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NEWARK (CL 108)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Hotel - Quebec - Zulu

CLASS - FARGO (Modified CLEVELAND)
Displacement 10,000 Tons, Dimensions, 611' 2" (oa) x 66' 4" x 25' (Max)
Armament 12 x 6"/47, 12 x 5"/38AA, 28 x 40mm, 10 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft
Armor, 5" Belt, 6" Turrets, 2" Deck, 5" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 100,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 32.5 Knots, Crew 992.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 17 JAN 1944 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ
Construction Cancelled while 67.8% complete on 12 AUG 1945
Launched 14 DEC 1945
Hulk used for underwater explosive testing from MAR - JUL 1948
Fate: Sold for scrap to American Shipbreakers, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 02 APR 1949

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0410800	482k	This is the five Newton Creek shipways at New York Ship, Camden, NJ on 14 March 1945. USS Fargo (CL 106) was launched from the first open ways on the left, and on the next is USS Huntington (CL 107) launched three weeks after this view. Second ship in view is USS Newark (CL 108), third USS New Haven (CL 109), and USS Buffalo (CL 110) on right.	Photo NA 80G-310563 courtesy of John Chiquoine via Shipscribe.
0410802	564k	8 April 1945: Launching day for the Huntington (CL 107). On the left is a partial view of the Newark (CL 108).	Photo NA 80G-317616 courtesy of John Chiquoine via Shipscribe.
0410803	564k	The hull that was to be Newark (CL 108) is tied up on the Philly yard downstream bulkhead, March 1948. Other vessels in view are California (BB 44), Tennessee (BB 43), South Dakota (BB 57), Olympia (IX 40), and one of Monterey (CVL 26), Langley (CVL 27), or Cabot (CVL 28).	Photo 80-G-392455 courtesy of Joe Lewis via John Chiquoine.
0410801	124k	The hulk of what was to be Newark (CL 108) after being used in exercises and tests, circa 1948. Ernie Arroyo collection.	John Chiquoine and Dave Schroeder.
0410804	620k	Portsmouth Navy Yard Test hulk of Newark (CL 108), 26 March 1948. Note that the bow of the Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) appears behind the stern of the strong>Newark. Ernie Arroyo collection.	Photo courtesy of Joe Lewis via John Chiquoine.

NEWARK (CL 108) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.

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