CG-34 USS Biddle Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CG-34 USS Biddle Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

USS BIDDLE was the ninth and last ship in the BELKNAP - class of guided missile cruisers and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name. Decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on November 30, 1993, the BIDDLE was later sold for scrapping. General Characteristics: Awarded: January 16, 1962 Keel laid: December 9, 1963 Launched: July 2, 1965 Commissioned: January 21, 1967 Decommissioned: November 30, 1993 Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Propulsion system:4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 General Electric geared turbines Propellers: two Length: 548 feet (167 meters) Beam: 55 feet (16.8 meters) Draft: 28,5 feet (8.7 meters) Displacement: approx. 8,100 tons Speed: 30+ knots Aircraft: one SH-2F (LAMPS 1) helicopter Armament: two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers, one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, one Mk-10 missile launcher for Standard missiles (ER) and ASROC, Mk 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts Crew: 27 officers and 450 enlisted