USS Chattanooga (CL-118)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Chattanooga.
Career
Name: USS Chattanooga
Namesake: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: 9 October 1944
Status: Contract cancelled 12 August 1945.
Class and type: Fargo-class light cruiser

USS Chattanooga (CL-118) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. The Chattanooga was to be built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News, Virginia. Her keel was laid on 9 October 1944. The Chattanooga was cancelled on 12 August 1945 before being launched.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Chattanooga". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.history.navy.mil/DANFS/c7/chattanooga-ii.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 

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