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USS Virginia CGN38

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Photographer:
Wolfgang Fricke [ View profile ]
Captured:
May 1, 1979
Location:
Lisbon, Portugal
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Cruisers
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Sep 2, 2020
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2,168 x 1,454

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Length 178.6 m; breadth 19.2 m; displacement ca. 12,000 t;
built 1976 by Newport News Shipbuilding, ISA, for US Navy; broken up from 1999 on;
Source: Juergen Saupe with permission; photo scanned from color slide.

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I thought these were fantastic looking ships. At first they were a bit under-armed (as seen here), but later they received Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles as well. A big, capable platform but mainly meant as escorts for the big carriers.

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person
Thanks Manfred, I'll correct the data.

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Location is Lisbon, Portugal off the village of Trafaria, date is the end of May 1979 visited by
USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38),
USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
USS SEATTLE,
USS SOUTH CAROLINA,
USS RICHARD L. PAGE.
Rgds, Manfred

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Can anybody identify the location? Is it the same as in: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3182933

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