The next generation of DLG frigates have a single missile launcher (for both SAM Terrier and ASW ASROC) in order to leave space to add an hangar. Reclassified as guided cruisers in 1975 and reffited with Harpoons/Standards and CIWS Phalanx in the 1980s
| Derivatives / Succeeded by | |
|---|---|
| 1967 |  CGN Truxtun class |
| 1974 | CGN California class |
| 1976 | CGN Virginia class |
Specifications |
| 477 | crew | ||||||
| 7900 | full load (tn) | ||||||
| 167 | length (m) | ||||||
| 17 | beam (m) | ||||||
| 8.80 | draught (m) | ||||||
| 32 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
| 4 | Naval Engine boilers | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine steam turbines | ||||||
| 1 | Missile Launcher Mk 10 Terrier | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Gun Mark 42 5/54 inch (127mm) | ||||||
Aircraft Shipyards |
| Bath Iron Works - | 5 |
| Bethlehem San Francisco - | 1 |
| Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company - Harbor Island | 2 |
| Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro - | 1 |
List of Ships |
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| 1964 | 1995 | sunk 1998 | | US Navy | CG-26 | USS Belknap | |||
| 1965 | 1994 | | US Navy | CG-27 | USS Josephus Daniels | ||||
| 1966 | 1993 | sunk 2002 | | US Navy | CG-28 | USS Wainwright | NGHX | ||
| 1966 | 1994 | sunk 2007 | | US Navy | CG-29 | USS Jouett | NZTV | ||
| 1966 | 1994 | sunk 2005 | | US Navy | CG-32 | USS William H. Standley | NWHS | ||
| 1966 | 1994 | | US Navy | CG-33 | USS Fox | NFOX | |||
| 1967 | 1994 | sunk 2008 | | US Navy | CG-30 | USS Horne | NBXW | ||
| 1967 | 1994 | | US Navy | CG-31 | USS Sterett | NUKJ | |||
| 1967 | 1993 | | US Navy | CG-34 | USS Biddle | NMYE | |||
| 1967 | 1995 | | US Navy | CGN-35 | Truxtun class USS Truxtun | ||||
| 1974 | 1999 | | US Navy | CGN-36 | California class USS California | NKIN | |||
| 1975 | 1999 | | US Navy | CGN-37 | California class USS South Carolina | NLVQ | |||
| 1976 | 1994 | | US Navy | CGN-38 | Virginia class USS Virginia | ||||
| 1977 | 1993 | | US Navy | CGN-39 | Virginia class USS Texas | NTEX | |||
| 1978 | 1997 | | US Navy | CGN-40 | Virginia class USS Mississippi | NGGD | |||
| 1980 | 1998 | | US Navy | CGN-41 | Virginia class USS Arkansas | NARK | |||
Events |
| 1962-feb-05 | Laid down | Laid down CG-26 USS Belknap as DLG-26 | |
| 1962-apr-23 | Laid down | Laid down CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels | |
| 1962-jul-02 | Laid down | Laid down CG-28 USS Wainwright | |
| 1962-sep-25 | Laid down | Laid down CG-29 USS Jouett | |
| 1962-sep-25 | Laid down | Laid down CG-31 USS Sterett | |
| 1962-dec-12 | Laid down | Laid down CG-30 USS Horne | |
| 1963-jan-15 | Laid down | Laid down CG-33 USS Fox | |
| 1963-jul-20 | Launched | Launched CG-26 USS Belknap | |
| 1963-jul-29 | Laid down | Laid down CG-32 USS William H. Standley | |
| 1963-dec-02 | Launched | Launched CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels | |
| 1963-dec-09 | Laid down | Laid down CG-34 USS Biddle | |
| 1964-apr-25 | Launched | Launched CG-28 USS Wainwright | |
| 1964-jun-30 | Launched | Launched CG-29 USS Jouett | |
| 1964-oct-30 | Launched | Launched CG-30 USS Horne | |
| 1964-nov-07 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-26 USS Belknap | |
| 1964-nov-21 | Launched | Launched CG-33 USS Fox | |
| 1964-dec-19 | Launched | Launched CG-32 USS William H. Standley | |
| 1965-may-08 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels as DLG-27 | |
| 1965-jun-30 | Launched | Launched CG-31 USS Sterett | |
| 1965-jul-02 | Launched | Launched CG-34 USS Biddle | |
| 1966-jan-08 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-28 USS Wainwright as DLG-28 | |
| 1966-may-08 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-33 USS Fox as DLG-33 | |
| 1966-jul-09 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-32 USS William H. Standley as DLG-32 | |
| 1966-dec-03 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-29 USS Jouett as DLG-29 | |
| 1967-jan-21 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-34 USS Biddle as DLG-34 | |
| 1967-apr-08 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-31 USS Sterett as DLG-31 | |
