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
| Derivatives / Succeeded by | |
|---|---|
| 1986 |  Ticonderoga VLS class |
Specifications |
| 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 | ||||||
Aircraft Shipyards |
| Bath Iron Works - | 1 |
| Ingalls Shipbuilding - | 4 |
List of Ships |
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| 1983 | 2004 | | US Navy | CG-47 | USS Ticonderoga | NTIC | |||
| 1984 | 2004 | | US Navy | CG-48 | USS Yorktown | NYKN | |||
| 1985 | 2005 | | US Navy | CG-49 | USS Vincennes | NVIN | |||
| 1986 | 2004 | sunk 2006 | | US Navy | CG-50 | USS Valley Forge | NVFP | ||
| 1986 | -- | | US Navy | CG-52 | Ticonderoga VLS class USS Bunker Hill | NNBH | |||
| 1987 | 2005 | | US Navy | CG-51 | USS Thomas S. Gates | NTSG | |||
| 1987 | -- | | 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 | |||
| 1988 | -- | | US Navy | CG-56 | Ticonderoga VLS class USS San Jacinto | NJAC | |||
| 1988 | -- | | US Navy | CG-57 | Ticonderoga VLS class USS Lake Champlain | NCPN | |||
| 1989 | -- | | 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 | |||
| 2023 | -- | CG-62 USS Robert Smalls | |||||||
| 1990 | -- | | US Navy | CG-61 | Ticonderoga VLS class USS Monterey | NRAR | |||
| 1991 | -- | | 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 | |||
| 1992 | -- | | 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 | |||
| 1993 | -- | | 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 | |||
| 1994 | -- | | US Navy | CG-73 | Ticonderoga VLS class USS Port Royal | NPTR | |||
Events |
| 1978-sep-22 | Ordered | Ordered CG-47 USS Ticonderoga as DDG-47 | |
| 1980-jan-21 | Laid down | Laid down CG-47 USS Ticonderoga | |
| 1980-apr-28 | Ordered | Ordered CG-48 USS Yorktown as DDG-48 | |
| 1981-apr-25 | Launched | Launched CG-47 USS Ticonderoga | |
| 1981-aug-28 | Ordered | Ordered CG-49 USS Vincennes as DDG-49 | |
| 1981-aug-28 | Ordered | Ordered CG-50 USS Valley Forge as DDG-50 | |
| 1981-oct-19 | Laid down | Laid down CG-48 USS Yorktown | |
| 1982-may-20 | Ordered | Ordered CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates | |
| 1982-oct-19 | Laid down | Laid down CG-49 USS Vincennes | |
| 1983-jan-17 | Launched | Launched CG-48 USS Yorktown | |
| 1983-jan-22 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-47 USS Ticonderoga | |
| 1983-apr-14 | Laid down | Laid down CG-50 USS Valley Forge | |
| 1984-apr-14 | Launched | Launched CG-49 USS Vincennes | |
| 1984-jun-23 | Launched | Launched CG-50 USS Valley Forge | |
| 1984-jul-04 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-48 USS Yorktown | |
| 1984-aug-31 | Laid down | Laid down CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates | |
| 1985-jul-06 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-49 USS Vincennes | |
| 1985-dec-14 | Launched | Launched CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates | |
| 1986-jan-18 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-50 USS Valley Forge | |
| 1987-aug-22 | Commissioned | Commissioned CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates | |
| 1988-jul-03 | Aircraft | 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 | 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-09 | Deployment | 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 | Decommissioned CG-50 USS Valley Forge | |
| 2004-aug-30 | Struck | Struck CG-50 USS Valley Forge | |
| 2004-sep-30 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-47 USS Ticonderoga | |
| 2004-sep-30 | Struck | Struck CG-47 USS Ticonderoga inactive at Naval Station Pascagoula | |
| 2004-dec-10 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-48 USS Yorktown | |
| 2004-dec-10 | Struck | Struck CG-48 USS Yorktown inactive at Naval Station Pascagoula | |
| 2005-jun-29 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-49 USS Vincennes | |
| 2005-jun-29 | Struck | Struck CG-49 USS Vincennes inactive at Naval Base Kitsap | |
| 2005-dec-15 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates | |
| 2005-dec-15 | Struck | Struck CG-51 USS Thomas S. Gates | |
| 2006 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk CG-50 USS Valley Forge as target near Kauai, Hawaii |
