USS Tallahassee (CL-116)

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

History

Name:	USS Tallahassee
Namesake:	Tallahassee, Florida
Builder:	Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down:	31 January 1944
Fate:	Construction cancelled 12 August 1945
Class & type:	Fargo-class light cruiser

USS Tallahassee (CL-116) was to be a Fargo-class light cruiser of the United States Navy.

The ship was laid down on 31 January 1944 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., but as the collapse of Japan became apparent, the contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945, and her hull was scrapped on the ways.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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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