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U.S.S. THOMAS S. GATES
(CG-51)DEFENDER OF THE REPUBLIC
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USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) - a Ticonderoga-class cruiser
In Commission 1987 to 2005CG-51 Deployments - Major Events
Add a CG-51 Shellback Initiation | Add a CG-51 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1984 | - | Keel Date: 31 AUG 1984 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
DEC | 1985 | - | Launch Date: 14 DEC 1985 | ||
SEP | 1986 | - | SEP | 1990 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1987 | - | Commissioned: 22 AUG 1987 | ||
JAN | 1988 | - | MAR | 1988 | Guantanamo Bay |
JAN | 1988 | - | MAR | 1988 | Sea Trials |
MAR | 1988 | - | MAY | 1988 | Dry Dock |
MAY | 1989 | - | NOV | 1989 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1989 | - | AUG | 1989 | Med. Sea. - Black Sea to Sevastopol USSR |
JAN | 1990 | - | MAR | 1990 | Caribbean |
AUG | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | Desert Shield / Desert Storm |
MAY | 1992 | - | NOV | 1992 | Mediterranean |
MAY | 1994 | - | NOV | 1994 | Mediterranean |
MAY | 1996 | - | JUN | 1996 | Panama Canal |
MAY | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 MAY 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1997 | - | OCT | 1997 | Mediterranean |
JUN | 2002 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 2002 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 2002 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 2002 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 2003 | - | JAN | 2003 | Golden Shellback Intiation |
DEC | 2005 | - | Decommissioned: 15 DEC 2005 |
CG-51 General Specifications
Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted
Displacement: 9600 tons
Length: 567 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Draft: 34 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots