USS Wainwright (CG-28)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Wainwright |
Namesake | |
Awarded | 18 May 1961 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 2 July 1962 |
Launched | 25 April 1965 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Richard W. Wainwright; |
Commissioned | 8 January 1966 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 1993 |
Reclassified | CG-28 30 June 1975 |
Homeport | Charleston, South Carolina |
Motto | "Battle Tested, Battle Proven" |
Fate | Sunk as target 12 June 2002 near Puerto Rico |
Notes | Participated in Operation Ivory Coast |
Badge | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Belknap-class cruiser |
Displacement | 7,930 tons |
Length | 547 ft (167 m) |
Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m) |
Speed | 30 knots (30 mph; 60 km/h) |
Complement | 418 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
Armament |
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USS Wainwright (DLG/CG-28), a Belknap-class destroyer leader, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for members of the Wainwright family; specifically, Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Jr., and his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, as well as Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, the son of Commander Richard Wainwright, and Commander Richard Wainwright, the son of Admiral Wainwright. Her keel was laid down on 2 July 1962 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corporation. She was launched on 25 April 1965 sponsored by Mrs. Richard W. Wainwright; and commissioned on 8 January 1966 at the Boston Naval Shipyard.