) were taken out of service in the early 1990s as part of the Clinton Administration's desire to reduce defense spending in light of reduced tensions with Russia. The entire class was decommissioned between 1993 and 1995, stricken from the naval register, and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal. USS Bainbridge USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) was a nuclear-powered development of the Leahy-class. Originally a guided-missile destroyer leader, the class was re-designated guided-missile cruiser in 1975. As with USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65), Bainbridge was the only member of its single-ship class. Bainbridge was largely identical to the Leahy class except for the replacement of the conventional design's four steam boilers with two D2G reactors, and related increases in displacement, length and beam. Bainbridges engineering department carried 7 officers and 156 enlisted men—respectively 3 and 42 more than a contemporary steam-powered vessel. The lessons learned on Bainbridge were later adapted to the next nuclear-powered ship, and the and classes of nuclear-powered cruiser. Ships in class Gallery See also List of United States Navy destroyer leaders List of United States Navy cruisers References External links Leahy-class frigates at Destroyer History Foundation Cruiser classes