Rick Maciver

USS Truxtun (DLGN-35), later reclassified as CGN-35, was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser commissioned into the United States Navy in 1967. As the fifth ship named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun, she played a vital role in carrier task force escort duties, participating in operations during the Vietnam War and later in the Persian Gulf. Truxtun was notable for her advanced nuclear propulsion, which allowed for extended deployments without refueling. After nearly three decades of distinguished service, she was decommissioned in 1995 and subsequently scrapped.