During that voyage, she made a port visit at Mobile, Ala., and conducted naval On 16 November, she put to sea for trainingĮxercises in the Gulf of Mexico. Theĭeparted the latter port on 3 October and reentered Norfolk on the 12th. Oslo in Norway, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and Portsmouth in England. Was to test the ability to reinforce NATO forces in western Europe. Participate in Operation 'Northern Wedding,' a NATO exercise the purpose of which Guided-missile cruiser returned to Norfolk on 23 March and resumed local operations.Įmployment lasted until 23 August when she embarked upon a cruise to northern Europe to Series of special tests conducted under the auspices of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. To return to the area along the Florida coast and in the West Indies for a Operating area for a series of local operations. Theīeginning of 1978 found her still in Norfolk but, by mid-month, she returned to sea in the Virginia capes Three days later to begin holiday leave and upkeep in her home port. She completed that mission on 13 December and reentered Norfolk In December, she returned to the West Indies for missile In November, she cruised along the New England and Canadian coasts, participating in antisubmarine She completed her final sea trials on 28 September and began duty as an operational unit of the Atlanticįleet. On 25 April 1977, she entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a five-month, post-shakedown availability. The first six months of her commissioned service, Virginia ranged the eastern seaboard ofĪnd cruised in the West Indies several times conducting a myriad of post-commissioning tests and

On 30 June 1975 and commissioned on 11 September 1976, Capt. Warner, daughter of the Honorable John Warner,įormer Secretary of the Navy reclassified a nuclear-powered, guided-missile cruiser and redesignated CGN-38 Launched on 14 December 1974 sponsored by Miss Virginia S. as a nuclear-powered, guided-missile frigate, DLGN-38 Post Overhaul Sea Trials and SM-2 MR OPTEST at AFWTFįifth Virginia (CGN-38) was laid down on 19 August 1972 by the CGN-38 Deployments - Major Events Add a CGN-38 Shellback InitiationĪt Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.

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