Hull Number: DLG-26
Launch Date: 07/20/1963
Commissioned Date: 11/07/1964
Decommissioned Date: 03/15/1995
Other Designations: CG-26
Class: BELKNAP
BELKNAP Class
Length Overall: 547'
Beam: 54' 10"
Draft: 29' max.
Full Load Displacement: 8,150
Armament:
One 5″/54 caliber gun
Two 3″/50 caliber guns in single mounts
Two 21″ torpedo tubes
Two 12.75″ triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
One Mark 10 Mod 0 Guided Missile Launching System (Terrier/ASROC)
Complement:
22 Officers
373 Enlisted
Propulsion:
4 Boilers
2 Turbines: 85,000 horsepower
Highest speed on trials: 31 knots
Namesake: GEORGE EUGENE BELKNAP
GEORGE EUGENE BELKNAP
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Published 1959)
Born in Newport, NH, in 1832, George Eugene Belknap was appointed a Midshipman in 1847. He commanded Canonicus during the attacks on Fort Fisher, NC, and Hartford during the Formosa Expedition of 1867. Appointed Rear Admiral 12 February 1889, he retired 22 January 1894. Rear Admiral Belknap died at Key West, FL, 7 April 1903.
Disposition:
Stricken 3/15/1995. Sunk as a target 9/24/1998