U.S. warship USS Belknap
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The U.S. warship USS Belknap was a guided-missile cruiser that notably served as the venue for the 1989 Malta Summit between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Belknap | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belknap-class cruiser
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U.S. Navy warship ⓘ guided-missile cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-submarine weapons
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guided missiles ⓘ guns ⓘ |
| awards |
Meritorious Unit Commendation
NERFINISHED
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Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple campaign and service medals ⓘ |
| builder | Bath Iron Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Belknap-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collisionDate | 22 November 1975 ⓘ |
| collisionLocation | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collisionWith | USS John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 7 November 1964 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation | Cold War operations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissionedOn | 15 February 1995 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 7,800 tons full load ⓘ |
| event | severe fire after collision in 1975 ⓘ |
| eventDate | 2–3 December 1989 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | off Malta ⓘ |
| homeport | Gaeta, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosted |
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. President George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber |
CG-26
NERFINISHED
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DLG-26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 5 February 1962 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 20 July 1963 ⓘ |
| length | about 547 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Ensign of the United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as venue for 1989 Malta Summit ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Bath, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassificationDate | 30 June 1975 ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | guided-missile cruiser ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedToService | 15 May 1980 ⓘ |
| role | flagship of the U.S. Sixth Fleet ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Brownsville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedFrom | 1995 ⓘ |
| scrappedTo | 1998 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| type | surface combatant ⓘ |
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