USS Fargo (CL-85)

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USS Fargo (CL-85) was a planned United States Navy light cruiser whose name and hull number were reassigned before completion, leading to the vessel ultimately entering service as the light aircraft carrier USS Langley (CVL-27).

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Surface form Occurrences
USS Fargo (CL-106) 0
USS Langley (CVL-27) 0

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy light cruiser
light aircraft carrier
light cruiser
planned naval ship
associatedCarrier USS Langley (CVL-27) NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designConvertedTo USS Langley (CVL-27) NERFINISHED
era World War II
finalCommissionedAs USS Langley (CVL-27) NERFINISHED
finalRoleAfterConversion light aircraft carrier
hullNumber CL-85 NERFINISHED
CVL-27 NERFINISHED
hullNumberReassignedTo USS Fargo (CL-106) NERFINISHED
intendedRole light cruiser
namedAfter Fargo, North Dakota NERFINISHED
Fargo, North Dakota NERFINISHED
nameInheritedFrom USS Fargo (CL-85) NERFINISHED
nameReassignedTo USS Fargo (CL-106) NERFINISHED
navalProgram World War II era US cruiser program
originatedFrom conversion of planned cruiser USS Fargo (CL-85)
serviceBranch United States Navy
United States Navy
United States Navy
shipClassPlanned Cleveland-class light cruiser NERFINISHED
shipType light aircraft carrier
light cruiser
light cruiser
status converted during construction to an aircraft carrier
never completed as a cruiser
successorName USS Fargo (CL-106) NERFINISHED

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USS Langley (CVL-27) previousName USS Fargo (CL-85)