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US Ticonderoga VLS class

US Ticonderoga class

Guided-Missile Cruiser

ships



Guided-Missile Cruiser Ticonderoga VLS class



Starting from the 6th vessel, they replaced both twin Mk26 launchers with two Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) with 122 launch tubes which allow the ship to carry a wide variety of missiles, including the Tomahawk cruise missile, SAMs Standard and Evolved Sea Sparrow and the antisubmarine ASROC



  Specifications


2Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS




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  Shipyards


US Bath Iron Works - 7
US Ingalls Shipbuilding - 15



  List of Ships


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1986--USUS NavyCG-52USS Bunker HillNNBH
1987--USUS NavyCG-53USS Mobile BayNMOB
1987--USUS NavyCG-54USS AntietamNATM
1987--USUS NavyCG-55USS Leyte GulfNLEG
1988--USUS NavyCG-56USS San JacintoNJAC
1988--USUS NavyCG-57USS Lake ChamplainNCPN
1989--USUS NavyCG-58USS Philippine SeaNWIN
1989--USUS NavyCG-59USS PrincetonNDIH
1989--USUS NavyCG-60USS NormandyNVVV
1989--USUS NavyCG-62USS ChancellorsvilleNCVL
2023-- CG-62 USS Robert Smalls
1990--USUS NavyCG-61USS MontereyNRAR
1991--USUS NavyCG-63USS CowpensNCOW
1991--USUS NavyCG-64USS GettysburgNGTB
1991--USUS NavyCG-65USS ChosinNCHO
1991--USUS NavyCG-66USS Hue CityNHUE
1992--USUS NavyCG-67USS ShilohNSLH
1992--USUS NavyCG-68USS AnzioNZIO
1992--USUS NavyCG-69USS VicksburgNVMS
1993--USUS NavyCG-70USS Lake ErieNCDP
1993--USUS NavyCG-71USS Cape St. GeorgeNCSG
1993--USUS NavyCG-72USS Vella GulfNVLA
1994--USUS NavyCG-73USS Port RoyalNPTR

