Editing Baltimore-class cruiser (section)

===Later designs===
The hull of the ''Baltimore'' class was used for the development of several other classes. The ''Oregon City''-class cruisers differed only slightly from ''Baltimore''s, because they were originally planned as ''Baltimore''-class cruisers but were constructed based on modified plans. Though nine ships were planned, only three were completed. The main differences between the two classes are the reduction to a single-trunked funnel; a redesigned forward superstructure that was placed {{convert|40|ft|m}} further aft, primarily to decrease top-heaviness; and an increase in the arcs of fire for the guns.

A fourth ''Oregon City''-class cruiser, the {{USS|Northampton|CLC-1|3}}, was ultimately completed as a light command cruiser. Despite having a heavy cruiser hull, she was classed as a light cruiser because her main armament of four 5 inch guns was smaller than the 8 inch guns usually found on heavy cruisers.

The {{sclass|Des Moines|cruiser|1}} was an entirely new heavy cruiser design that attempted to improve upon the ''Baltimore'' class. While the basic deck and machinery layout was largely unchanged, this class carried the first fully automated high-caliber guns on a warship and had improved damage protection features, greatly improving both firepower and survivability. None was constructed in time to take part in World War II.

The plans for the {{Sclass|Saipan|aircraft carrier|0}} [[light aircraft carrier]] were adapted from the drafts of the ''Baltimore'' hull design, including the layout of the engines. The hulls of these ships were, however, significantly widened. The ''Saipan''-class ships were completed in 1947 and 1948, but by the mid-1950s, they proved too small for the planes of the [[jet age]] and were converted for use as communication and [[command ship]]s.