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| CLASS - TICONDEROGA (Flight II) Displacement 9,589 (FL) Tons, Dimensions, 565' 10" (oa) x 55' x 31' 6" (Max) Armament 2 x 5"/54RF, 2 VLS, (122 Missiles) 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 11 JAN 1984 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS Launched 11 MAR 1985 Commissioned 20 SEP 1986 Begins "Cruiser Modernization" FEB 2008 Home port: San Diego, CA |
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148k | Commissioning booklet, 20 SEPT 1986 | Robert M. Cieri | |
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63k | Underway, Boston Harbor, Boston, MA (note USS Constitution on the left). This was taken some time during the week of Bunker Hill's commissioning in Boston, 13-20 May, 1986. Photo identified by John E. Carey CDR, USN (Ret.). | USN | |
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Starboard bow view while on Builders Sea Trials in the Gulf of Mexico in May 1986. Ingalls Shipbuilding Photo. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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May 1, 1986 - Gulf of Mexico: A starboard bow view of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) underway. U.S. Navy Photo. |
Fred Weiss | |
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Oct 1, 1987 - Gulf of Oman: A port quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) underway. U.S. Navy Photo. |
Fred Weiss | |
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Aug 8, 1991 -- Persian Gulf: A BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack missile (TLAM) heads toward an Iraqi target after being launched by the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during Operation Desert Storm. The destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) is at right. U.S. Navy Photo. |
Fred Weiss | |
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May 18, 1992 - Location unknown: A starboard quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during Operation Desert Shield. U.S. Navy Photo. |
Fred Weiss | |
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The USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) deploys out of San Diego harbor in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo taken on November 2, 2002. Photo by JO2(SW) Jason Heavner, ComNavSurfPac Public Affairs. U.S. Navy Photo. |
JO2(SW) Jason Heavne | |
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"Leading the Charge!" The first Tomahawk missile to be fired into Iraq is launched from USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) at 0525 on March 20, 2003. U.S. Navy Photo. |
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Ships belonging to the USS Constellation (CV-64) Battle Group parade their colors during an a airshow on board Constellation. From front to rear: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), USS Valley Forge (CG-50), USS Milius (DDG-69), and USS Thach (FFG-43). Note the Bunker Hill's Golden Anchor signifying excellence in retention. The carrier was decommissioned in August 2003. Photo by PHC Donald Bray , October 2003. U.S. Navy photo #030529-N-9076B-010 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, 4 March 2007 - Guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial as she transits Pearl Harbor. Bunker Hill and her crew are currently in port Naval Station Pearl Harbor after returning from a deployment as part of Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group, which is currently conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of 5th Fleet. U.S. Navy photo #070304-N-4965F-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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WILLAMETTE RIVER, 7 June 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) makes her way up the river and under the Broadway Bridge en-route to Portland, Ore., to participate in the 100th Annual Rose Festival. Bunker Hill is just one of four U.S. Navy ships pulling into Portland for the 100th Annual Rose Festival Fleet Week Celebration. U.S. Navy photo #070607-N-7732W-235 by Mass Communication Specialist Seamen (AW) Charles Whetstine. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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PORTLAND, OR, 7 June 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrives to help celebrate Portland's Fleet Week festivities during the city's 100th annual Rose Festival. Bunker Hill is one of four U.S. Navy ships visiting Portland for the weeklong celebration. (Caption corrected by Paul Hauser) U.S. Navy photo #070607-N-2143T-002 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maebel Tinoko. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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84k | Starboard side view while moored , San Diego, CA, June 2007. | BMCS Richard Miller, USN (Ret.) | |
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1m | Picture of Bunker Hill witn autograph of CAPT Dominic (Dom) DeScisciolo. | Wolfgang Hechler | |
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USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) prepares to conduct a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-17) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 120306-N-DR144-387 ARABIAN GULF (March 6, 2012) by MC2 James R. Evans. |
Lee Wahler | |
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Quast, Philip M., CAPT | VADM | 09/20/1986 - 03/26/1988 |
| Rempt, Rodney Peter, CAPT | VADM | 03/26/1988 - 03/28/1990 |
| Marfiak, Thomas Fletcher, CAPT | RADM | 03/28/1990 - 02/21/1992 |
| Diamond Jr., Emil Richard, CAPT | 02/21/1992 - 05/20/1994 | |
| Schnurrpusch, Gary Werner, CAPT | 05/20/1994 - 04/16/1996 | |
| Kopacz, Anthony J., CAPT | 04/16/1996 - 06/12/1998 | |
| Denny, Patrick Leo, CAPT | 06/12/1998 - 04/07/2000 | |
| Butt, Robert Alan, CAPT | 04/07/2000 - 01/04/2002 | |
| Farwell Jr., Faris Thomas, CAPT | 01/04/2002 - 11/24/2003 | |
| Durham, Richard Wade, CAPT | 11/24/2003 - 10/21/2005 | |
| Gaouette, Charles McAlister, CAPT | RADM | 10/21/2005 - 08/24/2007 |
| Piercey, Patrick Andrew, CAPT | RADM | 08/24/2007 - 08/07/2009 |
| DeScisciolo, Dominic, CAPT | 08/07/2009 - 05/21/2011 | |
| Ford, Michael Joseph, CAPT | 05/21/2011 - | |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
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