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USS TRUXTUN (DLGN/CGN-35)


       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Tango - Yankee - Lima


Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski
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

Patch image contributed by Robert M. Cieri

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By And/Or Copyright
Truxtun 137k Launch Postal cover, 19 DEC1964. Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun 235k Commissioning booklet, 27 MAY 1967. Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun 55k Bows on view. USN
Truxtun 109k Off Point Loma in San Diego, CA. Official USN Image. USN
Truxtun 103k Starboard view. USN
Truxtun 84k Starboard quarter. USN
Truxtun 114k Port bow, Official USN Image. USN
Truxtun 71k Port view, underway. USN
Truxtun 60k Port quarter. USN
Truxtun 120K Undated port bow view. Robert Hirsh
Truxtun 455k Pacific Ocean…..The nuclear powered Guided Missile Frigate USS Truxtun (DLGN-35), June 1970. Naval Photographic Center - PH1 Blair. EMC(SW) Brian Kroenung
Truxtun 295k Welcome Aboard booklet. Robert M. Cieri
England
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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
Truxtun 44k Port bow view from USS California (CGN-36) while underway in the Indian Ocean, April 1980. Michael Boyd
Truxtun 35k Bow view from USS California (CGN-36) while underway in the Indian Ocean, April 1980. Michael Boyd
Truxtun
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103k Moored, starboard side to, NAS Alameda, March 1987. Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun
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109k Moored, starboard side to, NAS Alameda, March 1987. Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun
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108k Moored, starboard side to, NAS Alameda, March 1987. Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun
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178k

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
Truxtun
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156k

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
Truxtun 85k Deactivation cermony, Bremerton Washington, 8 DEC 1994. Dave Flomerfelt
Truxtun 82k Deactivation cermony, Bremerton Washington, 8 DEC 1994. Dave Flomerfelt
Truxtun 153k Deactivation booklet, 8 DEC 1994. Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun
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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
Truxtun 136k Decommissioning booklet, 11 SEP 1995 Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun 835k A photo of a painting which hung in the Wardroon of Truxtun. Robert M. Cieri
Truxtun 119k Truxtun seen here undergoing "Recycling" at Bremerton Naval Shipyard. USN

Commanding Officers
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)


USS TRUXTUN (DLGN/CGN-35) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.

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