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U.S.S. MOBILE BAY

(CG-53)

FULL SPEED AHEAD

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USS MOBILE BAY (CG-53) - a Ticonderoga class cruiser

In Commission 1987 to Present

CG-53 Deployments - Major Events

Add a CG-53 Shellback Initiation Add a CG-53 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1984-Keel Date: 6 JUN 1984
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
AUG1985-Launch Date: 22 AUG 1985
FEB1987-Commisioning
FEB1987-Commissioned: 21 FEB 1987
FEB1987-FEB1987Commisioning
APR1989-AUG1989Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
JUN1989-JUN1989Transit of the Suez Canal
JUL1989-Shellback Initiation - 12 JUL 1989 - Atlantic Ocean
JUL1989-Shellback Initiation - 12 JUL 1989 - Indian Ocean
NOV1989-NOV1989Port-of-Call Houston, Tx 12-18Nov89
DEC1989-DEC1989Port-o-Call Bridgetown, Barbados 2-5Dec89
MAY1990-MAY1990Change Of Command
JUN1990-JUN1990Panama Canal
AUG1990-MAY1991Desert Shield & Desert Storm
AUG1990-AUG19901Aug90 Arrival Yokosuks, Japan New Home Port
MAR1991- Shellback Initiation - 20 MAR 1991 - Indian Ocean
JUN1991-JUL1991Operation Fiery Vigil - Mt Pinatubo Eruption - Philippines
APR1992- Shellback Initiation - 24 APR 1992 - Pacific Ocean
OCT1993-MAR1994West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JUN1994-JUL1994RIMPAC
AUG1995-DEC1995West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
AUG1995- Shellback Initiation - 14 AUG 1995 - Pacific Ocean
AUG1995-Shellback Initiation - 14 AUG 1995 - Pacific Ocean
JAN1997-APR1997RIMPAC
JUL2002-APR2003West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JUN2004-DEC2004West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JUN2004-DEC2004West Pac
DEC2005-JUN2006west pac
DEC2005-JUN2006West Pac
DEC2005-JUL2006west pac
JUN2008-JAN2009West Pac
AUG2011-SEP2011Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN2012- Shellback Initiation - 12 JAN 2012 - Indian Ocean
JAN2015-JAN2019Dry Dock
JAN2016-AUG2016West Pac
OCT2018-MAY2019West Pac

CG-53 General Specifications

Class: Ticonderoga class cruiser

Named for: Battle of Mobile Bay

Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted

Displacement: 9600 tons

Length: 567 feet

Beam: 55 feet

Flank Speed: 32 Knots