US Navy 1945-80 USS Oregon City, Albany, Rochester (CA-122, 123, 124) The need to improve stability and AA firepower, notably the fire arc of light AA and secondary guns led BuShips (Bureau of Ships) to design in 1942 an improvement of the design, leading to the creation of the Oregon City class, of which only … Read more
US Navy 1945-70 USS Fargo*, Huntington*, Newark, New Haven, Buffalo, Wilmington, Vallejo, Helena, Roanoke, unnamed, Tallahassee, Cheyenne, Chattanooga (CL-106 – CL-118) The Fargo class cruiser were a sub-class of the famous Clevelands of WW2 fame, completed on a completely reworked design. USS Fargo and Huntington were the only one not cancelled in this 13 cruiser … Read more
