USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26), named for Rear Admirals George E. Belknap (1832–1903) and his son Reginald Rowan Belknap (1871–1959), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy.

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USS BELKNAP (CG-26) USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26), named for Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap USN (1832-1903), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy.

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Belknap, in honor of Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap. USS Belknap (DD-251), was a destroyer launched in 1919 and decommissioned in 1945. USS Belknap (CG-26), the lead ship of her class, was a guided missile cruiser in service from 1964 to 1995.

The BELKNAP embarked the first operational SH-2D/LAMPS helicopter in December 1971. Originally classified as a guided missile frigate (DLG) she was reclassified as CG on June 30, 1975.

The USS Belknap DLG/CG-26 is planning a 50th anniversary reunion in remembrance of the collision of their ship with the USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 on 22 November, 1975.

BELKNAP was designated as the host ship for President George Bush’s historic meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev at Malta. Proceeding to anchor in Marsaxlokk Bay, BELKNAP was joined by the

USS BELKNAP was the lead ship of the BELKNAP - class of guided missile cruisers and the first ship in the Navy to carry the SH-2 helicopter on deployment. In April 1986, BELKNAP relieved the USS CORONADO (AGF 11) as the Sixth Fleet Command …

The Belknap-class cruiser was a class of single-ended guided-missile cruisers (their missile armament was installed only forward, unlike "double-ended" missile cruisers with missile armament installed both forward and aft) built for the United States Navy during the 1960s.

Aug 6, 2020 · Late on the night of 22 November 1975, US military commands received a flash message from the commander of Carrier Striking Force, Atlantic. The cruiser USS Belknap (CG-26) and carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) had collided 70 nautical miles east of Sicily.