Multiple ships of the

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have been named USS ''Vallejo'' in honor of

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. * was planned as a , but her construction was canceled 5 October 1944. * was a patrol

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, but was reclassified as

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on 15 April 1943 and renamed on 19 November 1943. Her contract was canceled 11 January 1944 before she was laid down. * was laid down as a on 16 July 1945; however, her construction was canceled on 8 December 1945, and her hulk was subsequently scrapped.

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