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USS VELLA GULF (CG 72)

       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Victor - Lima - Alpha
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 22 APR 1991 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 13 JUN 1992
Commissioned 18 SEP 1993
Home port: Norfolk, VA
Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski
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Vella Gulf
04017200		 63k   Gerd Matthes
Vella Gulf 35k Starboard view, underway. USN
Vella Gulf 235k A Navy CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter replenishes USS Vella Gulf while underway. Photo April 21, 2001. Steven A Cardali
Vella Gulf 92k Operation Enduring Freedom, Nov. 24, 2001 — The fast combat support ship USS Sacramento (AOE-1) is in the process of replenishing the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) approaches her station alongside the AOE. Note a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, assigned to Sacramento, also carrying supplies to Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Bobby McRill (# 011124-N-5526M-002). Alex Tatchin
Vella Gulf 188k At sea with the USS Vella Gulf March 4,2002 as she steams off the starboard side of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a air power demonstration. The guided missile cruiser and aircraft carrier are part of Command Carrier Group Eight (CCG-8) en route to there home port Norfolk, VA. Photo by US Navy photographer's mate 3rd class Travis Ross. Steven A Cardali
Vella Gulf 197k At sea with the USS Vella Gulf March 4,2002 as she steams off the starboard side of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a air power demonstration. The guided missile cruiser and aircraft carrier are part of Command Carrier Group Eight (CCG-8) en route to there home port Norfolk, VA. Photo by US Navy photographer's mate 3rd class Travis Ross. Steven A Cardali
Vella Gulf   040306-N-1082Z-063 Arabian Gulf (March 6, 2004) – USNS Ericsson (T-AO 194) refuels USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during a refueling at sea in the Arabian Gulf. The ships are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Official U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jason R. Zalasky. Bill Gonyo
Vella Gulf 197k Persian Gulf, June 3, 2004 - The guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), top, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), bottom, steam alongside USS George Washington (CVN 73) while participating in a strike group photo, during operations in the Persian Gulf. The Norfolk, Va.-based ships were on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho (040603-N-5319A-009). USN
USS VELLA GULF (CG 72) History
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Additional Resources
Official USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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