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USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Whiskey - India - November

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 08 MAY 1986 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 12 JUL 1987
Commissioned 18 MAR 1989
Home port: Mayport, FL

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
	46k	Port bow underway.	USN
	94k	Launching Ceremony, Bath Iron Works, 12 JUL 1987.	© Richard Leonhardt
	109k	Launching Ceremony, Bath Iron Works, 12 JUL 1987.	© Richard Leonhardt
	76k	Launching Ceremony, Bath Iron Works, 12 JUL 1987.	© Richard Leonhardt
	112k	Launching Ceremony, Bath Iron Works, 12 JUL 1987.	© Richard Leonhardt
	99k	Launching Ceremony, Bath Iron Works, 12 JUL 1987.	© Richard Leonhardt
	101k	Launching Ceremony, Bath Iron Works, 12 JUL 1987.	© Richard Leonhardt
	105k	Launching Ceremony, Bath Iron Works, 12 JUL 1987.	© Richard Leonhardt
	66k	USS Detroit (AOE 4) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), 23 FEB 1999, during underway replenishment operations. The ships are in the Adriatic Sea supporting NATO air strikes in Kosovo.	USN
	94k	A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from the bow of the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) headed for a target in Kosovo on 24 MAR 1999. The U.S. Navy cruiser is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of NATO Operation Allied Force	USN
	78k	Starboard bow view, Barcelona, Spain, 12 MAY2001.	Fabio Peña
	80k	Starboard quarter view, Barcelona, Spain, 12 MAY2001.	Fabio Peña
	437k	Sept. 2, 2003 -- The guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departs from its homeport of Mayport, Fla. to start work ups before her upcoming six-month deployment. Philippine Sea is part of the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson (030902-N-5471P-005).	Bill Gonyo
04015813	292k	Port side view while steaming up the York river on it's way to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.	Steve LaPaugh
04015814	529k	Port quarter view passing under the Coleman bridge while steaming up the York river on it's way to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.	Steve LaPaugh
04015815	72k	ATLANTIC OCEAN 25 February 2008 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) sails in formation with the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group during a transit of the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Steinhour (080225-N-3165S-075)	Robert M. Cieri
04015816	53k	ATLANTIC OCEAN 25 February 2008 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) sail in formation with the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group during a transit of the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Steinhour (080225-N-3165S-071)	Robert M. Cieri
04015817	64k	SOUDA BAY, Crete 13 Mach 2008 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) arrives in Souda Harbor for a routine port visit. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser and her crew of nearly 400 personnel departed from Mayport, FL in mid-February on a regular six month deployment. Philippine Sea is deployed with the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security coordination efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (080313-N-0780F-001)	Robert M. Cieri
04015818	51k	SOUDA BAY, Crete 13 March 2008 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) arrives in Souda Harbor for a port visit. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser and her crew of nearly 400 personnel departed from Mayport, FL in mid-February on a regular six month deployment. Philippine Sea is deployed with the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security coordination efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (080313-N-0780F-003)	Robert M. Cieri
04015611	66k	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)	Robert M. Cieri

USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58) History
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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 Philippine Sea (CG 58) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.

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