USS Vallejo (CL-112)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Vallejo.

History

Name:	USS Vallejo (CL-112)
Namesake:	Vallejo, California
Ordered:	9 July 1942
Builder:	New York Shipbuilding Corp.
Status:	Construction cancelled 5 October 1944
Class & 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

↑ "Vallejo". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
↑ Gardiner, Robert (1980), Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Naval Institute Press, p. 120

Fargo-class cruisers

Completed	Fargo Huntington

Cancelled	Newark New Haven Buffalo Wilmington Vallejo Helena Roanoke Tallahassee Cheyenne Chattanooga

Preceded by: Baltimore class Followed by: Juneau class

List of cruisers of the United States Navy

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