USS Fargo (CL-106)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Fargo.
USS Fargo (CL-106), named after the city of Fargo, North Dakota, was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers of the United States Navy, most of which were canceled due to the end of World War II.
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USS Fargo (CL-106), underway at sea, 8 May 1946. | |
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Name | Fargo |
Namesake | City of Fargo, North Dakota |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
Laid down | 23 August 1943 |
Launched | 25 February 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. F. O. Olsen |
Commissioned | 9 December 1945 |
Decommissioned | 14 February 1950 |
Stricken | 1 March 1970 |
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Fate | Sold for scrap, 18 August 1971 |
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Class and type | Fargo-class light cruiser |
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Beam | 66 ft 4 in (20.22 m) |
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Speed | 32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) |
Range | 11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
Complement | 1,255 officers and enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 4 × floatplanes |
Aviation facilities | 2 × stern catapults |
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The Fargo-class cruisers were a modified version of the previous Cleveland-class cruiser design; the main difference was a more compact pyramidal superstructure with a single trunked funnel, intended to improve AA gun arcs of fire.
The cruiser was launched 25 February 1945 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. F. O. Olsen, and commissioned 9 December 1945.[1]