Operation Sea Orbit
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Operation Sea Orbit was the 1964 circumnavigation of Task Force One of the United States Navy, consisting of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and her escorts, the cruisers USS Long Beach, and USS B
Operation Sea Orbit route.
Enterprise, Long Beach, and Bainbridge underway in the Mediterranean
Commander William A. Spencer, the executive officer of the Bainbridge, scans the shoreline as Task Force One enters port at Karachi, Pakistan
USS Bainbridge (CGN-25)
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USS Bainbridge was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy, the only ship of her class. Named in honor of Commodore William Bainbridge, she was the fourth US Navy ship to be
Operation Sea Orbit
…One of the United States Navy, consisting of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) and her escorts, the cruisers USS Long Beach (CGN-9), and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25). This all-nuclear-powered unit sailed 30,565 miles around the world for sixty-five days without refueling. Operation Sea Orbit was the idea of Vice…
USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) in November 1986.
Bainbridge in the Suez Canal
Bainbridge circa 1991