USS Truxtun (DLGN-35/CGN-35)

USS Truxtun (DLGN-35)

The fifth USS Truxtun (DLGN-35/CGN-35) was a nuclear powered cruiser in the U.S. Navy. She was launched as a destroyer leader and later reclassified as a cruiser. She was named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun (1755–1822).
The Truxtun class cruiser was a nuclear-powered class of single ended guided missile cruisers (their missile armament was installed only aft, unlike…

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