 {|    |} uss fargo (cl-106), named after the city of fargo, north dakota, was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers of the united states navy, most of which were canceled due to the end of world war ii. the fargo-class cruisers were a modified version of the previous  design; the main difference was a more compact pyramidal superstructure with a single trunked funnel, intended to improve aa gun arcs of fire. the cruiser was launched 25 february 1945 by new york shipbuilding corporation, camden, new jersey, sponsored by mrs. f. o. olsen, and commissioned 9 december 1945, captain wyatt craig in command. ==service history== thumb|uss fargo at venice in 1949. fargo sailed from philadelphia on 15 april 1946, with vice admiral bernard h. bieri embarked for a goodwill cruise to bermuda, trinidad, recife, rio de janeiro and montevideo, from which she took departure on 31 may for the mediterranean. during this tour of duty, she visited a variety of ports in turkey, lebanon, greece, italy, and france, as well as north africa and served as american representative at trieste, then troubled by dissension between italy and yugoslavia over the city's status. returning to new york city on 2 march 1947, fargo sailed once more for the mediterranean on 20 may, and during this tour of duty, served for one month as flagship for commander, naval forces mediterra
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