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USS VIRGINIA (DLGN/CGN-38)

       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Victor - Yankee - Alpha


Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski		 CLASS - VIRGINIA
Displacement 11,000 Tons (full), Dimensions, 585' (oa) x 63' x 31' (Max)
Armament 2 Standard SAM/ASW (66 Missiles) 2 x 5"/54RF, 6 x12.75" TT.
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; 2 G.E. Reactors (D2G), Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30+ Knots, Crew 500.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 19 AUG 1972 at Newport News Shipyard, Newport News, VA
Launched 14 DEC 1974
Reclassified Nuclear-Powered Guided Missile Cruiser CGN-38 on 30 June 1975
Commissioned 11 SEP 1974
Decommissioned 10 NOV 1994
Stricken 10 NOV 1994
Fate: Stricken - Hulk currently undergoing recycling at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation (2)
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4)
Third Row - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (3) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
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Virginia 119k Keel laying postal cover, 19 AUG 1972. Robert M. Cieri
Virginia 153k Launching Booklet, 14 DEC 1974. Robert M. Cieri
Virginia 31k Launch photo, December 14 1974. USN
Virginia 377k Commissioning Booklet, 11 SEP 1976. Robert M. Cieri
Virginia 29k Bow on view. USN
Virginia 369k Undated starboard bow view.

Photo © Atlantic Fleet Sales

 Robert M. Cieri
Virginia 116k Mayport Florida, April, 1978. Richard Leonhardt
Virginia
04013811		  

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) underway, 17 July 1981.

DOD Photo #DN-SC-87-01444

 Steve Dietrich
Virginia
04013812		 41k

An aerial starboard bow view of six nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers underway in formation during exercise READEX 1-81. The ships are, from left to right: USS TEXAS (CGN-39), USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), USS CALIFORNIA (CGN-36), USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN-37), USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) and USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41). Photo taken 26 February 1981 by PH1 Anthony Alleyne.

DOD Photo #DN-SC-87-08333

 Steve Dietrich
Virginia 463k Anchored at Athens, Greece, 18 JUN 1983. Robert M. Cieri
Virginia 280k Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1993. Robert M. Cieri
Virginia 310k Deactivation Booklet, 26 FEB 1994. Robert M. Cieri
USS VIRGINIA (DLGN/CGN-38) History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Note About Contacts.

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.
Additional Resources
USS Virginia CGN-38 Webpage
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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