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CLASS - BELKNAP Displacement 5,340 Tons, Dimensions, 547' (oa) x 54' 10" x 29' (Max) Armament 1 Terrier/ASROC (60 Missiles) 1 x 5"/54RF, 2 x 3"/50, 6 x12.75" TT. Machinery, 85,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 400. Operational and Building Data Keel laid on 23 APR 1962 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME Launched 02 DEC 1963 Commissioned 08 MAY 1965 Reclassified CG-27 on 30 JUN 1975 Decommissioned 22 JAN 1994 Stricken 22 JAN 1994 Fate Sold for scrap to International Shipbreaking LTD, Brownsville, TX. Scrapping completed 08 NOV 1999. |
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398k | USS Josephus Daniels and USS Belknap under construction at Bath Iron Works in 1964. | Official © Bath Iron Works Image | |
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28k | (Very Small) Port bow view. | USN | |
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128k | Port Quarter, View from the waterline. | USN | |
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100k | Seen here at Boston Naval Shipyard, June 1965. | Richard Leonhardt. | |
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Port bow view while underway in 1965, location unknown. U.S. Navy photo. |
Robert Hurst | |
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177k | USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) conduction a highline transfer with the USS Josephus Daniels (DLG-27) in the South China Sea during 1970. Taken from the USS Bausell (DD-845}. | STGC Lee Noland, USN (Ret.) | |
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94k | Starboard side to, Barcelona, Spain, on March 20, 1978. Note that the ship is still fitted with 3"/50 guns and SPS-43 radar. | Fabio Peña | |
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62k | A port side view of the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27), 1978. Naval Photographic Center. | EMC(SW) Brian Kroenung | |
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72k | Port quarter view, Barcelona, Spain, July 18, 1981. This photo shows the ship's mid-life appearance, with SPS-49 radar on the after mack and quad Harpoon canisters replacing the original 3"/50 guns, but prior to the installation of Phalanx and SLQ-32 ECM system. | Fabio Peña | |
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58k | Starboard bow view, Barcelona, Spain, July 18, 1981. This photo shows the ship's mid-life appearance, with SPS-49 radar on the after mack and quad Harpoon canisters replacing the original 3"/50 guns, but prior to the installation of Phalanx and SLQ-32 ECM system. | Fabio Peña | |
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62k | Starboard side view, Barcelona, Spain, July 18, 1981. This photo shows the ship's mid-life appearance, with SPS-49 radar on the after mack and quad Harpoon canisters replacing the original 3"/50 guns, but prior to the installation of Phalanx and SLQ-32 ECM system. | Fabio Peña | |
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An aerial port view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the replenishment oiler USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6), the guided missile destroyer USS Richard D. Byrd (DDG-23) and the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) underway. The ships are part of Carrier Group Eight. Photo by PH1 R. Beno, February 5 1987. U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-87-03840 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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Sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) as the ship enters port during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Photo by PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn, 01 January 1990. U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-91-06114 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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Sailors man the rails as officers stand beneath the Standard SM-2 ER missiles in the Mark 10 launcher aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27). Photo by PH1 Michael Flynn, January 1 1990. U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-91-06120 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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A Safety Observer communicates with the Missile House while the Mark 10 launcher is excercised aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27). Photo by PH1 Michael Flynn, January 1 1990. Photo by PH1 Michael Flynn, 01 January 1990. U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-91-06124 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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The destroyer USS Hayler (DD-997) and the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) lie at anchor while visiting a port during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Photo by PH1 Michael Flynn, January 1 1990. U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-91-06195 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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Torpedoman's Mate 1st Class Hans D. Defor performs maintenance on the Mark 32 torpedo tubes aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) as the ship is underway during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and nine South American nations. Photo by PH1 Michael Flynn, 01 January 1990. U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-91-06104 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) underway in the Straits of Magellan during Unitas XXXI, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Photo by PH1 Michael Flynn, 01 July 1990. U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-92-03067 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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LT Robert Watts mans the rails with his division aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) after the ship passes under the Bridge of the Americas. The cruiser is one of five U.S. Navy ships taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Photo by PH1 Michael Flynn, 01 July 1990. U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-91-06113 |
Bill Gonyo | |
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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