  {|    |} the virginia-class nuclear guided-missile cruisers, also known as the cgn-38-class, were a series of four double-ended (with armament carried both fore and aft) guided-missile cruisers commissioned in the late 1970s, which served in the united states navy until the mid-to-late 1990s. with their nuclear power plants, and the resulting capability of steaming at high speeds for long periods of time, these were excellent escorts for the fast nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, such as the . their main mission was as air-defense ships, though they did have capabilities as anti-submarine (asw) shi
Cruiser_classes Virginia-class_cruisers