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U.S.S. PRINCETON
(CG-59)HONOR AND GLORY
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USS PRINCETON (CG-59) - a Ticonderoga-class cruiser
In Commission 1989 to PresentCG-59 Deployments - Major Events
Add a CG-59 Shellback Initiation | Add a CG-59 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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OCT | 1986 | - | Keel Date: 15 OCT 1986 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
OCT | 1987 | - | Launch Date: 2 OCT 1987 | ||
FEB | 1989 | - | Commissioned: 11 FEB 1989 | ||
DEC | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 DEC 1990 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 1991 | - | JAN | 1992 | RIMPAC |
FEB | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | Desert Storm |
MAY | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 MAY 1991 - Pacific Ocean | ||
NOV | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 NOV 1993 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1995 | - | OCT | 1995 | West Pac |
SEP | 1995 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 SEP 1995 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAY | 1996 | - | JUL | 1996 | RIMPAC |
JAN | 1997 | - | JUN | 1997 | South Pac/ Drug OPS with Coast Guard |
MAY | 1998 | - | JUL | 1998 | RIMPAC |
NOV | 1998 | - | MAY | 1999 | West Pac |
DEC | 1998 | - | JAN | 1999 | Desert Fox |
JUL | 2001 | - | JAN | 2002 | Enduring Freedom |
APR | 2003 | - | DEC | 2003 | Iraqi Freedom |
OCT | 2003 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 OCT 2003 - Indian Ocean | ||
SEP | 2005 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 SEP 2005 - Indian Ocean | ||
JUN | 2010 | - | DEC | 2010 | West Pac |
NOV | 2010 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 2010 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
NOV | 2010 | - | NOV | 2010 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
CG-59 General Specifications
Class: Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Named for: Battle of Princeton
Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted
Displacement: 9600 tons
Length: 567 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots