Fargo class cruiser
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The Fargo-class cruisers were a modified version of the previous design; the main difference was a more compact pyramidal superstructure
with single trunked funnel, intended to improve the arcs of fire of the anti-aircraft (AA) guns. The same type of modification differentiated the and es of heavy cruiser
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In all, 13 ships of the class were planned but only and were ever completed, the rest being cancelled at varying states of completion with the de-escalation of World War II
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Fargo, the lead ship of the class, was launched on 25 February 1945, but was not commissioned until 9 December 1945, shortly after the war ended. Huntington was commissioned early in 1946. The two ships were decommissioned in 1949-1950, and never reactivated.
Superstructure
A superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline. This term is applied to various kinds of physical structures such as buildings, bridges, or ships...
with single trunked funnel, intended to improve the arcs of fire of the anti-aircraft (AA) guns. The same type of modification differentiated the and es of heavy cruiser
Heavy cruiser
The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range, high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 203mm calibre . The heavy cruiser can be seen as a lineage of ship design from 1915 until 1945, although the term 'heavy cruiser' only came into formal use in 1930...
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In all, 13 ships of the class were planned but only and were ever completed, the rest being cancelled at varying states of completion with the de-escalation of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Fargo, the lead ship of the class, was launched on 25 February 1945, but was not commissioned until 9 December 1945, shortly after the war ended. Huntington was commissioned early in 1946. The two ships were decommissioned in 1949-1950, and never reactivated.
Ships in class
(CL-108) cancelled 1945 after launch. (CL-109) cancelled 1945. (CL-110) cancelled 1945. (CL-111) cancelled 1945. (CL-112) cancelled 1944. (CL-113) cancelled 1944. (CL-114) cancelled 1944.- Unnamed (CL-115) cancelled 1944. (CL-116) cancelled 1945. (CL-117) cancelled 1945. (CL-118) cancelled 1945.