USS Fargo (CL-106)
- Belt: 127 mm
- Pages: 38 mm
- Deck: 51-76 mm
- Tower fronts: 127 mm
- Tower ceilings and sides: 76 mm
- Command Stand: 165 mm
The USS Fargo (CL -106 ) was a light cruiser of the United States Navy.
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History
The USS Fargo was put into service on December 9, 1945. She was the lead ship of the Fargo - class, however, remained quite small, as only two units were completed. The remaining works were canceled because the war had already ended. In contrast to the Cleveland class, there were the following changes: A single, but thicker chimney, the huddled bodies, altered positions of the two fire control Mk 34 and Mk 37, and, for reasons of better stability, the statement of 12.7 -cm twin towers one deck lower. The two aircraft catapults on the quarterdeck were expanded in 1948 to make room for a helipad. In addition, the SR -3 radar on the foremast, the SP was on the aft.
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As of April 15, 1946, the goodwill trip took place to Bermuda, Trinidad, Brazil and Uruguay. Following this, the USS Fargo drove on May 31, 1946 in the Mediterranean. On 20 May 1947, she began another journey to the Mediterranean, where it was a month long the flagship of COMNAVFORMED. On September 13, 1947, she then returned to the East Coast. Until decommissioning on 14 February 1950, the USS Fargo still took part in maneuvers in the Atlantic as the flagship of the "2nd Task Fleet " and in two other emergency operations in the Mediterranean.