and ▁designed ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁fleet ▁flags hips , ▁the ▁Port land ▁class ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁fix ▁problems ▁with ▁arm ament ▁and ▁arm or ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁weak ness ▁of ▁preceding ▁U . S . ▁cru is ers . ▁These ▁designs ▁were ▁carried ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁, ▁to ▁which ▁six ▁intended ▁Port land