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CLASS - TRUXTUN Displacement 8,200 Tons, Dimensions, 564' (oa) x 58' x 31' (Max) Armament 1 Terrier/ASROC, SAM/ASW (60 Missiles) 1 x 5"/54RF, 2 x 3"/50, 6 x12.75" TT. Machinery, 60,000 SHP; 2 G.E. Reactors (D2G), Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 30+ Knots, Crew 475. Operational and Building Data Keel laid on 17 JUN 1963 at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ Launched 19 DEC 1964 and Commissioned 27 MAY 1967 Decommissioned 11 SEP 1995 Stricken 11 SEP 1995 Fate: Disposed - Hulk recycling completed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 28 APR 1999 |
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137k | Launch Postal cover, 19 DEC1964. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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235k | Commissioning booklet, 27 MAY 1967. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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55k | Bows on view. | USN | |
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109k | Off Point Loma in San Diego, CA. Official USN Image. | USN | |
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103k | Starboard view. | USN | |
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84k | Starboard quarter. | USN | |
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114k | Port bow, Official USN Image. | USN | |
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71k | Port view, underway. | USN | |
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60k | Port quarter. | USN | |
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120K | Undated port bow view. | Robert Hirsh | |
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455k | Pacific Ocean…..The nuclear powered Guided Missile Frigate USS Truxtun (DLGN-35), June 1970. Naval Photographic Center - PH1 Blair. | EMC(SW) Brian Kroenung | |
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295k | Welcome Aboard booklet. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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75k | San Diego Naval Station during the 1980's. Shown from left to right; USS Truxtun (CG-35), USS Halsey (CG-23), and USS England (CG-22). | © David Buell | |
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44k | Port bow view from USS California (CGN-36) while underway in the Indian Ocean, April 1980. | Michael Boyd | |
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35k | Bow view from USS California (CGN-36) while underway in the Indian Ocean, April 1980. | Michael Boyd | |
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103k | Moored, starboard side to, NAS Alameda, March 1987. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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109k | Moored, starboard side to, NAS Alameda, March 1987. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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108k | Moored, starboard side to, NAS Alameda, March 1987. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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3 January 1989 - A port beam view of the nuclear-powered guided missile-cruiser USS Truxtun (CGN-35) underway steaming to her homeport of San Diego. U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-90-02332 by: PH2 Petty. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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27 November 1991 - A starboard beam view of the nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser USS Truxtun (CGN-35) approaching port at Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. U. S. Navy photo #DN-SC-92-01735by: PH2 Andrew Heuer. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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85k | Deactivation cermony, Bremerton Washington, 8 DEC 1994. | Dave Flomerfelt | |
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82k | Deactivation cermony, Bremerton Washington, 8 DEC 1994. | Dave Flomerfelt | |
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153k | Deactivation booklet, 8 DEC 1994. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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85k | Official Invitation to the Decommissioning Ceremony for USS Truxtun (CGN-35) on 11 September 1995 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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136k | Decommissioning booklet, 11 SEP 1995 | Robert M. Cieri | |
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835k | A photo of a painting which hung in the Wardroon of Truxtun. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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119k | Truxtun seen here undergoing "Recycling" at Bremerton Naval Shipyard. | USN | |
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Commanding
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Work, David Diltz, CAPT | 05/27/67 - 01/31/70 | |
| Smith, Robert S., CAPT | 01/31/70 - 05/01/73 | |
| Small Jr., Robert Holdermann, CAPT | 05/01/73 - 11/20/75 | |
| Tally, Billy Fair, CAPT | 11/20/75 - 02/23/79 | |
| Baldwin, Edwin McLean, CAPT | 02/23/79 - 01/16/81 | |
| Pearson, John Davis, CAPT | 01/16/81 - 07/10/84 | |
| Van Arsdall III, Clyde James, CAPT | 07/10/84 - 09/01/87 | |
| Coneway, Clinton James, CAPT | 09/01/87 - 08/04/90 | |
| Nick Jr., Louis A., CAPT | 08/04/90 - 02/05/93 | |
| Flaherty, Mark Ostrom, CAPT | 02/05/93 - 09/11/95 | |
(Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri, Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves)
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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