CG-22 England
England (CG-22) was laid down 4 October 1960 by Todd Shipyards Corp.; launched 6 March 1962; and commissioned 7 December 1963
While under construction 30 March 1962, England suffered an explosion and fire at San Pedro CA which injured eighteen workmen before the fire is brought under control.
She received an anti-air warfare upgrade at Bath Iron Works 10 April 1970 to 26 June 1971.
In the mid-1980s it was recognized that advances in Soviet made air-to-surface missiles necessitated a new upgrade to missile cruisers and England received the New Threat Upgrade (NTU) at Long Beach Naval Shipyard from October 1986 to October 1987.
Decommissioned and stricken 21 January 1994 she was transferred to Maritime Administration custody 22 February 1994 and laid up at Suisan Bay CA.
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