USS Cheyenne (CL-117)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Cheyenne.
Career
Name: USS Cheyenne (CL-117)
Namesake: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: 29 May 1944
Fate: Contract cancelled 12 August 1945, later scrapped
Class and type: Fargo-class light cruiser

USS Cheyenne (CL-117) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company shipyard in Newport News, Virginia on 29 May 1944.[1] With the end of World War II imminent, construction was canceled on 12 August 1945[2] and the Cheyenne was later scrapped.

References

  1. ^ Toppan, Andrew (24 April 2000) "US Cruisers List: US Light/Heavy/AntiAircraft Cruisers, Part 2." Haze Gray & Underway http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/cruisers/ca-cl2.htm. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 
  2. ^ "Cheyenne". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.history.navy.mil/DANFS/c7/cheyenne-ii.htm. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 

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