USS Virginia was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, the lead ship of her class, and the eighth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She was commissioned
USS Virginia underway in 1983
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several operational roles from
USS Virginia (CGN-38)
…USS Virginia (hull number CGN-38) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, the lead ship of her class, and the eighth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She was commissioned in 1976…
The US Navy's Virginia-class cruiser USS Arkansas. The Virginia class was the last class of nuclear-powered cruisers to be built in North America.
Russian Slava-class cruiser Marshal Ustinov
Marco Polo, the Royal Italian Navy's first armored cruiser
The Russian protected cruiser Aurora