USS Wilmington (CL-111)
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Wilmington |
| Namesake | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 5 March 1945 |
| Fate | Construction halted on 12 August 1945. Hulk eventually scrapped. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fargo-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) |
| Length | 611 ft 2 in (186.28 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft 6 in (20.27 m) |
| Draft | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Complement | 992 officers and enlisted |
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USS Wilmington (CL-111) was a planned ship which was scrapped prior to completion. She was the third ship to be scheduled to be named for Wilmington, Delaware.
Wilmington was to be a United States Navy Fargo-class light cruiser. She was laid down 5 March 1945 by William Cramp and Sons, but with the end of World War II, construction was suspended 12 August 1945 and the hulk subsequently scrapped.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
