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.
uss belknap time aboard
was stationed on the belknap from feb 90- feb 93. My first 1200 pounder, lots of hard work ran both firerooms and did some time in the lab. Divisional lpo had its moments but I have to say being homeported in gaeta and on that ship brought me to be the BT I could have been always worked hard and played hard (not plitically correct nowa days). Was a great ship the names of the few that made it so great were BTC BERUBE,LTJG HAL LAMM, BTC JIMMY JONES, BT2 ZIMMERMAN, BT2 KIPP, BT2 M. JONES, AND MM1…
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I was stationed on the Belknap in the Gulf of Tonkin South China sea off of Viernam and went to DaNang harbor with the ship 1969
i rember when the kennedy cva67 nd the belknap collidaded it was cold and a bad
night in nov. god bless the men who died RIP AND GOD SPEED.