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Name | USS Roanoke (CL-114) |
Namesake | Roanoke, Virginia |
Builder | list error: <br /> list (help) New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Status | Construction cancelled 5 October 1944 |
Class and type | Fargo-class light cruiser |
USS Roanoke (CL-114) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. The Roanoke was to be built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp. in Camden, New Jersey.[1] Due to interference with the construction of other ships, including the Worcester-class light cruisers, the Roanoke was cancelled on 5 October 1944 before being laid down.[2]