USS Fargo, first of a class of 10,000-ton light cruisers, was built at Camden, New Jersey. She was commissioned in December 1945, some three months after the end of the war with Japan that had brought about her construction. Her first active service was a cruise to South America in April and May 1946, after which she steamed to the Mediterranean Sea. During that deployment, which lasted until March 1947, Fargo visited many ports, included the disputed city of Trieste. A second Mediterranean cruise took place in May-September 1947 and was followed by two more in 1948 and 1949. The Truman Administration's late 1940s defense cutbacks resulted in a considerable reduction in the active U.S. Navy cruiser force, and Fargo was among the ships affected. She was decommissioned in mid-February 1950 and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Initially berthed at Bayonne, New Jersey, she was later moved to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, where she remained until sold for scrapping in August 1971.
This page features all the views we have related to USS Fargo (CL-106).
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Photo #: NH 98918 USS Fargo (CL-106) Underway at sea, 8 May 1946. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-343425 USS Fargo (CL-106) Firing salutes on 15 June 1946, upon her arrival at Gibraltar for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean Sea. Photographed from USS Providence (CL-82). Note floater nets stowed on top of Providence's Number Two 6"/47 gun turret. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 114KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-380809 USS Fargo (CL-106) At Trieste, 29 June 1946, during the crisis between Italy and Yugoslavia over the ownership of the port. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-702869 USS Fargo (CL-106) At Trieste, 29 June 1946, during the crisis between Italy and Yugoslavia over the ownership of the port. A British cruiser is in the center distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 72660 USS Fargo (CL-106) Laid up in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, in about 1965. USS Portsmouth (CL-102) is at right. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 72661 USS Fargo (CL-106) Laid up in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, in about 1965. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 72665 USS Fargo (CL-106) View looking forward on the ship's foredeck, taken in about 1965 while she was laid up in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania. Note trees and houses ashore, just ahead of the ship. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 132KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 72663 USS Fargo (CL-106) Ship's forward six-inch gun turrets and superstructure, looking aft from her foredeck in about 1965, while she was laid up in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 98KB; 590 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 72664 USS Fargo (CL-106) Closeup view of the ship's smokestack, taken in about 1965, while she was laid up in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania. Note peeling paint on the stack and pipes. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 110KB; 595 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 72662 USS Fargo (CL-106) Laid up in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, in about 1965. Photographed from on board the ship, looking forward from the stern, with her after 6"/47 gun turrets in the foreground. USS Portsmouth (CL-102) is at left. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 98KB; 590 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 72666 USS Fargo (CL-106) View the ship's data plaque, taken in about 1965 while she was laid up in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 117KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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In addition to the images presented above, the National Archives appears to hold other views of USS Fargo (CL-106). The following list features some of these images:
The images listed below are NOT in
the Naval Historical Center's collections.
DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our
page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions".
USS Fargo (CL-106) underway at sea, 20 November 1948. Starboard bow aerial view, with the ship making good speed in a choppy sea. USS Fargo (CL-106) tied up at Trieste, April 1949, while serving as flagship of Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman, Commander, Sixth Task Fleet. Photographed by PH2 J. Jones. Port broadside surface view, somewhat toward the bow. The ship is dressed with flags, with a port building beyond her. In the foreground Fargo's Sailors and Marines join U.S. Army units on parade in honor of Army Day. USS Fargo (CL-106) moored in Venice harbor, Italy, April 1949, while serving as flagship of Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman, Commander, Sixth Task Fleet. Photographed by AFC G.E. Eatridge Port quarter aerial view, with Venetian buildings in the foreground and background and small craft near the ship.
Reproductions of these images should be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system for pictures not held by the Naval Historical Center. The images listed in this box are NOT in the Naval Historical Center's collections. DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions". |
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 31 October 2003