The last collision occurred between two Navy vessels, when the guided-missile cruiser USS Belknap collided with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy off he coast of Sicily during night ...

Kennedy and the USS Belknap have collided in the Mediterranean Sea.” Then: “Oh, my God.” It’s my mom’s panic cry echoing from the kitchen. Within seconds, the telephone rings and ...

Built at the Bath Iron Works in Maine, the second USS Belknap measured 548 feet long, had a beam of 55 feet and drew 28.5 feet of water, according to the Navy's official history. The ship was the ...

Named to honor Rear Admirals George R. Belknap and his son Reginald Rowan Belknap, the USS Belknap was the lead ship of her class when launched in 1963. Initially, she was classified as DLG-26 ...

The Thomas S. Gates, the cruiser USS Belknap, the Mediterranean’s 6th Fleet flagship, and the guided missile frigate USS Kauffman, based in Newport, R.I., will visit the Soviet Union Aug. 4-8 ...

Damage done to USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) after her collision with USS Belknap (CG 26). (US Navy photo) November 22, 1975: The USS Belknap (CG 26) collides with the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67 ...

The USS Biddle, a Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser launched in 1965, played a key role in the Vietnam War starting in 1967. On July 19, 1972, it achieved what is believed to be the last enemy ...

A 20-year-old Richard Preston laid down for some rest in the bowels of the USS Belknap as the ship plowed through the dark off the coast of Sicily. It was about 9 p.m. on Nov. 22, 1975 ...

A touchstone accident was the collision of the USS Belknap guided-missile cruiser with the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier on Nov. 22, 1975. The collision off Sicily sparked a fire aboard the ...

Pickard joined the Navy as an Electronic Warfare Technician, serving onboard USS Belknap (CG 26) and USS LaSalle (AGF 3). After commissioning he served as First Lieutenant onbaord USS McInerney ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — On Friday veterans, The USS Belknap Association and people from the Lynchburg community came together to honor Desmond T. Doss, a United States World War II Army Corporal ...

Next month`s Mediterranean summit between President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will be held off the coast of Malta, most likely aboard two flagship cruisers, the USS Belknap and ...