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USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52)


       

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - November - Bravo - Hotel

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 11 JAN 1984 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 11 MAR 1985
Commissioned 20 SEP 1986
Proposed Decommissioning Date: 31 MAR 2023 Disposition: Legislative Consideration

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation (4)
Second Row - Coast Guard Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (7) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (15)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3) - Southwest Asia Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal - Global War On Terrorism Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal
Fifth Row - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (10) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)


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Bunker Hill
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363k Christening of the Bunker Hill?  by Mrs. Walter T. Skallerup, Jr., 11 March 1985 at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Dale Hargrave
Bunker Hill
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148k Commissioning booklet, 20 September 1986 Robert M. Cieri
Bunker Hill 63k Underway, Boston Harbor, Boston, MA (note USS Constitution on the left). This was taken some time during the week of Bunker Hill's commissioning in Boston, 13-20 May, 1986. Photo identified by John E. Carey CDR, USN (Ret.). USN
Bunker Hill
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Starboard bow view while on Builders Sea Trials in the Gulf of Mexico in May 1986.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Photo.

Robert M. Cieri
Bunker Hill 88k

May 1, 1986 - Gulf of Mexico: A starboard bow view of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) underway.

U.S. Navy Photo.

Fred Weiss
Bunker Hill 60k

Oct 1, 1987 - Gulf of Oman: A port quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) underway.

U.S. Navy Photo.

Fred Weiss
Bunker Hill 39k

Aug 8, 1991 -- Persian Gulf: A BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack missile (TLAM) heads toward an Iraqi target after being launched by the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during Operation Desert Storm. The destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) is at right.

U.S. Navy Photo.

Fred Weiss
Bunker Hill 77k

May 18, 1992 - Location unknown: A starboard quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during Operation Desert Shield.

U.S. Navy Photo.

Fred Weiss
Bunker Hill
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USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) tied to mooring buoy in Hong Kong harbor, 23 April, 1995.

Photo taken by Karsten Petersen.

Robert Hurst
Bunker Hill 186k

The USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) deploys out of San Diego harbor in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo taken on November 2, 2002. Photo by JO2(SW) Jason Heavner, ComNavSurfPac Public Affairs.

U.S. Navy Photo.

JO2(SW) Jason Heavne
Bunker Hill 43k

"Leading the Charge!" The first Tomahawk missile to be fired into Iraq is launched from USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) at 0525 on March 20, 2003.

U.S. Navy Photo.

USN
Bunker Hill
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Ships belonging to the USS Constellation (CV 64) Battle Group parade their colors during an a airshow on board Constellation. From front to rear: USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Valley Forge (CG 50), USS Milius (DDG 69), and USS Thach (FFG 43). Note the Bunker Hill's Golden Anchor signifying excellence in retention. The carrier was decommissioned in August 2003. Photo by PHC Donald Bray , October 2003.

U.S. Navy photo #030529-N-9076B-010

Bill Gonyo
Bunker Hill
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56k

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, 4 March 2007 - Guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial as she transits Pearl Harbor. Bunker Hill and her crew are currently in port Naval Station Pearl Harbor after returning from a deployment as part of Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group, which is currently conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of 5th Fleet.

U.S. Navy photo #070304-N-4965F-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl

Robert M. Cieri
Bunker Hill
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226k

WILLAMETTE RIVER, 7 June 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) makes her way up the river and under the Broadway Bridge en-route to Portland, Ore., to participate in the 100th Annual Rose Festival. Bunker Hill is just one of four U.S. Navy ships pulling into Portland for the 100th Annual Rose Festival Fleet Week Celebration.

U.S. Navy photo #070607-N-7732W-235 by Mass Communication Specialist Seamen (AW) Charles Whetstine.

Robert M. Cieri
Bunker Hill
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220k

PORTLAND, OR, 7 June 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrives to help celebrate Portland's Fleet Week festivities during the city's 100th annual Rose Festival. Bunker Hill is one of four U.S. Navy ships visiting Portland for the week-long celebration. (Caption corrected by Paul Hauser)

U.S. Navy photo #070607-N-2143T-002 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maebel Tinoko.

Robert M. Cieri
Bunker Hill
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84k Starboard side view while moored , San Diego, CA, June 2007. BMCS Richard Miller, USN (Ret.)
Bunker Hill
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388k

ATLANTIC OCEAN, 8 March 2010 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Argentine navy Espora-class frigate ARA Gomez Roca (P 46) perform tactical maneuvering exercises. Bunker Hill is participating in Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment.

