June 1977. The Black Sea. Photo from the archives of A. Andreev.

Country: USA.
Class, [Type]: Belknap, [CG].

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA.
Launch date: 25 April 1964.
Commission date: 8 January 1966.
Decommission date: 15 November 1993.

Displacement ( tons ): 6550 standard, 7950 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 166,5 x 16,5 x 8,7.
Main machinery: 2 x General Electric turbines ( 85000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 30.
Complement: 418 ( 31 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 127mm Mk42, 2 x 1 76mm Mk34.
Missiles: SSM: 2 x 4 Mk131 Harpoon; SAM: 1 x 2 Mk10 Standard.
A/S Weapons: 1 x 8 Mk16 ASROC.
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm Mk32.

Radars: Air: AN/SPS-48, AN/SPS-40; Surface: AN/SPS-10; Fire Control: Mk68, 2 x Mk76, AN/SPG-53А, 2 x AN/ SPG-55B.
Sonars: AN/SQS-26.
Helicopters: 1 x SH-2F Sea Sprite.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1977 | 1980 | 1981 | 1985