USS Huntington (CL-107)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Huntington.
USS Huntington (CL-107), a Fargo-class light cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Huntington, West Virginia. She was built during World War II but not completed until after the end of the war and in use for only a few years.
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USS Huntington (CL-107), underway, 12 April 1948. | |
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Name | Huntington |
Namesake | City of Huntington, West Virginia |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
Laid down | 4 October 1943 |
Launched | 8 April 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. M. L. Jarrett, Jr. |
Commissioned | 23 February 1946 |
Decommissioned | 15 June 1949 |
Stricken | 1 September 1961 |
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Fate | Sold for scrap on 16 May 1962 |
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Class and type | Fargo-class light cruiser |
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Beam | 66 ft 4 in (20.22 m) |
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Speed | 32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) |
Range | 11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
Complement | 1,255 officers and enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 4 × floatplanes |
Aviation facilities | 2 × stern catapults |
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Huntington was launched by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, on 8 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. M. L. Jarrett, Jr., and commissioned 23 February 1946.[1]