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 (called a “frigate” at the time) and later reclassified as a cruiser.

USS Truxtun (DLGN-35/CGN-35)

 She was named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun (1755–1822). She was in service from May 1967 to September 1995.

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