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  Events


1982-jan-15OrderedOrdered US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill
1982-jan-15OrderedOrdered US CG-53 USS Mobile Bay
1983-jun-20OrderedOrdered US CG-54 USS Antietam
1983-jun-20OrderedOrdered US CG-55 USS Leyte Gulf
1983-jun-20OrderedOrdered US CG-56 USS San Jacinto
1983-dec-16OrderedOrdered US CG-57 USS Lake Champlain
1983-dec-16OrderedOrdered US CG-59 USS Princeton
1983-dec-27OrderedOrdered US CG-58 USS Philippine Sea
1984-jan-11Laid downLaid down US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill
1984-jun-06Laid downLaid down US CG-53 USS Mobile Bay
1984-nov-15Laid downLaid down US CG-54 USS Antietam
1984-nov-26OrderedOrdered US CG-60 USS Normandy
1984-nov-26OrderedOrdered US CG-61 USS Monterey
1984-nov-26OrderedOrdered US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville
1985-mar-11LaunchedLaunched US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill
1985-mar-18Laid downLaid down US CG-55 USS Leyte Gulf
1985-jul-24Laid downLaid down US CG-56 USS San Jacinto
1985-aug-22LaunchedLaunched US CG-53 USS Mobile Bay
1986-jan-08OrderedOrdered US CG-63 USS Cowpens
1986-jan-08OrderedOrdered US CG-65 USS Chosin
1986-feb-14LaunchedLaunched US CG-54 USS Antietam
1986-mar-03Laid downLaid down US CG-57 USS Lake Champlain
1986-apr-08Laid downLaid down US CG-58 USS Philippine Sea
1986-jun-20LaunchedLaunched US CG-55 USS Leyte Gulf
1986-oct-15Laid downLaid down US CG-59 USS Princeton
1986-nov-14LaunchedLaunched US CG-56 USS San Jacinto
1986-nov-20CommissionedCommissioned US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill
1987-feb-21CommissionedCommissioned US CG-53 USS Mobile Bay
1987-apr-03LaunchedLaunched US CG-57 USS Lake Champlain
1987-apr-07Laid downLaid down US CG-60 USS Normandy
1987-apr-16OrderedOrdered US CG-66 USS Hue City
1987-apr-16OrderedOrdered US CG-67 USS Shiloh
1987-apr-16OrderedOrdered US CG-68 USS Anzio
1987-jun-06CommissionedCommissioned US CG-54 USS Antietam
1987-jun-24Laid downLaid down US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville
1987-jul-12LaunchedLaunched US CG-58 USS Philippine Sea
1987-aug-19Laid downLaid down US CG-61 USS Monterey
1987-sep-26CommissionedCommissioned US CG-55 USS Leyte Gulf
1987-oct-02LaunchedLaunched US CG-59 USS Princeton
1987-dec-23Laid downLaid down US CG-63 USS Cowpens
1988-jan-23CommissionedCommissioned US CG-56 USS San Jacinto
1988-feb-25OrderedOrdered US CG-69 USS Vicksburg
1988-feb-25OrderedOrdered US CG-70 USS Lake Erie
1988-feb-25OrderedOrdered US CG-71 USS Cape St. George
1988-feb-25OrderedOrdered US CG-72 USS Vella Gulf
1988-feb-25OrderedOrdered US CG-73 USS Port Royal
1988-mar-19LaunchedLaunched US CG-60 USS Normandy
1988-jul-02Laid downLaid down US CG-65 USS Chosin
1988-jul-15LaunchedLaunched US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville
1988-aug-17Laid downLaid down US CG-64 USS Gettysburg
1988-oct-23LaunchedLaunched US CG-61 USS Monterey
1988-dec-08CommissionedCommissioned US CG-57 USS Lake Champlain
1989-feb-11CommissionedCommissioned US CG-59 USS Princeton
1989-feb-20Laid downLaid down US CG-66 USS Hue City
1989-mar-11LaunchedLaunched US CG-63 USS Cowpens
1989-mar-18CommissionedCommissioned US CG-58 USS Philippine Sea
1989-jul-02LaunchedLaunched US CG-64 USS Gettysburg
1989-aug-01Laid downLaid down US CG-67 USS Shiloh
1989-aug-21Laid downLaid down US CG-68 USS Anzio
1989-sep-01LaunchedLaunched US CG-65 USS Chosin
1989-nov-04CommissionedCommissioned US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville
1989-nov-22HomeportHomeport US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville NS San Diego, until Jul 1998
1989-dec-09CommissionedCommissioned US CG-60 USS Normandy
1990-jan-07DeploymentDeployment US CG-57 USS Lake Champlain off Thailand, SH-60B 162983 accident
1990-mar-06Laid downLaid down US CG-70 USS Lake Erie
1990-may-30Laid downLaid down US CG-69 USS Vicksburg
1990-jun-01LaunchedLaunched US CG-66 USS Hue City
1990-jun-16CommissionedCommissioned US CG-61 USS Monterey
1990-sep-08LaunchedLaunched US CG-67 USS Shiloh
1990-sep-14Port VisitPort Visit US CG-59 USS Princeton to Vladivostock, in company with USS Reuben James, on a goodwill exchange
1990-nov-02LaunchedLaunched US CG-68 USS Anzio
1990-nov-19Laid downLaid down US CG-71 USS Cape St. George
1991-jan-12CommissionedCommissioned US CG-65 USS Chosin
1991-feb-18DeploymentDeployment US CG-59 USS Princeton Operation Desert Shield/Storm Damaged by two mines three hours after USS Tripoli hit a mine in the same area of the Northern Gulf, cracking the superstructure, buckling the deck and damaging the propeller shaft and rudder. Towed to Bahrain by USS Beaufort ATS-2, relieved by USS Valley Forge.
1991-feb-18 US CG-59 USS Princeton HSL-47 SH-60B 162985 on board
1991-mar-09CommissionedCommissioned US CG-63 USS Cowpens
1991-apr-22Laid downLaid down US CG-72 USS Vella Gulf
1991-jun US CG-64 USS Gettysburg Homeport: Mayport Florida
1991-jun-22CommissionedCommissioned US CG-64 USS Gettysburg
1991-jul-13LaunchedLaunched US CG-70 USS Lake Erie
1991-sep-07LaunchedLaunched US CG-69 USS Vicksburg
