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Commodore William Bainbridge, ships namesake. |
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Bainbridge (DLGN-25) enters the water for the first
time, as she is launched at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy,
Massachusetts, 15 April 1961.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98110.
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First Day Postal Cover for the launching of Bainbridge. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) commissioning ceremonies,
at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 6 October
1962.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98111.
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) - View on the ship's after
deck during her commissioning ceremonies, 6 October 1962. Terrier guided
missiles are in the foreground. The ceremonies were held at the Bethlehem
Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98112.
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(Small) Port view. |
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Undated starboard bow view. |
Robert Hirst |
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Starboard bow view while in a high speed turn to port. Date
and location unknown. |
Robert Hirst |
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Close up of the superstructure of the Bainbridge
as seen in 1962. The prominent crane on the bridge face is for ASROC replenishment
while her foremast is equipped with her diesel emergency exhaust stack.
Both the foremast and lattice mainmast are loaded with radars, missile
guidance controls, IFF units and radio direction finders. |
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Starboard bow view while underway in 1962.
U.S. Navy photo.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) Underway during her sea
trials, 2-3 September 1962. Photographed by Areostatico.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98103.
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Fred Weiss |
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First Day Postal Cover for the Sea Trials of USS Bainbridge. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) underway at sea, 20 September 1962.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98104.
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Fred Weiss |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) Underway 20 September 1962
U.S. Navy photo.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) fires a Terrier guided
missile from her forward launcher, during sea trials, probably circa November
1962.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98114.
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) underway in January 1963. Photographed
by PH1 B.L. Bennett. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections
of the Naval Historical Center.
USNHC Photograph #NH 98105
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Robert Hurst |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) - ASROC missile leaves
its launcher, during an anti-submarine warfare/fire power demonstration,
15 August 1963.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98116.
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) - Terrier BW-1 guided missile
just after leaving the ship's after launcher, and just prior to boost
phase blast, during an anti-submarine warfare/fire power demonstration,
15 August 1963. This missile made a direct hit on the drone target seconds
after this picture was taken.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98113.
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USS Enterprise
(CVAN-65) underway in formation with USS
Long Beach (CGN-9), center, and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25),
at top, probably in the Mediterranean Sea in June-July 1964. Members
of Enterprise's crew are in a flight deck formation spelling out Albert
Einstein's equation for nuclear energy. Planes on her flight deck include
9 A-5, 22 A-4; 10 F-4; 14 F-8 and 2 E-1 types. Those aft are parked
in an arrowhead arrangement. The photograph was released for publication
on 30 July 1964, upon the commencement of Operation "Sea Orbit",
the circumnavigation of the World by Task Force One, made up of the
Navy's first three nuclear-powered surface ships.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH98108.
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Operation "Sea Orbit" — On July 31, 1964, USS
Enterprise (CVAN-65) (bottom), USS
Long Beach (CGN-9) (center) and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) (top)
formed "Task Force One", the first nuclear-powered Task Force, and were
sent on a 30,565-mile, 65-day voyage around the world, reminiscent of
that of the 16 battleships of the "Great White Fleet" in 1907-09. Accomplished
without a single refueling or replenishment, Operation "Sea Orbit" demonstrated
the capability of nuclear-powered surface ships to operate in remote areas
at high speeds without logistic support. (Several people have contributed
this info. Thanks to Dave Dandrea; LCDR Tom Davis, USN (Ret) ; David Powell;
and Chas Folcik). |
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Task Group of Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships operating in
formation in the Mediterranean Sea, 18 June 1964. The ships are the aircraft
carrier USS Enterprise
(CVAN-65), at left; the guided-missile cruiser USS
Long Beach (CGN-9), in center; and the guided-missile frigate
USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25), at right. Enterprise crewmembers are
spelling out Albert Einstein's equation for nuclear energy on the flight
deck. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (# KN-9027). |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) in drydock #5, Charleston
Naval Shipyard, in 1964. U.S. Navy Photo. |
Robert Hall |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, cover, circa 1966 - 1969. |
Darryl Baker |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, page 2, circa 1966 - 1969. |
Darryl Baker |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, page 3, circa 1966 - 1969. |
Darryl Baker |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, page 4, circa 1966 - 1969. |
Darryl Baker |
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Subic Bay Philippines Islands, March 1966. |
Richard Leonhardt. |
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November 1966. Bows on view. |
Craig Hubbard. |
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Seen here in September, 1968 cruising in the Pacific, the
Bainbridge was the prototype U. S. Navy nuclear frigate. |
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Essentially a nuclear powered version of the Leahy class,
the Bainbridge is shown in this September 4, 1968 photo at sea. |
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1969 in the South China Sea. Port side veiw. |
William P. Jones, M.D. |
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1969 in the South China Sea. Stern veiw. |
William P. Jones, M.D. |
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1969 in the South China Sea. Stern quarter veiw. |
William P. Jones, M.D. |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 23 March
1971.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph #USN 1147515.
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Fred Weiss |
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Port side view, off the coast of Long Beach, April 1971 |
CAPT Dallas Bethea, USN (Ret.) |
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Post July 1975 bumbersticker. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Welcome Aboard Booklet, Circa 1977. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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April, 1977 photo of the Bainbridge off the California
coast following her rebuilding. |
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Seen in April, 1979, off the coast of California, the newly modernized
Bainbridge is equipped with the NTDS broadband HF antenna at her bow.
She carries an SPS-48 three dimensional radar on her foremast and her
new mainmast carries a LAMPS data link antenna and a UHF/DF array at
its peak. She is now equipped to operate LAMPS helicopters. Her original
twin 3"/50s have been replaced by quadruple Harpoon missile launchers
and an erected underway replenishment tripod crane sits atop her after
missile magazine.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph #USN 1174728.
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1 OCT 1980 |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Welcome Aboard Booklet, Circa 1982. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) Alongside USS
Iowa (BB-61) at Norfolk, VA, Aug 1985. |
Rick Rowan |
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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) Alongside USS
Iowa (BB-61) at Norfolk, VA, Aug 1985. |
Rick Rowan |
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USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) fires a Standard guided missile
during operations at sea, circa the 1980s or early 1990s.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98115-KN.
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USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) underway in the Suez Canal on 27 February
1992, while en route to the Mediterranean Sea with the USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) battle group. Photographed by
CWO2 A.A. Alleyne, USN.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Cente #NH 98107-KNr.
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Fred Weiss |
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Deactivation Booklet, 6 OCT 1995 |
Robert M. Cieri |
