USS Wainwright (CG-28)

USS Wainwright (CG-28)
History
United States
Name	Wainwright
Namesake	Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1821–1863) Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1849–1870) Richard Wainwright (American Civil War naval officer) Richard Wainwright (Spanish–American War naval officer) Richard Wainwright (Medal of Honor)
Awarded	18 May 1961
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	2 July 1962
Launched	25 April 1965
Sponsored by	Mrs. Richard W. Wainwright;
Commissioned	8 January 1966
Decommissioned	15 November 1993
Reclassified	CG-28 30 June 1975
Homeport	Charleston, South Carolina
Motto	"Battle Tested, Battle Proven"
Fate	Sunk as target 12 June 2002 near Puerto Rico
Notes	Participated in Operation Ivory Coast
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General characteristics
Class and type	Belknap-class cruiser
Displacement	7,930 tons
Length	547 ft (167 m)
Beam	55 ft (17 m)
Draft	28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
Speed	30 knots (30 mph; 60 km/h)
Complement	418
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48E air-search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 air-search radar AN/SPG-55B fire-control radar AN/SPG-53F gun fire-control radar AN/SQS-26 sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	1 × Mark 42 5-inch/54-caliber gun 2 × 3-inch (76 mm) guns 1 × Terrier missile / SM-2ER launcher 6 × 15.5-inch (394 mm) torpedo tubes, Harpoon missiles, Phalanx CIWS

USS Wainwright (DLG/CG-28), a Belknap-class destroyer leader, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for members of the Wainwright family; specifically, Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Jr., and his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, as well as Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, the son of Commander Richard Wainwright, and Commander Richard Wainwright, the son of Admiral Wainwright. Her keel was laid down on 2 July 1962 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corporation. She was launched on 25 April 1965 sponsored by Mrs. Richard W. Wainwright; and commissioned on 8 January 1966 at the Boston Naval Shipyard.