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 other, CL-107 Huntington, was completed; the rest were cancelled. Fargo served several tours of duty in the Mediterranean before being decommissioned.