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Launch Booklet, 21 October 1978 |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Arkansas being christened by Mrs. Dale Bumpers, wife
of the senator from Arkansas on 21 October 1978. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1980. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Bow view from shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding, probably
taken during sea trials in 1980. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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1 June 1980 - A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile
cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN 41) underway. The ship's forward Mark
45 5-inch/gun is being fired to port.
U.S. navy photo #DN-SC-84-00366
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Robert M. Cier |
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First day postal cover, 25 AUG 1980. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Commissioning Booklet, 18 OCT 1980 |
Robert M. Cieri |
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18 October 1980, Commissioning Day. |
Dale Hargrave |
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18 October 1980, commissioning ceremony. Front row, right
end of the speakers platform is then Govenor Bill Clinton. |
Dale Hargrave |
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The front page of a handout indicating those who contributed
to the post-commissioning ceremony reception. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Port bow, underway. |
USN |
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Starboard view underway. |
USN |
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Starboard view, heading to sea with San Francisco in the
background. |
USN |
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Undated port side photo of USS Arkansas (CGN 41),
USS Mississippi (CGN 40), and
USS Texas (CGN 39) (bottom to
top). |
Robert Hirsh |
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Undated starboard bow view. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Antitem (CG 54)
and USS Arkansas (CGN 41) performing an underway replenishment
with USNS
Mars (AFS 1), date and location unknown. |
Wendell McLaughlin |
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Starboard bow view while underway, date and location unknown. |
Robert Hurst |
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Port bow view, 1 SEP 1980. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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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.
DOD Photo #DN-SC-87-08333 by PH1 Anthony Alleyne.
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Steve Dietrich |
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17 March 1982 - An explosive charge is detonated off the starboard
side of the nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN
41) during a shock test.
U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-87-05360 by: PH1 Toon.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CA, 12 October 1985 - The nuclear-powered guided-missile
cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN 41) passes in review with crewmen manning
the rail during San Francisco Fleet Week Parade of Ships.
U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-86-03207 by PH3 Oslund.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1986. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Pacific Ocean, 9 April 1986 - A port beam view of the nuclear-powered
guided missile cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN 41) underway.
US Navy Photo.
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Fred Weiss |
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Pacific Ocean, 9 April 1986 - A port side view of the fore section
on the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN 41)
passing close along the starboard side of the USS
Enterprise (CVN 65) (Not shown).
US Navy Photo.
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Fred Weiss |
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Pacific Ocean, 17 September 1986 - A port side view of Nuclear Task
Force One during Operation SEA ORBIT. The ships include the nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier USS
Enterprise (CVN 65) (Center), which took part in the first cruise,
and now accompanied by the guided missile cruisers USS
Truxtun (CGN 35) (Bottom) and USS Arkansas (CGN 41).
US Navy Photo.
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Fred Weiss |
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Pacific Ocean, 17 September 1986 - A starboard side view of Nuclear
Task Force One during Operation SEA ORBIT. The ships include the nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier USS
Enterprise (CVN 65) (Center), which took part in the first cruise,
and now accompanied by the guided missile cruisers USS
Truxtun (CGN 35) (Bottom) and USS Arkansas (CGN 41).
US Navy Photo.
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Pat Burke |
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"Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club" patch from the 86 Libya
"Line of Death" when the Arkansas was used as bait to draw out
the Libyan Navy for "target practice". |
Pat Burke |
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Port bow, off the Kamchatka Peninsula, 1987. Nice image. |
USN |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1991. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Port side view while at anchor in San Diego Bay, 1992. |
David Buell |
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Naval Station San Diego, 1 June 1992 - Aerial view of the 32nd Street
Naval Station Pier 2, showing various ships berthed there. The Tarawa-class
amphibious assault ship USS
Belleau Wood (LHA 3) (left), the Spruance-class destroyer USS
Harry W. Hill (DD 986) (across the pier) an unidentified Ticonderoga-class
guided-missile cruiser (rear left) and the Virginia-class nuclear-powered
guided-missile cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN 41) outboard of her.
U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-04-15494 by PH2 M. Correa.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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Arkansas entering San Francisco Bay on 5 August 1993.
I took these from the Neptune Society vessel Naiad and you can
see Alcatraz in the background of one of the shots. She entered with USS
Sides (FFG 14), USS
Copeland (FFG 25) and USS
Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27) although they aren't in any of the
photos. |
John Skillman
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Arkansas entering San Francisco Bay on 5 August 1993.
I took these from the Neptune Society vessel Naiad and you can
see Alcatraz in the background of one of the shots. She entered with USS
Sides (FFG 14), USS
Copeland (FFG 25) and USS
Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27) although they aren't in any of the
photos. |
John Skillman
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YOKOSUKA, Japan, 11 March 1994 - A port quarter view of the nuclear-powered
guided-missile cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN 41) arriving at U.S.
Fleet Activities Base, as part of the CARL VINSON battle group. The
ships of the battle group are making a port visit before deploying to
the Persian Gulf.
U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-95-00519 by PH3 Henderson.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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Deactivation Booklet, 18 OCT 1997. |
Robert M. Cieri |
(Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri, Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves)
