Multiple ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Newark, after the city of Newark, New Jersey. USS Newark (C-1) was a protected cruiser in service from 1891 to 1912. USS Newark (SP-266) was a minesweeper and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919. USS Newark (CL-88) was a planned Cleveland-class light cruiser; construction was cancelled in 1940.[citation needed] USS Newark (CL-100) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser that was converted during construction to the Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto (CVL-30). USS Newark (CL-108) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser; construction was cancelled in 1945. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.