USS Monterey (CG-61)
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 USS Monterey (CG-61) departs Souda Bay on the island of Crete in Greece. |
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| Career (US) |  |
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| Ordered: | 26 November 1984 |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1987 |
| Launched: | 23 October 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 16 June 1990 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2007. |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | approx. 9,600 tons full load |
| Length: | 567 feet (173 meters) |
| Beam: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| Draught: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32.5 knots (60 km/h) |
| Complement: | 33 officers & 327 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-55 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SQQ-89(V)3 Sonar suite, conisiting of
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| Armament: | 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems 122 × RIM-67 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk, or RUM-139 VL-Asroc 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × Mark 45 5 in / 54 cal lightweight gun 2 × 25 mm 2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 x Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters. |
| Motto: | Rough In Battle And Ready In Peace |
USS Monterey (CG-61) is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser guided-missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico, and the Battle of Monterey, California, during the Mexican-American War of 1848.
- 15 years of history go here.
[edit] Awards
On 16 February 2007, Monterey was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. [1]
[edit] External links
This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.
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