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  • 1958    


    Guided-Missile Cruiser Albany class

    These ships were originally WWII era Baltimore class vessels which were heavily modified with aluminum superstructures and the first operational SAM systems. CG-13 Oregon City and CG-14 Fall River conversions were cancelled

        Derivatives / Succeeded by
    US Leahy class 1962
                            US CGN Bainbridge class 1962
                            US Belknap class 1964
                                                    US CGN Truxtun class 1967
                                                                            US CGN California class 1974
                                                                                                    US CGN Virginia class 1976


    Specifications

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    1222crew
    17500full load (tn)
    205length (m)
    21beam (m)
    9draught (m)
    32max speed (knots)
    120000power (shp)
    4Naval Engine boilers
    4Naval Engine steam turbines
    2Missile Launcher Mk 11 Tartar
    2Missile Launcher Mk 12 Talos
    1Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC
    2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

    Aircraft

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        Typical Max
    Landing platform only. No hangar
    US US Navy Sikorsky S-58 H-34 01

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    List of Ships

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    USUS NavyCG-10USS Albany19581980
    USUS NavyCG-11USS Chicago19581980
    USUS NavyCG-12USS Columbus19591975
    USUS NavyCG-16Leahy class USS Leahy19621993
    USUS NavyCGN-25Bainbridge class USS BainbridgeNJUL19621996
    USUS NavyCG-17Leahy class USS Harry E. YarnellNHEY19631993
    USUS NavyCG-18Leahy class USS WordenNQRA19631993
    USUS NavyCG-19Leahy class USS Dale19631994
    USUS NavyCG-21Leahy class USS GridleyNHBJ19631994
    USUS NavyCG-22Leahy class USS EnglandNLXZ19631994
    USUS NavyCG-23Leahy class USS HalseyNCXF19631994
    USUS NavyCG-20Leahy class USS Richmond K. TurnerNRKT19641995
    USUS NavyCG-24Leahy class USS ReevesNIEM19641993
    USUS NavyCG-26Belknap class USS Belknap19641995
    USUS NavyCG-27Belknap class USS Josephus Daniels19651994
    USUS NavyCG-28Belknap class USS WainwrightNGHX19661993
    USUS NavyCG-29Belknap class USS JouettNZTV19661994
    USUS NavyCG-32Belknap class USS William H. StandleyNWHS19661994
    USUS NavyCG-33Belknap class USS FoxNFOX19661994
    USUS NavyCG-30Belknap class USS HorneNBXW19671994
    USUS NavyCG-31Belknap class USS SterettNUKJ19671994
    USUS NavyCG-34Belknap class USS BiddleNMYE19671993
    USUS NavyCGN-35Truxtun class USS Truxtun19671995
    USUS NavyCGN-36California class USS CaliforniaNKIN19741999
    USUS NavyCGN-37California class USS South CarolinaNLVQ19751999
    USUS NavyCGN-38Virginia class USS Virginia19761994
    USUS NavyCGN-39Virginia class USS TexasNTEX19771993
    USUS NavyCGN-40Virginia class USS MississippiNGGD19781997
    USUS NavyCGN-41Virginia class USS ArkansasNARK19801998

    29 units


    Events

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    1958-nov-1CommissionedUS CG-10 USS Albany reclassified as CG-10
    1958-nov-1RefitUS CG-10 USS Albany as Albany class
    1958-nov-1CommissionedUS CG-11 USS Chicago reclassified as CG-11
    1959-jul-1RefitUS CG-11 USS Chicago as Albany class
    1959-sep-30CommissionedUS CG-12 USS Columbus reclassified as CG-12
    1962-nov-3US CG-10 USS Albany refit ended
    1964-may-2US CG-11 USS Chicago refit ended
    1967-mar-1RefitUS CG-10 USS Albany at Boston Naval Shipyard
    1968-nov-9US CG-10 USS Albany refit ended
    1975-jan-31DecommissionedUS CG-12 USS Columbus
    1976US CG-10 USS Albany flagship of the 6th Fleet
    1976-aug-9StruckUS CG-12 USS Columbus
    1977-oct-3Fate: scrappedUS CG-12 USS Columbus Port Newark, NJ
    1980-mar-1DecommissionedUS CG-11 USS Chicago
    1980-aug-29DecommissionedUS CG-10 USS Albany
    1984-jan-31StruckUS CG-11 USS Chicago
    1990Fate: scrappedUS CG-10 USS Albany
    1992Fate: scrappedUS CG-11 USS Chicago






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