USS Vicksburg (CG-69) in the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Career (USA) | |
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| Name: | USS Vicksburg |
| Namesake: | Battle of Vicksburg |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Ordered: | 25 February 1988 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 30 May 1990 |
| Launched: | 7 September 1991 |
| Acquired: | 21 September 1992 |
| Commissioned: | 14 November 1992 |
| Homeport: | Mayport, Florida |
| Motto: | Key to Victory |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load |
| Length: | 567 feet (173 m) |
| Beam: | 55 feet (16.8 meters) |
| Draft: | 34 feet (10.2 meters) |
| Propulsion: |
4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines, 80,000 shaft horsepower (60,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 32.5 knots (60 km/h) |
| Complement: | 33 officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers, and approx. 340 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar
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| Armament: | 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems 122 × Mix of RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB, RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-162A ESSM, RIM-174A Standard ERAM, BGM-109 Tomahawk, or RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × Mk 45 Mod 2 5 in / 54 cal lightweight gun 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 gun 2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes for lightweight torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters. |
USS Vicksburg (CG-69) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. She is named for both the land Battle of Vicksburg fought during the American Civil War, and the city of Vicksburg, MS.
Vicksburg was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Her keel was laid down on 30 May 1990 and she was launched on 7 September 1991. Vicksburg is sponsored by Tricia Lott, wife of United States Senator, Trent Lott. On 12 October 1991, Mrs. Lott christened CG-69 as Vicksburg. She was commissioned on 14 November 1992.[1]
With her guided missiles and rapid-fire cannons, Vicksburg is capable of facing threats in the air, on the sea, ashore, and underneath the sea. She is also capable of carrying two SH-60 Sea Hawk Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS III) helicopters.
CG-69 was originally named Port Royal, but was changed during construction. She is the only Ticonderoga-class vessel to have a formal name change. CG-73 was later named Port Royal.[2]
The previous Vicksburg was a light cruiser during and after World War II. CG-69's crest has two stars on the streamer in the eagle's beak representing the two battle stars awarded to her predecessor.
The current commanding officer of the Vicksburg is Captain Logan Jones.
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On 16 February 2007, Vicksburg was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. [1]
On her maiden cruise, the Vicksburg was assigned to the USS Saratoga's battle group, which was stationed off the coast of Montenegro. The Vicksburg participated in Operation Deny Flight and Operation Provide Promise, serving as an airspace command and control platform. In May 1994, the Vicksburg participated in NATO's "Dynamic Impact 94" exercise in the western Mediterranean, and in August 1994 the Vicksburg joined Operation Able Vigil, helping to intercept Cuban migrants crossing the Florida Straits.[1]
The US Navy is planning to retire "Vicksburg" along with eight (8) other Ticonderoga Class Cruisers and three (3) Whidbey Island dock landing ships (LSDs) in fiscal year 2013 as Obama Administration-induced budget cuts are set to strike the U.S. Defense Department. [3]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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