Fargo

U.S.S. Fargo

CL-106

1945

(Neptun 1340d)

Class: Fargo - 2 light cruisers of 1943
Displacement: 10,000 tons
Dimensions: 600(wl) 610.25(oa) x 66.5 x 20 ft.
Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 100,000 = 33 knots
Armor: belt 5", turrets 6", deck 2", CT 5"
Armament: 12-6"/47 (4x3), 12-5"/38 (6x2), 28-40mm (6x4+2x2) A.A. guns
Complement: 1,200

Builder: New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey
Keel Laid: 23 Aug 1943
Launched: 25 Feb 1945
Commissioned: 9 Dec 1945
Decommissioned: 14 Feb 1950

Actions: Improved Cleveland class with single funnel and various modifications to reduce topweight. Fargo was completed too late to see action in WW2. Of eight sisters laid down, only one, CL-107 Huntington, was completed; still others were cancelled. Fargo served several tours of duty in the Mediterranean before being decommissioned.

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