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.

CG-26 appears as an edited G-26, with a few minor differences being white dots as pupils in the eyes, lack of any color that isn't grayscale and the particles being pitch black instead of white. It also appears more melted. It's probaly the same as G-26, but it …

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. She laid down by the Bathwas laided down at the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 5 February 1962, launched on 20 July 1963 and commissioned on 7 November 1964.

Aided by a tug, the USS Belknap (CG 26) leaves the Philadelphia Navy Yard, heading to Norfolk Navy Base on 16 June 1980. The cruiser has just completed a $235 million repair and renovation.

HISTORY OF USS BELKNAP DLG/CG 26 The USS BELKNAP the first of a new class of guided missile frigates, was the second ship of the U. S. Navy to bear this name. She was named after RADM George Eugene Belknap, USN 1832-1903, and his son Reginald Rowan Belknap, USN 1871 - 1959. She was christened by Mrs. Leonard B. Cresswell, the grand-

Modern US Navy Guided Missile Cruisers perform primarily in a Battle Force role. These ships are multi-mission (AAW, ASW, ASUW) surface combatants capable of supporting carrier or battleship battle groups, amphibious forces, or of operating independently and as …

USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26), named for Rear Admirals George E. Belknap (1832–1903) and Reginald Rowan Belknap (1871–1959), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy. She was launched as DLG-26, a guided missile frigate under the then-current designation system, and reclassified as CG-26 on 30 June 1975.

Dedicated to honoring all shipmates, all years, and all crews, and preserving the history and memory of the USS BELKNAP (DLG/CG 26), and to foster and strength en fraternal, civic, and patriotic ties among shipmates.

2020年8月6日 · 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.

The USS Belknap (DLG 26) was built as a Destroyer Leader. To understand that terminology, it is useful to consider some background on the destroyer navy, variously called “little boys,” “tin cans,” and “greyhounds.”