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U.S.S. YORKTOWN
(CG-48)VICTORY IS OUR TRADITION
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USS YORKTOWN (CG-48) - a Ticonderoga-class cruiser
In Commission 1984 to 2004CG-48 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CG-48 Shellback Initiation | Add a CG-48 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1981 | - | Keel Date: 19 OCT 1981 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| JAN | 1983 | - | Launch Date: 17 JAN 1983 | ||
| JUL | 1984 | - | Commissioned: 4 JUL 1984 | ||
| AUG | 1985 | - | APR | 1986 | Med - Black Sea - Achille Lauro hijacking |
| JUL | 1987 | - | MAR | 1988 | Med - Black Sea - Collision with Russian frigate |
| OCT | 1989 | - | APR | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1991 | - | DEC | 1991 | Operation Provide Comfort |
| JUN | 1992 | - | JUL | 1992 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUN | 1992 | - | JUL | 1992 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUL | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1993 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1993 | - | AUG | 1993 | Dependents Cruise |
| AUG | 1994 | - | FEB | 1995 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1996 | - | Homeport changed to Pascagoula Mississippi | ||
| OCT | 1999 | - | FEB | 2000 | Counter-Drug Op Deployment |
| DEC | 1999 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 DEC 1999 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 2000 | - | FEB | 2004 | Caribbean |
| FEB | 2002 | - | APR | 2002 | UNITAS |
| JUL | 2002 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 JUL 2002 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 2004 | - | SEP | 2004 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 2004 | - | Decommissioned: 10 DEC 2004 | ||
CG-48 General Specifications
Class: Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted
Displacement: 9600 tons
Length: 567 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Draft: 23 feet
Final Disposition: In reserve at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia Pennsylvania scheduled for scrapping within the next five yea