Hunter-Killer Cruisers
After World War Two the US Navy established the classification of hunter-killer cruiser (CLK) for a planned series of small cruisers intended for ASW operations against high-speed submarines. Only the lead ship, NORFOLK, was completed; she was reclassified as a frigate (DL-1) while under construction. She was employed mainly in ASW test and evaluation activities. Decommissioned 15/1/70 and stricken 1/11/73. Sister CLK-2 New Haven was canceled in 1954.
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