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CVL-30
and CG-56 were named for the Battle of the San Jacinto River, fought
on April 21, 1836 the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by
General Sam Houston, the outnumbered Texas Army engaged and defeated
Mexican forces led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna in
a fight that lasted just 18 minutes, in present-day Harris County, Texas.
"The Battle of San Jacinto," painting by Henry Arthur McArdle
(1895.) Prints and Photographs Collection, Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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Starboard bow view at speed. |
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San Jacinto is seen here assisting an Arabian container
ship that had been flooding in her engineering spaces. San Jacinto
provided emergency de-watering equipment to help stabalize the flooding
until an ocean-going tug could arrive to tow the ship into port. This
photo was taken by a helicopter from HS-5 (CAG-7 aboard USS
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Undated Port bow view while underway. |
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Feb. 24, 1996 -- The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS
San Jacinto (CG 56) executes a high-speed turn following replenishment
at sea (RAS) operations with the Military Sealift Command Replenishment
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Big Horn (T-AO 198) in the Central Mediterranean, February 24,
1996. USS San Jacinto is part of the battle group assigned to
the aircraft carrier USS
George Washington (CVN 73).
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Summerlin (960224-N-3717S-010)
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Mar. 16, 1996 -- The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
USS San Jacinto (CG 56) makes her way southward through the Suez
Canal, March 16, 1996. The San Jacinto is accompanying the nuclear powered
aircraft carrier USS
George Washington (CVN 73) to the Arabian Gulf, where they will
support UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation Southern Watch.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Vidrine (960316-N-7340V-001)
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The fleet oiler USS
Merrimack (AO 179) (center) provides fuel to guided missile
cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) (left) and aircraft carrier USS
George Washington (CVN 73) (right) during replenishment at sea
operations in the Arabian Gulf on 29 APR 1996. The three U.S. Navy ships
were deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Vidrine, U.S. Navy.
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The cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) underway in the Persian
Gulf. The USS San Jacinto is forward deployed with the aircraft
carrier USS
John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation
Southern Watch - 20 MAY 1998.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class James M. Williams.
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USS San Jacinto (CG 56) is seen here entering the
port of Valletta, Malta on 31 JAN 2003. |
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Atlantic Ocean, July 15, 2005 - The USS
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducts a close quarters
exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. From left, USS San
Jacinto (CG-56), USS
Donald Cook (DDG-75), USS
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS
Oscar Austin (DDG-79), and the Spanish AEGIS guided missile
frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F-101). The strike group
was conducting a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX).
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Eben Boothby (# 050715-N-8163B-028)
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USS San Jacinto, part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike
Group, makeing a port call at Marmaris, Turkey, 16 FEB 2006. |
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USS San Jacinto, part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike
Group, makeing a port call at Marmaris, Turkey, 16 FEB 2006. |
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SOUDA BAY, Greece 28 January 2008 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile
cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) arrives in Souda Harbor for a
routine port visit. San Jacinto departed Norfolk, Va. in November
and is on deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (080128-N-0780F-005)
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OUDA BAY, Crete 14 March 2008 The guided-missile cruisers USS San
Jacinto (CG 56), left, and the USS
Philippine Sea (CG 58) moored side-by-side at the Marathi NATO
Pier Facility for a port visit. The Ticonderoga-class cruisers are deployed
with the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security
operations and theater security coordination efforts.
U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley (080314-N-0780F-010)
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