CG-10 USS Albany Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CG-10 USS Albany Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

Initially commissioned as the second OREGON CITY - class heavy cruiser, the USS ALBANY was the fourth ship in the Navy named after the city in New York located on the west bank of the Hudson River about 145 miles north of New York City. Designated CA 123, the ALBANY was decommissioned on June 30, 1958, and entered the Boston Naval Shipyard on January 2, 1959, to be converted to a guided missile cruiser. The ALBANY was recommissioned as CG 10 on November 3, 1962. Finally decommissioned on August 29, 1980, and stricken from the Navy list on June 30, 1985, the ALBANY was sold for scrapping on August 12, 1990. General Characteristics: Awarded: August 7, 1942 Keel laid: March 6, 1944 Launched: June 30, 1945 Commissioned as CA 123: June 15, 1946 Decommissioned: June 30, 1958 Recommissioned as CG 10: November 3, 1962 Decommissioned: August 29, 1980 Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, Mass. Propulsion system: geared turbines; 120,000 shaft horsepower Length: 673.5 feet (205.3 meters) Beam: 70.9 feet (21.6 meters) Draft: 26.9 feet (8.2 meters) Displacement: approx. 17,500 tons full load Speed: 32.5 knots Aircraft: none Armament: two 5-inch/38 caliber guns, two Mk-12 Talos missile launchers, two Mk-11 Tartar missile launchers, one Mk-16 ASROC missile launcher, 6 torpedo tubes (from two triple mounts) Crew: 60 officers and 950, with staff embarked: 85 officers and 1120 enlisted