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Naval History and Heritage Command

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Puerto Rico (CB-5)

An island in the West Indies east of Hispanola.

Puerto Rico (CB–5) was authorized 19 July 1940, and was to be built by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; but construction was cancelled 24 June 1943.

Published: Tue Mar 29 15:16:55 EDT 2016