1:2 scale Belknap-class cruiser

The Belknap-class cruiser was a class of single-ended guided missile cruisers (their missile armament was installed only forward, unlike "double-ended" missile cruisers with missile armament installed both forward and aft) built for the United States Navy. They were originally designated as DLG frigates (destroyer leaders; the USN use of the term frigate from 1950 to 1975 was intended to evoke the power of the sailing frigates of old), but in the 1975 fleet realignment, they were reclassified as guided missile cruisers (CG).

This class was built in the 1960's for screening carrier taskforces. The design is derivative of the earlier Leahy-class double-ended taskforce frigates, but substitutes the rear missile launcher for a 5-inch gun, along with an upgraded missile system capable of firing both the Standard surface-to-air missile and the ASROC anti-submarine missile.