Like with the USS Bainbridge the Belknap class cruisers have a nuclear version although in this case the resulting ship was heavily modified Derivatives / Succeeded by 1974 California class 1976 Virginia class Specifications 2Naval Engine nuclear - pressurised water reactor Aircraft Typical Max US Navy Kaman Seasprite 11 Shipyards New York Shipbuilding - 1 List of Ships Filter: AllUS - US Navy .......... 7 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 19671995US NavyCGN-35USS Truxtun 19741999US NavyCGN-36California class USS CaliforniaNKIN19751999US NavyCGN-37California class USS South CarolinaNLVQ19761994US NavyCGN-38Virginia class USS Virginia19771993US NavyCGN-39Virginia class USS Texas NTEX19781997US NavyCGN-40Virginia class USS MississippiNGGD19801998US NavyCGN-41Virginia class USS Arkansas NARK7 units Events 1963-jun-17Laid downLaid down CGN-35 USS Truxtun 1964-dec-19LaunchedLaunched CGN-35 USS Truxtun 1967-may-27CommissionedCommissioned CGN-35 USS Truxtun as DLGN-35 1975-jun-30 CGN-35 USS Truxtun reclassified as CGN-35 1995-sep-11DecommissionedDecommissioned CGN-35 USS Truxtun 1999-apr-16Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped CGN-35 USS Truxtun nuclear vessels recycling program