Belknap class

Belknap class

1964

1964

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Leahy class
Guided-Missile Cruiser
ships

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

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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)

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US Navy	CG-26	USS Belknap		1964	1995
US Navy	CG-27	USS Josephus Daniels		1965	1994
US Navy	CG-28	USS Wainwright	NGHX	1966	1993
US Navy	CG-29	USS Jouett	NZTV	1966	1994
US Navy	CG-32	USS William H. Standley	NWHS	1966	1994
US Navy	CG-33	USS Fox	NFOX	1966	1994
US Navy	CG-30	USS Horne	NBXW	1967	1994
US Navy	CG-31	USS Sterett	NUKJ	1967	1994
US Navy	CG-34	USS Biddle	NMYE	1967	1993
US Navy	CGN-35	Truxtun class USS Truxtun		1967	1995
US Navy	CGN-36	California class USS California	NKIN	1974	1999
US Navy	CGN-37	California class USS South Carolina	NLVQ	1975	1999
US Navy	CGN-38	Virginia class USS Virginia		1976	1994
US Navy	CGN-39	Virginia class USS Texas	NTEX	1977	1993
US Navy	CGN-40	Virginia class USS Mississippi	NGGD	1978	1997
US Navy	CGN-41	Virginia class USS Arkansas	NARK	1980	1998

16 units

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1962-feb-5	Laid down	CG-26 USS Belknap as DLG-26
1962-apr-23	Laid down	CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels
1962-jul-2	Laid down	CG-28 USS Wainwright
1962-sep-25	Laid down	CG-29 USS Jouett
1962-sep-25	Laid down	CG-31 USS Sterett
1962-dec-12	Laid down	CG-30 USS Horne
1963-jan-15	Laid down	CG-33 USS Fox
1963-jul-20	Launched	CG-26 USS Belknap
1963-jul-29	Laid down	CG-32 USS William H. Standley
1963-dec-2	Launched	CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels
1963-dec-9	Laid down	CG-34 USS Biddle
1964-apr-25	Launched	CG-28 USS Wainwright
1964-jun-30	Launched	CG-29 USS Jouett
1964-oct-30	Launched	CG-30 USS Horne
1964-nov-7	Commissioned	CG-26 USS Belknap
1964-nov-21	Launched	CG-33 USS Fox
1964-dec-19	Launched	CG-32 USS William H. Standley
1965-may-8	Commissioned	CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels as DLG-27
1965-jun-30	Launched	CG-31 USS Sterett
1965-jul-2	Launched	CG-34 USS Biddle
1966-jan-8	Commissioned	CG-28 USS Wainwright as DLG-28
1966-may-8	Commissioned	CG-33 USS Fox as DLG-33
1966-jul-9	Commissioned	CG-32 USS William H. Standley as DLG-32
1966-dec-3	Commissioned	CG-29 USS Jouett as DLG-29
1967-jan-21	Commissioned	CG-34 USS Biddle as DLG-34
1967-apr-8	Commissioned	CG-31 USS Sterett as DLG-31
1967-apr-15	Commissioned	CG-30 USS Horne as DLG-30
1971	Aircraft	CG-33 USS Fox YSH-2E prototype trials at San Diego
1973-mar	Aircraft	CG-31 USS Sterett SH-2D 152198 from HSL-31 Det.1 accident between Guam and the Philippines
1974-oct-4		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	CG-26 USS Belknap reconstruction at Philadelphia Navy Yard up to 10may80
1977-mar-10	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	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	CG-33 USS Fox WestPac 92, SH-2F HSL-35 Det.4 161899
1993-nov-15	Decommissioned	CG-28 USS Wainwright
1993-nov-30	Decommissioned	CG-34 USS Biddle
1994-jan-22	Decommissioned	CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels
1994-jan-28	Decommissioned	CG-29 USS Jouett
1994-feb-4	Decommissioned	CG-30 USS Horne
1994-feb-11	Decommissioned	CG-32 USS William H. Standley
1994-mar-24	Decommissioned	CG-31 USS Sterett
1994-apr-15	Decommissioned	CG-33 USS Fox
1995	Fate: scrapped	CG-33 USS Fox
1995-feb-15	Decommissioned	CG-26 USS Belknap
1995-dec-15	Struck	CG-26 USS Belknap
1998-sep-24	Fate: sunk	CG-26 USS Belknap as a target
1999	Fate: scrapped	CG-27 USS Josephus Daniels Brownsville, Texas
2000-dec-4	Fate: scrapped	CG-34 USS Biddle Metro Marine Corporation, Philadelphia
2002	Fate: sunk	CG-28 USS Wainwright as a target
2005-jun-25	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	CG-31 USS Sterett Brownsville, Texas
2007-aug	Fate: sunk	CG-29 USS Jouett target during Operation Valiant Shield 2007
2008	Fate: sunk	CG-30 USS Horne as a target

Derivatives / Succeeded by

CGN Truxtun class

CGN California class

CGN Virginia class