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
SLEP Induction, 24 MAR 2017
Home port: San Diego, CA

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 #991002-N-7750C-011 by PH3 Class David E. Carter II.

The Mediterranean Sea, 1 August 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 millennium. 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 #000801-N-7750C-003 by PH2 David E. Carter II.

Naval Station Norfolk, 18 August 2000 - A young girl watches and waits for the arrival of her father aboard the USS Cape St. George (CG 71), to one of the destroyer and submarine piers.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-03-11125 by: PH2 Chris Pastol.

Naval Station Norfolk, 18 August 2000 - Spectators watch and wait for the arrival of friends and family members aboard the USS Cape St. George (CG 71), at a pier.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-03-11123 by: PH2 Chris Pastol.

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 destroyers USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and USS Carney (DDG 64) participate in a Coordinated Engagement Capability (CEC) Exercise off the coast of Florida.

U.S. Navy photo #010206-N-2101W-002 by PH2 Class Alan Warner.

The Baltic Sea, 11 June 2002 - The Danish HDMS Hvidbjoernen (F 360), British HMS Chatam (F 87), and U.S. guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) cruise in formation during the joint combined exercise BALTOPS 2002. The United States and 11 other nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2002 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting a peace support operation at sea including exercises in gunnery, replenishment-at-sea, undersea warfare, radar tracking, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and rescue, maritime interdiction operations, and scenarios dealing with potentially real world crises.

U.S. Navy photo #020611-N-0872M-501 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Martin E. Maddock.

The Mediterranean Sea, 23 March 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 #030323-N-6946M-002by IS1 Kenneth Moll.

SAN DIEGO, 30 July 2007 - Guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) approaches her new homeport of Naval Base San Diego. The Aegis-class cruiser arrived in San Diego as part of the first major ship relocation of the adjustment of forces from the Atlantic to Pacific coast.

U.S. Navy photo #070730-N-5207L-010 by MC1 Bill Larned.

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#071219-N-4658L-115 by MC2 Mark A. Leonesio.

INDIAN OCEAN, 23 September 2008 - USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) steam alongside amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), not pictured, during an underway replenishment. The ships are deployed supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

ARABIAN SEA, 24 May 2012 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), bottom, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) conduct a replenishment at sea. Sterett and Cape St. George are deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

US Navy photo #120524-N-XO959-121 by MC3 Amanda L. Kilpatrick

ARABIAN SEA, 5 July 2012 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) performs a firepower demonstration alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and combat flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Navy photo #120705-N-NB694-186 by MCSN Joshua E. Walters

PEARL HARBOR, 25 January 2014 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St George (CG 71) transits Pearl Harbor during exercise Koa Kai 14-1. Koa Kai is a semiannual exercise to improve cooperation, readiness and the capability of forces to respond quickly to various crises, ranging from armed conflict to humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Navy photo #140125-N-RI884-081 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker

PACIFIC OCEAN, 27 January 2014 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) refuels with the Royal Canadian Navy replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) on 27 January 2014 during exercise Koa Kai 14-1 in waters near Hawaii. Koa Kai is a semi annual exercise that improves cooperation, readiness and the capability of forces to respond quickly to various crises, ranging from armed conflict to humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Navy photo #140127-N-XD424-083 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin W. Sisco

PACIFIC OCEAN, 27 January 2014 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) underway during exercise Koa Kai 14-1, with another Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in the background. Koa Kai is a semiannual exercise in the waters around Hawaii designed to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas and provide training in a multi-ship environment.

U.S. Navy photo #140127-N-IT566-246 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Kolmel

PACIFIC OCEAN, 21 July 2014 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from 26 June to 1 August, in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

U.S. Navy photo #140721-N-UN830-111 by Ensign Joseph Pfaff

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

PORTLAND, OR, 4 June 2015 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrives to participate in Portland Fleet Week during the 106th annual Rose Festival. The festival and Portland Fleet Week are a celebration of the sea services, with Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from the U.S. and Canada making the city a port of call.

U.S. Navy photo #50604-N-MN975-066 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin A. Johndro