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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 19 AUG 1987 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME Launched 23 OCT 1988 Commissioned 16 JUN 1990 Home port: NOB Norfolk, VA |
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512k | Starboard view. | USN | |
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195k | Entering Malada Spain. | Javier Bueno Iturbe Spanish Aramada (RET) |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 | |
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