CG-28 USS Wainwright Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CG-28 USS Wainwright Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

USS WAINWRIGHT was the third ship in the BELKNAP-class of guided missile cruisers and also the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. After decommissioning, WAINWRIGHT was berthed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia, PA., until she was sunk as a target during a missile exercise in the Atlantic Ocean on June 12, 2002. US warships participating in the joint US and British exercise were USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56), USS MITSCHER (DDG 57), USS BRISCOE (DD 977) and USS HAWES (FFG 53).

WAINWRIGHT was last homeported in Charleston, SC. General Characteristics: Awarded: May 18, 1961 Keel laid: July 2, 1962 Launched: April 25, 1964 Commissioned: January 8, 1966 Decommissioned: November 15, 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