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USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71)
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Charlie - Sierra - Golf
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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 NOV 1990 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS Launched 10 JAN 1992 Christened 11 APR 1992 Commissioned 30 JUN 1993 Home port: San Diego, CA |
 Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski |
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Armed Forces Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2)
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222k | Christening booklet, 11 April 1992. | Bernard A. Cardali | |
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30k | Starboard view. | USN | |
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13k | Port bow view. | USN | |
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32k | Launching missile from stern VLS box. | USN | |
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35k | Launching missile from stern VLS box. | USN | |
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100K | Undated Starboard bow view while underway. | USN | |
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86k | (From front to back) USS Anzio (CG 68), USS Rainier (AOE 7), USS Cape St. George (CG 71), and an unknown Arleigh Burke DDG steam in formation, date and location unknown. | U.S. Navy | |
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USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) refuels USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), 2 October 1999. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class David E. Carter II (# 991002-N-7750C-011). |
USN | |
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The Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 1, 2000 - Sailors aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) gather on the flight deck to spell out "IKE 2000" referring to their successful deployment to the Mediterranean Sea in the new millenium. Deployed with Dwight D. Eisenhower were the guided missile cruisers USS Cape St. George (CG 71) (top) and USS Anzio (CG 68). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class David E. Carter II (000801-N-7750C-003). |
Alex Tatchin/USN | |
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February 6, 2001 -- From front: The guided missile cruisers USS
Vicksburg (CG 69), USS Anzio
(CG 68), USS Cape St. George (CG 71), USS
Hue City (CG 66) and the guided missile detroyers U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Alan Warner (010206-N-2101W-002). |
Bill Gonyo | |
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The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 23, 2003) -- A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) launches from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). The Cape St. George is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Kenneth Moll.(030323-N-6946M-002) |
Bill Gonyo | |
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SAN DIEGO, 19 December 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) sits pier-side, ready for a judging panel's inspection during the 2007 holiday ship decoration contest. Ships and shore commands were judged on four criteria: degree of difficulty, originality of display, holiday spirit and creativity. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark A. Leonesio (071219-N-4658L-115) |
Robert M. Cieri | |
USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71) 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 USS Cape St. George (CG 71) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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