1991-sep-14CommissionedCommissioned US CG-66 USS Hue City
1991-oct-18Laid downLaid down US CG-73 USS Port Royal
1992-jan-10LaunchedLaunched US CG-71 USS Cape St. George
1992-may-02CommissionedCommissioned US CG-68 USS Anzio
1992-jun-13LaunchedLaunched US CG-72 USS Vella Gulf
1992-jul-18CommissionedCommissioned US CG-67 USS Shiloh
1992-nov-14CommissionedCommissioned US CG-69 USS Vicksburg
1992-nov-20LaunchedLaunched US CG-73 USS Port Royal
1993-jun-13CommissionedCommissioned US CG-71 USS Cape St. George
1993-jul-12CommissionedCommissioned US CG-72 USS Vella Gulf
1993-jul-24CommissionedCommissioned US CG-70 USS Lake Erie First US Navy ship Commissioned in Hawaii
1994-aprDeploymentDeployment US CG-58 USS Philippine Sea Operation Sharp Guard involved in challenging the Maltese registered mv Lido II heading for Montenegro with a cargo of fuel oil, violating the conditions of the UN commercial embargo.
1994-jun US CG-64 USS Gettysburg BALTOPS 94 participated with BALTOPS 94. on board SH-60B 162099
1994-junAircraftAircraft US CG-60 USS Normandy on board SH-60B 162104
1994-jul-09CommissionedCommissioned US CG-73 USS Port Royal
1996DeploymentDeployment US CG-61 USS Monterey IFOR (implementation force)
1996DeploymentDeployment US CG-60 USS Normandy IFOR (implementation force)
1997-jun-08AircraftAircraft US CG-71 USS Cape St. George Royal Navy 815 NAS Montrose Flt Lynx ZF557 / 444-MR detached to USS Cape St George for 3 weeks during Jun 1997.
1998-aug-11HomeportHomeport US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville re-assigned to Yokosuka NB.
1999-marAircraftAircraft US CG-54 USS Antietam on board SH-60 162980, 165107
1999-novPort VisitPort Visit US CG-70 USS Lake Erie visit with USS Constellation Battle Group. HSL-37 Det.9 SH-60B 164813 / TH-63 and 163596 / TH-64, noted on 16 Nov.
1999-novPort VisitPort Visit US CG-65 USS Chosin visit with USS Constellation Battle Group. HSL-37 Det.6 SH-60B 163907 / TH-54 and 164810 / TH-62, noted on 16 Nov.
2002-sep-06AircraftAircraft US CG-53 USS Mobile Bay lost SH-60 164463 on Arabian Gulf
2005-jun-24DeploymentDeployment US CG-54 USS Antietam Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Norris anchorage
2005-jul-01Port VisitPort Visit US CG-54 USS Antietam Present at International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth
2005-sep-24AircraftAircraft US CG-71 USS Cape St. George sh-60 165110 mishap
2006-aprAircraftAircraft US CG-53 USS Mobile Bay Hong Kong Super Puma onboard
2006-sep-18Port VisitPort Visit US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville visited Vladivostok
2006-novHomeportHomeport US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville re-assigned to NB San Diego.
2007-sep-04DeploymentDeployment US CG-63 USS Cowpens Exercise Malabar 07-2 Participated in multi-national exercise in Bay of Bengal, until 9 Sep.
2007-sep-04DeploymentDeployment US CG-59 USS Princeton Exercise Malabar 07-2 Participated in multi-national exercise in Bay of Bengal, until 9 Sep.
2009-feb-05DeploymentDeployment US CG-73 USS Port Royal ran aground on a reef off Oahu. Some equipment lightered off and ship eventually floated off with tug assistance on 9 Feb for repairs.
2009-marRefitRefit US CG-73 USS Port Royal Extensive repairs to underside of ship, including replacement of bow-mounted sonar dome, the shaft, running gear and propellors were refurbished, a repaint for the underwater hull and structural repairs to her tanks and cracking in the superstructure.
2010-jan-15DeploymentDeployment US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill Operation Panlake Arrived Port au Prince as escort for USS Carl Vinson to assist in Haitian Earthquake relief effort
2010-mar-08AircraftAircraft US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill hosted Armada Argentina Alouette III 0642 on the flight deck.
2010-jun-12Port VisitPort Visit US CG-65 USS Chosin Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-13 US CG-60 USS Normandy Participated with 100 years AERONAVALE with R91 Charles de Gaulle at Rade d Hyeres.
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit US CG-64 USS Gettysburg Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2011-marDeploymentDeployment US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast.
2011-marDeploymentDeployment US CG-63 USS Cowpens Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast.
2011-marDeploymentDeployment US CG-67 USS Shiloh Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast.
2011-jun-24DeploymentDeployment US CG-73 USS Port Royal departed Mike Pier at Pearl Harbor for 7 month Western Pacific and Middle East deployment. 1st deployment since running aground in Feb 2009.
2012-aprAircraftAircraft US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill Exercise Malabar 2012 hosted cross decking of INAS 339 Ka-28 IN582 during Exercise Malabar 2012 in the Bay of Bengal.
2012-apr-07DeploymentDeployment US CG-52 USS Bunker Hill Exercise Malabar 2012 participated with Indian Navy in Exercise Malabar 2012.
2013-jul-15DeploymentDeployment US CG-54 USS Antietam Talisman Saber 2013
