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.