Ticonderoga class

Ticonderoga class

1983

1983

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Name: Ticonderoga class Guided-Missile Cruiser
Brand: Guided-Missile Cruiser

Spruance class
Guided-Missile Cruiser
ships

Guided-Missile Cruiser Ticonderoga class

Originally designated as destroyers, were reclassified as cruisers before laid down. They were the first ships to carry the Aegis combat system for wide-area air defense

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400	crew
9600	full load (tn)
173	length (m)
16.80	beam (m)
10.20	draught (m)
6000	range (nm)
32	max speed (knots)



4	Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
2	Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG



2	Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon
2	Missile Launcher Mk 26



2	Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm)
2	Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
2	Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm



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

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		Typical	Max
United States Naval Aviation	Sikorsky S-70 H-60	1	2

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US Navy	CG-47	USS Ticonderoga	NTIC	1983	2004
US Navy	CG-48	USS Yorktown	NYKN	1984	2004
US Navy	CG-49	USS Vincennes	NVIN	1985	2005
US Navy	CG-50	USS Valley Forge	NVFP	1986	2004
US Navy	CG-52	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Bunker Hill	NNBH	1986	--
US Navy	CG-51	USS Thomas S. Gates	NTSG	1987	2005
US Navy	CG-53	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Mobile Bay	NMOB	1987	--
US Navy	CG-54	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Antietam	NATM	1987	--
US Navy	CG-55	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Leyte Gulf	NLEG	1987	--
US Navy	CG-56	Ticonderoga VLS class USS San Jacinto	NJAC	1988	--
US Navy	CG-57	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Lake Champlain	NCPN	1988	--
US Navy	CG-58	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Philippine Sea	NWIN	1989	--
US Navy	CG-59	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Princeton	NDIH	1989	--
US Navy	CG-60	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Normandy	NVVV	1989	--
US Navy	CG-62	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Chancellorsville	NCVL	1989	--
US Navy	CG-61	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Monterey	NRAR	1990	--
US Navy	CG-63	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Cowpens	NCOW	1991	--
US Navy	CG-64	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Gettysburg	NGTB	1991	--
US Navy	CG-65	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Chosin	NCHO	1991	--
US Navy	CG-66	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Hue City	NHUE	1991	--
US Navy	CG-67	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Shiloh	NSLH	1992	--
US Navy	CG-68	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Anzio	NZIO	1992	--
US Navy	CG-69	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Vicksburg	NVMS	1992	--
US Navy	CG-70	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Lake Erie	NCDP	1993	--
US Navy	CG-71	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Cape St. George	NCSG	1993	--
US Navy	CG-72	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Vella Gulf	NVLA	1993	--
US Navy	CG-73	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Port Royal	NPTR	1994	--

27 units

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1978-sep-22	Ordered	CG-47 USS Ticonderoga as DDG-47
1980-jan-21	Laid down	CG-47 USS Ticonderoga
1980-apr-28	Ordered	CG-48 USS Yorktown as DDG-48
1981-apr-25	Launched	CG-47 USS Ticonderoga
1981-aug-28	Ordered	CG-49 USS Vincennes as DDG-49
1981-aug-28	Ordered	CG-50 USS Valley Forge as DDG-50
1981-oct-19	Laid down	CG-48 USS Yorktown
1982-may-20	Ordered	CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates
1982-oct-19	Laid down	CG-49 USS Vincennes
1983-jan-17	Launched	CG-48 USS Yorktown
1983-jan-22	Commissioned	CG-47 USS Ticonderoga
1983-apr-14	Laid down	CG-50 USS Valley Forge
1984-apr-14	Launched	CG-49 USS Vincennes
1984-jun-23	Launched	CG-50 USS Valley Forge
1984-jul-4	Commissioned	CG-48 USS Yorktown
1984-aug-31	Laid down	CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates
1985-jul-6	Commissioned	CG-49 USS Vincennes
1985-dec-14	Launched	CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates
1986-jan-18	Commissioned	CG-50 USS Valley Forge
1987-aug-22	Commissioned	CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates
1988-jul-3	Aircraft	CG-49 USS Vincennes shot down Airbus A300 Iran Air Flight 655 over the Strait of Hormuz during an attack by Iranian surface vessels, believing it to be an inbound hostile
1991-feb	Deployment	CG-50 USS Valley Forge Operation Desert Shield/Storm Relieved the USS Princeton after she was damaged by two mines in the Persian Gulf
1999-oct-9	Deployment	CG-50 USS Valley Forge San Francisco Fleet Week 1999 Present for Fleet Week 1999. HSL-49 SH-60B 162109 / 102 embarked.
2004-aug-30	Decommissioned	CG-50 USS Valley Forge
2004-aug-30	Struck	CG-50 USS Valley Forge
2004-sep-30	Decommissioned	CG-47 USS Ticonderoga
2004-sep-30	Struck	CG-47 USS Ticonderoga inactive at Naval Station Pascagoula
2004-dec-10	Decommissioned	CG-48 USS Yorktown
2004-dec-10	Struck	CG-48 USS Yorktown inactive at Naval Station Pascagoula
2005-jun-29	Decommissioned	CG-49 USS Vincennes
2005-jun-29	Struck	CG-49 USS Vincennes inactive at Naval Base Kitsap
2005-dec-15	Decommissioned	CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates
2005-dec-15	Struck	CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates
2006	Fate: sunk	CG-50 USS Valley Forge as target near Kauai, Hawaii

Derivatives / Succeeded by

Ticonderoga VLS class