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US Bainbridge class

US Leahy class

Guided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered)

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Guided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) Bainbridge class



This unique ship was the nuclear-powered version of the Leahy class cruisers and as them it was originally a guided missile destroyer leader (DLG) and reclassified as guided missile cruiser in 1975



  Specifications


2Naval Engine nuclear - pressurised water reactor





helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar










  Shipyards


US Fore River Shipyard - 1



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19621996USUS NavyCGN-25USS BainbridgeNJUL





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  Events


1959-may-05Laid downLaid down US CGN-25 USS Bainbridge
1961-apr-15LaunchedLaunched US CGN-25 USS Bainbridge
1962-oct-06CommissionedCommissioned US CGN-25 USS Bainbridge as DLGN-25
1964-jul-31 US CGN-25 USS Bainbridge Operation Sea Orbit around the world cruise
1975 US CGN-25 USS Bainbridge reclassified as CGN-25
1996-sep-13DecommissionedDecommissioned US CGN-25 USS Bainbridge
1999-oct-30Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US CGN-25 USS Bainbridge Nuclear vessels Recycling Program









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