U.S. Navy photo #100308-N-8822R-067 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Antwjuan Richards-Jamison

Robert Hurst
Bunker Hill
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1m Picture of Bunker Hill with autograph of CAPT Dominic (Dom) DeScisciolo. Wolfgang Hechler
Bunker Hill
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4.8m USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) prepares to refuel USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) while at the same time conducting VertRep with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). USS Carl Vinson is taking on fuel from MSC replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 197). All ships are wrapping up their deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Photo was taken early May 2011, from an H-60S helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron HSC-21 Det “Vagabonds” who were embarked aboard Wally Schirra for the deployment. Brandon J. Varner, Assistant Cargo Mate USNS Wally Schirra
Bridge 1519k

ARABIAN GULF, 6 March 2012, USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) prepares to conduct a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-17) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

US Navy photo # 120306-N-DR144-387 by MC2 James R. Evans.

Lee Wahler
Bunker Hill
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352k ARABIAN SEA, 14 March 2012 - Sailors aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) perform maintenance on a Mk 45 5-inch lightweight gun while under way. Bunker Hill was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and conducted maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts.

U.S. Navy photo #120314-BC134-511 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Grandin, USN.
Robert M. Cieri
Bunker Hill
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ARABIAN SEA, 14 July 2012 - USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill is underway as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. USS? Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW-17) are on deployment in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

US Navy photo #120714-N-XO436-014 by MC3 James Vazquez

Ron Reeves
Bunker Hill
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PACIFIC OCEAN, 23 September 2014 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Shiloh (CG 67), foreground, USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and USS Cape St. George (CG 71) from the George Washington and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation at the conclusion of Valiant Shield 2014. The U.S.-only exercise integrates Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets.

U.S. Navy photo #140923-N-ZS026-573 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trevor Welsh

Ron Reeves
Bunker Hill
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ARABIAN GULF, 4 March 2015 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), right, comes alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bunker Hill is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy photo #150304-N-KB426-019 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Vazquez

Ron Reeves
Bunker Hill
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ARABIAN GULF, 25 March 2015 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 transports cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea. In the background is the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

U.S. Navy photo #150325-N-HD510-073 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released

Ron Reeves
Bunker Hill
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SAN DIEGO, 12 September 2016 - Sailors and Marines man the rails and render proper honors as amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) passes guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) while returning to its homeport. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is returning to its homeport of San Diego following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation.

U.S. Navy photo #160912-N-OF476-153 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Burgett

Ron Reeves
Bunker Hill
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94k

The Royal Australian Navy fleet replenishment ship HMAS Sirius (O 266) refuels the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during a replenishment-at-sea, Indian Ocean, on 1 April 2021.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Casey Scoular. Photo ID: 210331-N-SM577-1686.
Robert Hurst
Bunker Hill
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94k Weapons Onload/Offload at the Seal Beach Naval Weapon Station, 28 September 2021. John Spivey

Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Class Final Rank Dates
Quast, Philip M., CAPT   VADM 09/20/1986 - 03/26/1988
Rempt, Rodney Peter, CAPT 1966 VADM 03/26/1988 - 03/28/1990
Marfiak, Thomas Fletcher, CAPT 1966 RADM 03/28/1990 - 02/21/1992
Diamond Jr., Emil Richard, CAPT     02/21/1992 - 05/20/1994
Schnurrpusch, Gary Werner, CAPT     05/20/1994 - 04/16/1996
Kopacz, Anthony J., CAPT     04/16/1996 - 06/12/1998
Denny, Patrick Leo, CAPT 1973   06/12/1998 - 04/07/2000
Butt, Robert Alan, CAPT 1976   04/07/2000 - 01/04/2002
Farwell Jr., Faris Thomas, CAPT 1978   01/04/2002 - 11/24/2003
Durham, Richard Wade, CAPT     11/24/2003 - 10/21/2005
Gaouette, Charles McAlister, CAPT   RADM 10/21/2005 - 08/24/2007
Piercey, Patrick Andrew, CAPT 1985 RADM 08/24/2007 - 08/07/2009
DeScisciolo, Dominic, CAPT     08/07/2009 - 05/21/2011
Ford, Michael Joseph, CAPT     05/21/2011 - 11/08/2012
Gonzalez Davids, Yvette Marie, CAPT 1989   11/08/2012 - 10/03/2014
Dawley, Sterling Whipple, CAPT 1991   10/03/2014 - 07/22/2016
Cahill III, Joseph Francis, CAPT   RADM 07/22/2016 - 06/2018
Sellerberg, Kurt Michael, CAPT 1997   06/2018 - 05/08/2020
Thompson, Shea S., CAPT 1997   05/08/2020 - 03/25/2022
Rogers, Jason Edward, CAPT     03/25/2022 -

(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)


USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.

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Additional Resources
Official USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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