USS Norfolk

Two vessels of the United States Navy, and one incomplete, have been named USS Norfolk, after the city of Norfolk, Virginia.

• The first Norfolk (CA-137) was to be a heavy cruiser. The ship was laid down 27 December 1944 at the Philadelpha Naval Shipyard, but construction was cancelled 12 August 1945.

• The second Norfolk (DL-1) was a destroyer leader, the first major warship built by the Navy after World War II, and in service from 1953 to 1970.

• The third Norfolk (SSN-714) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1983 and on active service as of 2004.

See also: USS Norfolk Packet