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USS Belknap Class Cruiser
1/350 scale

Kit #DC049 Super detailed resin kit $259.95

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"Basics of Ship Building" by Mike Ashey
The bible today for the Model Shipbuilder. This book will give step by
step pictures on building plastic kits, resin kits plus photoetching. This is
the best book for the beginner to experienced builder on the newer
special high price kits resin kits and customizing parts.

1. Building Plastic Kits 2. Building Resin Kits
3. Scratchbuilding & Detailing Superstructure Shapes
4. Working with Brass & Stainless Steel Photoetching
5. Painting, Masking, & Decal Application
There is also an 18-page section of color photographs
of finished models by Mike and others. Of the hundreds
of black and white how - to photos. I recognized very
few from his first book. Most highly recommended.
Published by Kalmbach.     #BK02 19.95

 

Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
DLG26 / CG26 Belknap B 5th February 1962 20th July 1963 7th November 1964
DLG34 / CG34 Biddle B 9th December 1963 2nd July 1965 21st January 1967
DLG33 / CG33 Fox T 15th January 1963 21st November 1964 28th May 1966
DLG30 / CG30 Horne S 12th December 1962 30th October 1964 15th April 1967
DLG27 / CG27 Josephus Daniels B 23rd April 1962 2nd December 1963 8th May 1965
DLG29 / CG29 Jouett P 25th September 1962 30th June 1964 3rd December 1966
DLG31 / CG31 Sterett P 25th September 1962 30th June 1964 8th April 1967
DLG28 / CG28 Wainwright B 2nd July 1962 25th April 1964 8th January 1966
DLG32 / CG32 William H. Standley B 29th July 1963 19th December 1964 9th July 1966



Designations were changed from DLG to CG in 1975

Length overall: 547'
Extreme Beam: 54' 10"
Limiting draft: 29' max.

Full Load Displacement: 8,150

Armament (1967)
One 5"/54 caliber gun
Two 3"/50 caliber guns in single mounts
Two 21" torpedo tubes
Two 12.75" triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
One Mark 10 Mod 0 Guided Missile Launching System (Terrier/ASROC)

Complement
22 Officers
373 Enlisted

Propulsion
4 Boilers
2 Turbines: 85,000 horsepower

Speed: 31 knots