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USS MONTEREY (CG 61)

       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Romeo - Alpha - Romeo

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski		 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 19 AUG 1987 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME
Launched 23 OCT 1988
Commissioned 16 JUN 1990
Home port: NOB Norfolk, VA
Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski
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Monterey 512k Starboard view. USN
Monterey 195k Entering Malada Spain. Javier Bueno Iturbe
Spanish Aramada (RET)
Monterey 310k The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) participated in Competitive Training Exercise (COMPUTEX) and Joint Fleet Exercise (JTFX) part of the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) battle group. The Monterey is preparing for a six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Christian Eskelund. (990713-N-9568E-003) Bill Gonyo
Monterey 51k Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (October 28, 2002) The Guided Missile Cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) departs Souda Bay after a brief port visit, Monterey is part of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Battle Group. Bernard A. Cardali
Monterey  

Sep. 16, 2003 -- The guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) departs Naval Station Norfolk to avoid Hurricane Isabel. More than 40 destroyers, frigates, and amphibious ships left the naval station piers to avoid any potential damage from the high winds and seas generated by the hurricane.

U.S. Navy photo # 030916-N-4374S-003 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg.

 Bill Gonyo
Monterey 262k

The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) anchors out in the bay of Naples, Italy during a recent port visit on July 6, 2004.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Danny Ewing Jr.

 Bill Gonyo
Monterey
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ATLANTIC OCEAN, 28 March 2008 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) steams off the coast of Florida. Monterey is conducting group sail operations.

U.S. Navy photo #080328-N-2838C-008 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael D. Cole.

 Robert M. Cieri
USS MONTEREY (CG 61) History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Note About Contacts.

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 USSMonterey (CG 61) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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