USS Wainwright

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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.

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CG-28
speed 34 knot, length 167 metre, draft 8.8 metre, beam 17 metre, 
Belknap-class cruiser, guided missile cruiser, United States NavyBath Iron Works


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    1962-07-02T00:00:00Z
    1962-07-02T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1993-11-15T00:00:00Z
    1993-11-15T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1965-04-25T00:00:00Z
    1965-04-25T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1966-01-08T00:00:00Z
    1966-01-08T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
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    USS Mispillion (AO-105) replenishes USS Wainwright (DLG-28) and USS Corry (DD-817), circa in 1968USS Mispillion (AO-105) replenishes USS Wainwright (DLG-28) and USS Corry (DD-817), circa in 1968
    USS Wainwright (DLG-28) underway c1968USS Wainwright (DLG-28) underway c1968
    USS Wainwright (CG-28) undergoing overhaul at the Metro Machine Company Imperial Docks, Norfolk, Virginia (USA), 29 June 1991 (6474718)USS Wainwright (CG-28) undergoing overhaul at the Metro Machine Company Imperial Docks, Norfolk, Virginia (USA), 29 June 1991 (6474718)
    USS Wainwright (CG-28) underway at sea on 20 November 1986 (6416407)USS Wainwright (CG-28) underway at sea on 20 November 1986 (6416407)
    Mk 46 torpedo on USS Wainwright (CG-28) 1988Mk 46 torpedo on USS Wainwright (CG-28) 1988
    SH-2D in hangar aboard USS Wainwright (DLG-28) c1973SH-2D in hangar aboard USS Wainwright (DLG-28) c1973
    USS Wainwright (CG-28), circa in 1979USS Wainwright (CG-28), circa in 1979
    UH-2 being refueled in flight by USS Wainwright (DLG-28) off Vietnam c1967UH-2 being refueled in flight by USS Wainwright (DLG-28) off Vietnam c1967
    USS Wainwright (CG-28) underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 29 August 1975 (NH 106511)USS Wainwright (CG-28) underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 29 August 1975 (NH 106511)
    New York Playboy Club Bunnies aboard USS Wainwright (DLG-28) c1971New York Playboy Club Bunnies aboard USS Wainwright (DLG-28) c1971