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325k | Ship's profile, as built, courtesy of John R. Barrett.. | ©John
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16 May 1983 - Pascagoula, MS: A starboard quarter view of the Aegis guided missile cruiser Yorktown (CG 48) prior to launching. U.S. Navy Photo. |
Fred Weiss | |
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492k | Commissioning booklet, 04 JUL 1984. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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454k | Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1983. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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Starboard bow underway. |
USN | |
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Undated starboard bow view. Photo © Atlantic Fleet Sales |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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72k | Port bow underway during sea trials. | Chuck Daly | |
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1 Sept 1985 - Carribean: A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48) underway. U.S. Navy Photo. |
Fred Weiss | |
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1 Jan 1987 - Atlantic Ocean: A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48) underway as seen from the stern of the battleship USS Iowa (BB 61). The Iowa is preparing to deploy two Pioneer I remotely piloted vehicles (RPV). U.S. Navy Photo. |
Fred Weiss | |
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308k | Welcome Aboard booklet, Circa 1993. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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48k | This picture was taken astern of the Yorktown during one of our Caribbean missile shoots. This missile registered a skin to skin kill of the target at 110nm miles on a "lofted" shot. 1994. | Chuck Daly | |
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19 August 1995 - A view of pier 24 showing the guided-missile destroyer USS Scott (DDG 995) tied up on the north side and the guided-missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) tied up on the south side, at the Norfolk Operating Base. U.S. Navy photo ##DN-SC-95-02259 taken by: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret). |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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ANNAPOLIS, MD, 21 May 1996 - Aerial port bow view of the guided-missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48) anchored near the U.S. Naval Academy, as part of the Commissioning Week activities. U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-97-01119 by: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret). |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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19 September 1997 - Guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48)
departs Narragansett Bay after a scheduled port U.S. Navy photo #970919-N-6483G-001 by Photographer's Mate Chief John Gay. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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19 September 1997 - Guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48)
departs Narragansett Bay after a scheduled port U.S. Navy photo #970919-N-6483G-002 by Photographer's Mate Chief John Gay. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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19 September 1997 - Guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48)
departs Narragansett Bay after a scheduled port U.S. Navy photo #970919-N-6483G-003 by Photographer's Mate Chief John Gay. |
Bill Gonyo | |
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USS Yorktown (CG 48) cruises the Caribbean Sea towards Colombia, South America where the shp will meet other naval units participating in the 43rd annual UNITAS exercise on 24 FEB 2002. The Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser USS Yorktown, is this year's flagship for the Caribbean phase of the exercise with embarked Task Force Commander, Rear Admiral Kevin P. Green, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO). UNITAS is the largest multi-national naval exercise conducted with naval forces from the U.S., The Caribbean Sea, South and Central America. The exercises focus on building multinational coalition while promoting hemispheric defense and mutual cooperation. U.S. Navy photo #020224-N-0872M-502 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Martin E. Maddock. |
Bill Gonyo | |
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At sea, 26 February 2002 - Chief Warrant Officer Bill Dunn from Mena, AR, sights a simulated small boat carrying contraband and reports its position to the bridge while Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Remon Peterson from Lakeland, FL, stands by on a .50 caliber machine gun. Both Dunn and Peterson are assigned to the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown and are participating in the 43rd annual UNITAS exercise. UNITAS is the largest multi-national naval exercise conducted with naval forces from the U.S., the Caribbean Sea, and South and Central America. The exercises focus on building multinational coalitions while promoting hemispheric defense and mutual cooperation. U.S. Navy photo #020226-N-0872M-501 by: PH1 Martin E. Maddock. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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At sea, 27 February 2002 - The U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Yorktown fires her 5 inch gun at a target drone during a gunnery exercise. Yorktown is underway in the Caribbean Sea participating in the 43rd annual UNITAS exercise. UNITAS is the largest multi-national naval exercise conducted with naval forces from the U.S., the Caribbean Sea, and South and Central America. The exercises focus on building multinational coalitions while promoting hemispheric defense and mutual cooperation. U.S. Navy photo #020228-N-0872M-501 by: PH1 Martin E. Maddock. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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75k | Stern view while moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA, 23 May 2008. | Gil Bohannon USS Torsk (SS-423) Historian |
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112k | Starboard side midships looking forward while moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA, 23 May 2008. | Gil Bohannon USS Torsk (SS-423) Historian |
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64k | Looking forward from the bridge while moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA, 23 May 2008.. Note that the 5"/54 MK-45 gunmount has been removed. | Gil Bohannon USS Torsk (SS-423) Historian |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Guilbault, Roland George, CAPT | 07/04/1984 - 06/27/1986 | |
| Dur, Philip A., CAPT | RADM | 06/27/1986 - 04/13/1988 |
| O'Connor, Peter Edward, CAPT | 04/13/1988 - 03/07/1990 | |
| Richardson, Robert L., CAPT | 03/07/1990 - 04/24/1992 | |
| Mullen, Michael Glenn, CAPT | ADM | 04/24/1992 - 01/21/1994 |
| Ellison, David Roy, CAPT | RADM | 01/21/1994 - 07/26/1995 |
| Rushton, Richard T., CDR | 07/26/1995 - 06/19/1997 | |
| Sweigard, Eric L., CDR | 06/19/1997 - 02/19/1999 | |
| Kerno Jr., Robert Stephen, CDR | 02/19/1999 - 08/17/2000 | |
| Johnstone, Jeffrey Charles, CDR | 08/17/2000 - 02/10/2002 | |
| Sloan, Steven Edward, CDR | 02/10/2002 - 12/03/2004 | |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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