USS California (CGN-36) Underway At Sea, In 1987
USS ''California'' may refer to: * was a screw sloop originally named ''Minnetonka'' * was a commissioned in 1907, renamed ''San Diego'' in 1914 and sunk by a mine in World War I * served during World War I as a motor patrol boat in New York City Harbor; later renamed ''Hauoli'' * was a motor patrol boat in San Francisco Harbor during World War I. * was a active in World War II * was the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers; known as the "Golden Grizzly." * is a commissioned in 2011 See also * * {{DEFAULTSORT:California, USS United States Navy ship names ...
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California-class Cruiser
The ''California'' class was a pair of nuclear-powered guided-missile cruisers operated by the United States Navy between 1974 and 1998. Other than their nuclear power supply and lack of helicopter hangars, ships of the ''California'' class were comparable to other guided-missile cruisers of their era, such as the . The class was built as a follow-up to the nuclear-powered , , and classes. Like all of the nuclear cruisers, which could steam for years between refuelings, the ''California'' class was designed in part to provide high endurance escort for the navy's nuclear aircraft carriers, which were often limited in range due to their conventionally powered escorts continuously needing to be refueled. Overview was the fourth nuclear-powered cruiser in the US Navy; the previous three were , , and . The second ''California''-class cruiser, , was the fifth nuclear-powered cruiser in the US Navy. Other than the four ships of the Soviet Navy's , which were built with a combina ...
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