USS Worden (CG-18)
The fourth USS ''Worden'' (DLG/CG-18), a , was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Admiral John L. Worden. Originally called a "destroyer leader" or frigate, in 1975 she was redesignated a cruiser in the Navy's United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification, ship reclassification. The ship entered service in 1963 and participated in the Vietnam War. Service history ''Worden'' was Keel laying, laid down on 19 September 1961 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; Ship naming and launching, launched on 2 June 1962; sponsored by Mrs. William R. Smedberg III; and Ship commissioning, commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts on 3 August 1963 under the command of Captain Scott Lothrop, USN.United States NavyDictionary of American Naval Fighting ships – Worden IV/ref> Following her commissioning, ''Worden'' spent a two-month fitting-out period at the Boston Naval Shipyard. The guided missile frigate departed Boston on 12 October, bound for Bermuda for shakedown training. She then ...
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USS Worden (CG-18) Underway At Sea On 11 December 1990 (6468923)
Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS ''Worden'' for John Lorimer Worden. * The first was a , commissioned in 1903 and decommissioned in 1919. * The second was a , commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1930. * The third was a , commissioned in 1935 and wrecked in 1943. * The fourth was a , commissioned in 1963 and decommissioned in 1993. {{DEFAULTSORT:Worden, Uss United States Navy ship names ...
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