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USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41)


Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski		 CLASS - VIRGINIA
Displacement 11,100 Tons, 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 17 JAN 1977 at Newport News Shipyard, Newport News, VA
Launched 21 OCT 1978
Commissioned 18 OCT 1980
Decommissioned 07 JUL 1998
Stricken 07 JUL 1998
Fate: Disposed - Hulk recycled at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 01 NOV 1999
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Arkansas 331k Launch Booklet, 21 OCT 1978 Robert M. Cieri
Arkansas 264k Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1980. Robert M. Cieri
Arkansas 632k Bow view from shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding, probably taken during sea trials in 1980. Robert M. Cieri
Arkansas 160k First day postal cover, 25 AUG 1980. Robert M. Cieri
Arkansas 247 Commissioning Booklet, 18 OCT 1980 Robert M. Cieri
Arkansas 53k Port bow, underway. USN
Arkansas 28k Starboard view underway. USN
Arkansas 38k Starboard view, heading to sea with San Francisco in the background. USN
Arkansas 138k Undated port side photo of USS Arkansas (CGN 41), USS Mississippi (CGN 40), and USS Texas (CGN 39) (bottom to top). Robert Hirsh
Arkansas 351k Undated starboard bow view. Robert M. Cieri
Antietam
04015413		 320k USS Antitem (CG-54) and USS Arkansas (CG-41) performing an underway replenishment with USNS Mars (AFS-1), date and location unknown. Wendell McLaughlin
Arkansas 312k Port bow view, 1 SEP 1980. Robert M. Cieri
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
Arkansas 288k Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1986. Robert M. Cieri
Arkansas 65k Pacific Ocean, Apr 9, 1986 -- A port beam view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN-41) underway. US Navy Photo. Fred Weiss
Arkansas 85k Pacific Ocean, Apr 9, 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. Fred Weiss
Arkansas 74k Pacific Ocean, Sep 17, 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. Fred Weiss
Arkansas
04014119		 332k Pacific Ocean, Sep 17, 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. Pat Burke
Arkansas
04014120		 143k "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
Arkansas 41k Port bow, off the Kamchatka Peninsula, 1987. Nice image. USN
Arkansas 263k Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1991. Robert M. Cieri
Arkansas
04014121		 65k Port side view while at anchor in San Diego Bay, 1992. David Buell
Arkansas 339k Deactivation Booklet, 18 OCT 1997. Robert M. Cieri
USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
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Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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