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USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Tango - Sierra - Golf

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

CLASS - TICONDEROGA
Displacement 9,589 (FL) Tons, Dimensions, 565' 10" (oa) x 55' x 31' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54RF, 2 Twin Missile Launchers, (88 Missiles) 8 Harpoon SSM 4x2,
2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x 25mm Bushmaster mg. 6 x12.75" TT. 2 LAMPS Helos.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; G.E. Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30+ Knots, Crew 370.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 31 AUG 1984 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 14 DEC 1985
Commissioned 22 AUG 1987
Decommissioned 16 DEC 2005
Fate: Moored at NISMF Philadelphia, PA awaiting disposition

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
04015106	437k	Launching Booklet, 14 DEC 1985.	Robert M. Cieri
04015110	223k	High speed run during Sea Trials.	USN
04015107	469k	Commissioning Booklet, 22 AUG 1987.	Robert M. Cieri
	27k	Small, Port bow overhead.	USN
04015109	291k	Firing an SM2 missile from the stern launcher in 1992.	Robert M. Cieri
04015108	336k	Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1993.	Robert M. Cieri
	310k	The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) anchors in Augusta Bay, Sicily on 26 JUL 1997 after participating in exercise INVITEX 97. INVITEX was the largest joint exercise of the year bringing 13,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps troops together with more than 3,000 allied forces during a mock conflict in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Tara D. Mikesell. (970726-N-3335M-005)	Bill Gonyo
	297k	At sea with the Guided missile Cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) North Atlantic October 16, 2002. as her crew members conduct a Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) This operation is performed by specially trained personnel who board and inspect vessels to ensure they are in accordance with U.N. resolutions and to prevent transportation of illegal cargo.	Steven A. Cardali
	203k	An F/A-18 belonging to the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s elite flight demonstration team, performs a fly-by of the guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) during a Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) and Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico - May 7, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Gary Nichols.	USN
	600k	Mar. 10, 2004 -- Sailors of the guided-missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) “man the rails” as the ship gets underway from its homeport at Naval Station Pascagoula. While deployed, the ship will take part in a variety of missions, including a circumnavigation of the South American continent. Gates' deployment will include counter-drug operations; port visits along the Eastern Atlantic seaboard and international exercises with South American Navies. Gates will be the visiting ship for the U.S. Naval Academy graduation and will also be the escort ship for the nation's newest aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as it heads for its new homeport in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Stacey Byington (040310-N-4397B-002).	Bill Gonyo

USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) History
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Supplemental History Page: Sevastopol, The Ukraine, USSR visit, 4 - 8 August 1989

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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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.

Additional Resources
Official USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.

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