Belknap Collision
The Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) served as the rescue unit and tied up alongside USS Belknap after her collision with USS John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1975 - the twelfth anniversary of the assassination of the president so named. The cruiser was ablaze with exploding ammunition and magazines, but the guided-missile destroyer and her crewmen fought and limited damage. In the end, CG-26 was knocked and melted to her 01 level, which is the next level above the main deck. Seven crewmembers aboard Belknap and one aboard the Kennedy were killed.
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