2013-oct-03Port VisitPort Visit US CG-65 USS Chosin International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
2013-nov-16DeploymentDeployment US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville damaged on port side superstructure when hit by a Northrop Grumman BQM-74 target drone, during an exercise. Damage took 6 months to repair.
2013-nov-20DeploymentDeployment US CG-54 USS Antietam Typhoon Haiyan relief operations ordered to Philippines in support of Typhoon Haiyan emergency operations as part of USS George Washington Carrier Group
2013-nov-20DeploymentDeployment US CG-63 USS Cowpens Typhoon Haiyan relief operations ordered to Philippines in support of Typhoon Haiyan emergency operations as part of USS George Washington Carrier Group
2014-mar-31DeploymentDeployment US CG-72 USS Vella Gulf Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1
2014-mar-31DeploymentDeployment US CG-55 USS Leyte Gulf Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1
2014-jul-29Port VisitPort Visit US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville participated in Seattle Fleet Week, moored at Bell Street Cruise Terminal.
2014-aug-11Port VisitPort Visit US CG-72 USS Vella Gulf visited Constanța
2014-oct-06Port VisitPort Visit US CG-65 USS Chosin San Francisco Fleet Week 2014 in San Franscisco for Fleet Week.
2014-oct-06DeploymentDeployment US CG-69 USS Vicksburg Exercise Joint Warrior 14-2 participated in JW 14-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2015-apr-11DeploymentDeployment US CG-68 USS Anzio Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 departed Norfolk Naval Station, VA on 27 Mar, to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 off NW Scotland
2015-apr-11DeploymentDeployment US CG-69 USS Vicksburg Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1 off north west coast of Scotland
2015-apr-20DeploymentDeployment US CG-60 USS Normandy to support operations around Yemen, deployed around Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb and the Southern Red Sea in company with USS Theodore Roosevelt.
2015-may-29DeploymentDeployment US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville departed San Diego for forward deployment to Japan.
2015-jun-05DeploymentDeployment US CG-69 USS Vicksburg BALTOPS 15 deployed to Baltic Sea for BALTOPS 2015.
2015-jun-18HomeportHomeport US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville arrived in Japan to join US 7th Fleet
2015-nov-10AircraftAircraft US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville With USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group in the Philippine Sea. Japan SH-60K 8443 aboard
2017-feb-25Port VisitPort Visit US CG-66 USS Hue City visited Tallinn, Estonia
2017-may-09DeploymentDeployment US CG-57 USS Lake Champlain collided with fishing vessel in Sea of Japan, while in company with USS Carl Vinson and ROKS Yangmanchun. Repaired.
2017-aug-01DeploymentDeployment US CG-58 USS Philippine Sea Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 part of USS George H W Bush battle group
2017-aug-01DeploymentDeployment US CG-55 USS Leyte Gulf Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2018-janDeploymentDeployment US CG-60 USS Normandy joined with USS Harry S Truman Strike Group (CSG-8) for 3 weeks of group manoeuvres off eastern USA.
2018-feb-05DeploymentDeployment US CG-55 USS Leyte Gulf Minor collision with USNS Robert E Peary off coast of Florida while conducting RAS training.
2018-may-07DeploymentDeployment US CG-54 USS Antietam Conducted Freedom of Navigation cruise in South China Sea near the Paracel Group islands, together with USS Higgins.
2019-apr-27Port VisitPort Visit US CG-53 USS Mobile Bay Port visit Marseille Harbour embarked HSM-71 with Seahawks 167007 | 168133
2019-sep-17AircraftAircraft US CG-60 USS Normandy asg MH-60R 168114
2020-aug-09DeploymentDeployment US CG-56 USS San Jacinto Returned to NS Norfolk after escorting USS Dwight D Eisenhower as part of CSG-10 deployment to Middle East.
2023-feb-28Fate: transferedFate: transfered US CG-62 USS Chancellorsville renamed USS Robert Smalls at a ceremony on 1 Mar in Yokosuka.
2023-mar-01CommissionedCommissioned US CG-62 USS Robert Smalls renamed from USS Chancellorsville
2023-mar-01HomeportHomeport US CG-62 USS Robert Smalls Yokosuka
2023-octDeploymentDeployment US CG-58 USS Philippine Sea part of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, heading for the Eastern Mediterranean.
2023-octDeploymentDeployment US CG-59 USS Princeton part of the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group.
2023-oct-10DeploymentDeployment US CG-60 USS Normandy part of the USS Gerald R Ford Carrier Strike Group, in the Eastern Mediterranean.
2023-oct-12Port VisitPort Visit US CG-54 USS Antietam visited Busan, as part of the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group.
2023-oct-12Port VisitPort Visit US CG-62 USS Robert Smalls visited Busan, as part of the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group.









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