| 1967-apr-15 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-30 USS Horne as DLG-30 | |
| 1971 | Aircraft | Aircraft CG-33 USS Fox YSH-2E prototype trials at San Diego | |
| 1973-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft CG-31 USS Sterett SH-2D 152198 from HSL-31 Det.1 accident between Guam and the Philippines | |
| 1974-oct-04 | CG-32 USS William H. Standley Towed the USS Vreeland (FF-1068) in the MED due to serious boiler trouble | ||
| 1975 | CG-33 USS Fox Westpac 75-76 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-26 USS Belknap reclassified as CG-26 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels reclassified as CG-27 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-28 USS Wainwright reclassified as CG-28 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-29 USS Jouett reclassified as CG-29 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-30 USS Horne reclassified as CG-30 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-31 USS Sterett reclassified as CG-31 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-32 USS William H. Standley reclassified as CG-32 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-33 USS Fox reclassified as CG-33 | ||
| 1975-jun-30 | CG-34 USS Biddle reclassified as CG-34 | ||
| 1975-nov-22 | CG-26 USS Belknap Severely damaged in a collision with aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy off the coast of Sicily, Italy. The following fire melted, burned and gutted to the deck level her aluminum superstructure | ||
| 1976-jan-30 | Refit | Refit CG-26 USS Belknap reconstruction at Philadelphia Navy Yard up to 10may80 | |
| 1977-mar-10 | Aircraft | Aircraft CG-31 USS Sterett SH-2 Sea Sprite crashed in the mid-Pacific approaching the cruiser during routine flight operations, detachment of HSL-33 | |
| 1978 | CG-33 USS Fox WestPac | ||
| 1980 | CG-33 USS Fox WestPac 80-81 | ||
| 1987 | Refit | Refit CG-34 USS Biddle air search radar ITT Gilfillan AN/SPS-48E early 1987 refit as first of the NTU upgrades to the AN/SPS-48 long range, 3D air search and targetting radar | |
| 1990 | CG-34 USS Biddle with a seasprite onboard during Operation Desert Shield | ||
| 1991-nov | Deployment | Deployment CG-33 USS Fox WestPac 92, SH-2F HSL-35 Det.4 161899 | |
| 1993-nov-15 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-28 USS Wainwright | |
| 1993-nov-30 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-34 USS Biddle | |
| 1994-jan-22 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels | |
| 1994-jan-28 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-29 USS Jouett | |
| 1994-feb-04 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-30 USS Horne | |
| 1994-feb-11 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-32 USS William H. Standley | |
| 1994-mar-24 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-31 USS Sterett | |
| 1994-apr-15 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-33 USS Fox | |
| 1995 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped CG-33 USS Fox | |
| 1995-feb-15 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-26 USS Belknap | |
| 1995-dec-15 | Struck | Struck CG-26 USS Belknap | |
| 1998-sep-24 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk CG-26 USS Belknap as a target | |
| 1999 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels Brownsville, Texas | |
| 2000-dec-04 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped CG-34 USS Biddle Metro Marine Corporation, Philadelphia | |
| 2002 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk CG-28 USS Wainwright as a target | |
| 2005-jun-25 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk CG-32 USS William H. Standley as a target with Elliot (DD-967) off the eastern coast of Australia during Talisman Sabre exercise | |
| 2005-jul-29 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped CG-31 USS Sterett Brownsville, Texas | |
| 2007-aug | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk CG-29 USS Jouett target during Operation Valiant Shield 2007 | |
| 2008 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk CG-30 USS Horne as a target |
