The fourth generation of nuclear powered cruisers have 2 single-arm Mk13 launchers but only an helicopter deck without hangar. Derivatives / Succeeded by 1976 Virginia class Specifications 580crew 10800full load (tn) 179length (m) 19beam (m) 9.60draught (m) 30max speed (knots) 2Naval Engine nuclear - pressurised water reactor 2Missile Launcher Mk 13 2Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon 2Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm) 1Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar Shipyards Newport News Shipbuilding - 2 List of Ships Filter: AllUS - US Navy .......... 6 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 19741999US NavyCGN-36USS CaliforniaNKIN19751999US NavyCGN-37USS South CarolinaNLVQ19761994US NavyCGN-38Virginia class USS Virginia19771993US NavyCGN-39Virginia class USS Texas NTEX19781997US NavyCGN-40Virginia class USS MississippiNGGD19801998US NavyCGN-41Virginia class USS Arkansas NARK6 units Events 1968-jun-13OrderedOrdered CGN-36 USS California 1968-jun-13OrderedOrdered CGN-37 USS South Carolina 1970-jan-23Laid downLaid down CGN-36 USS California 1970-dec-01Laid downLaid down CGN-37 USS South Carolina 1971-sep-22LaunchedLaunched CGN-36 USS California 1972-jul-01LaunchedLaunched CGN-37 USS South Carolina 1974-feb-16CommissionedCommissioned CGN-36 USS California as DLGN-36 1975-jan-25CommissionedCommissioned CGN-37 USS South Carolina as DLGN-37 1975-jun-30 CGN-36 USS California reclassified as CGN-36 1975-jun-30 CGN-37 USS South Carolina reclassified as CGN-37 1975-aug-19DeploymentDeployment CGN-37 USS South Carolina departed Norfolk VA, for 1 month N Atlantic deployment, as escort to USS Nimitz until 15 Sep. 1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment CGN-36 USS California Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Peel Bank 1996DeploymentDeployment CGN-37 USS South Carolina IFOR (implementation force) 1999-jul-09DecommissionedDecommissioned CGN-36 USS California 1999-jul-30DecommissionedDecommissioned CGN-37 USS South Carolina 2000-marFate: scrappedFate: scrapped CGN-37 USS South Carolina nuclear vessels recycling program 2000-may-12Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped CGN-36 USS California nuclear vessels recycling program 2014-sep-18 CGN-37 USS South Carolina Reunion all hands in Virginia Beach contact Paul LaFond on facebook.
California class Truxtun class Guided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ships
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