USS Vallejo (CL-112)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Vallejo.
Career
Name: USS Vallejo (CL-112)
Namesake: Vallejo, California
Ordered: 9 July 1942
Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corp.
Status: Construction cancelled 5 October 1944
Class and type: Fargo-class light cruiser

USS Vallejo (CL-112) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. Construction was authorized on 9 July 1942. The Vallejo was to be built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp. in Camden, New Jersey.[1] Due to interference with the construction of other ships, including the Worcester-class light cruisers, the Vallejo was cancelled on 5 October 1944 before being laid down.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vallejo". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.history.navy.mil/DANFS/v1/vallejo.htm. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  2. ^ Gardiner, Robert (1980), Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Naval Institute Press, p. 120, http://books.google.com/books?id=bJBMBvyQ83EC 

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