USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26), named for Rear Admirals George E. Belknap (1832–1903) and his son Reginald Rowan Belknap (1871–1959), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy.

USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26), named for Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap USN (1832-1903), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy. She laid down by the Bathwas laided down at the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 5 February 1962, launched on 20 July 1963 and commissioned on 7 November 1964.

Aided by a tug, the USS Belknap (CG 26) leaves the Philadelphia Navy Yard, heading to Norfolk Navy Base on 16 June 1980. The cruiser has just completed a $235 million repair and renovation.

HISTORY OF USS BELKNAP DLG/CG 26 The USS BELKNAP the first of a new class of guided missile frigates, was the second ship of the U. S. Navy to bear this name. She was named after RADM George Eugene Belknap, USN 1832-1903, and his son Reginald Rowan Belknap, USN 1871 - 1959. She was christened by Mrs. Leonard B. Cresswell, the grand-

Modern US Navy Guided Missile Cruisers perform primarily in a Battle Force role. These ships are multi-mission (AAW, ASW, ASUW) surface combatants capable of supporting carrier or battleship battle groups, amphibious forces, or of operating independently and as …

同年11月22日夜間，貝克那普號(USS Belknap CG-26) 在義大利西西里外海與甘乃迪號(USS J.F.Kennedy CV-67)航空母艦相撞，雙方都發生火災；由於碰撞後甘迺迪號航空母艦的大量航空燃料外洩並流向貝克那普號，該艦火勢一發不可收拾， 貝克那普號以鋁合金材料為主的上層 ...

USS Belknap (DLG-26/CG-26), named for Rear Admirals George E. Belknap (1832–1903) and Reginald Rowan Belknap (1871–1959), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy. She was launched as DLG-26, a guided missile frigate under the then-current designation system, and reclassified as CG-26 on 30 June 1975.

USS BELKNAP was the lead ship of the BELKNAP - class of guided missile cruisers and the first ship in the Navy to carry the SH-2 helicopter on deployment. In April 1986, BELKNAP relieved the USS CORONADO (AGF 11) as the Sixth Fleet Command Ship and was homeported in Gaeta, Italy. Later, the BELKNAP was relieved by the USS LA SALLE (AGF 3).

The USS Belknap (DLG 26) was built as a Destroyer Leader. To understand that terminology, it is useful to consider some background on the destroyer navy, variously called “little boys,” “tin cans,” and “greyhounds.”

TYPE: Guided Missle Cruiser (CG). SPECIFICATIONS: Displacement: 7,930 tons (8,057 metric tons) || Length: 547 ft (167 m) || Beam: 55 ft (17 m) || Draft: 29 ft (8.8 m) || Propulsion: (4) 1200 psi (8300 kPa) boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts. 85,000 shp (63,384 kW) || Complement: (27) officers, (450) enlisted.