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 (USA) |  |
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| Ordered: | 26 November 1984 |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1987 |
| Launched: | 23 October 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 16 June 1990 |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Motto: | Rough In Battle And Ready In Peace |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | approx. 9,600 tons full load |
| Length: | 567 feet (173 m) |
| Beam: | 55 feet (17 m) |
| Draught: | 33 feet (10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW) |
| 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, consisting of
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| Armament: | 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems 122 × RIM-66 SM-2, RIM-162 ESSM, 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 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters. |
USS Monterey (CG-61) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War in 1846.[1] She was built at the Bath Iron Works in Maine.
[edit] Awards
On 16 February 2007, Monterey was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award.[2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- U.S. Navy: Monterey web site
- Unofficial U.S. Navy Site: USS Monterey (CG-61)
- HullNumber.com: CG-61 Personnel Roster
 Monterey in Souda Bay, Crete, January 2007 |
 Monterey on the Hudson River at the kickoff of Fleet Week 2008, May 21, 2008. |
This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.
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