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USS BELKNAP CG 26 US NAVY Life on board a warship
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VIDEO RECORDED BY @Liberasceltasempre in 1993 • USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26), named for Rear Admirals George E. Belknap (1832--1903) and Reginald Rowan Belknap (1871--1959), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy. She was launched as DLG-26, a guided missile frigate under the then-current designation system, and reclassified as CG-26 on 30 June 1975. Belknap was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 February 1995 and sunk as a target on 24 September 1998. • CLASS - BELKNAP • Displacement 8,957 Tons, Dimensions, 547' (oa) x 54' 10 x 29' (Max) • Armament 1 Terrier/ASROC (60 Missiles) 1 x 5 /54RF, 2 x 3 /50, 6 x12.75 TT. • Machinery, 85,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws • Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 400. • Operational and Building Data • Keel laid on 05 FEB 1962 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME • Launched 20 July, 1963 • Commissioned 07 NOV 1964 • Reclassified CG 26 on 30 JUN 1975 • Collided with USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) on 22 NOV 1975 in the Ionian Sea.
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