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Bainbridge class cruiser
USS Bainbridge (DLGN/CGN-25) was a nuclear-powered version of the Leahy-class guided missile frigate/cruiser (DLG/CG-16 class).
Statistically and mechanically speaking, Bainbridge (DLGN-25) was virtually identical to Leahy (DLG-16) except for the replacement of her four 1200 psi boilers with two D2G nuclear fission reactors. Because of the greater maintenance requirements of 1960s nuclear reactors, Bainbridge carried 23 more crew members than Leahy.
The lessons learned on Bainbridge were later adapted to USS Truxtun (CGN-35) and the California and Virginia classes of nuclear-powered cruiser.
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