USS Roanoke (CL-114)

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

History

Name:	USS Roanoke (CL-114)
Namesake:	Roanoke, Virginia
Builder:	New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey
Status:	Construction cancelled 5 October 1944
Class & type:	Fargo-class light cruiser

USS Roanoke (CL-114) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. The Roanoke 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 Roanoke was cancelled on 5 October 1944 before being laid down.^[2]

References

↑ "Roanoke (CL-114)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 July 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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