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U.S.S. MONTEREY
(CG-61)ROUGH IN BATTLE
READY IN PEACE
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USS MONTEREY (CG-61) - a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser
In Commission 1990 to PresentCG-61 Deployments - Major Events
Add a CG-61 Shellback Initiation | Add a CG-61 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1987 | - | Keel Date: 19 AUG 1987 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
OCT | 1988 | - | Launch Date: 23 OCT 1988 | ||
JUN | 1990 | - | Commissioned: 16 JUN 1990 | ||
JAN | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JAN 1991 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
DEC | 1991 | - | JUN | 1992 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 1993 | - | AUG | 1993 | in the 1993 Yinhe debacle |
AUG | 1995 | - | FEB | 1996 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1999 | - | MAR | 2000 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JUN | 2007 | - | APR | 2008 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
JAN | 2011 | - | AUG | 2011 | Mediterranean |
CG-61 General Specifications
Class: Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser
Named for: Battle of Monterrey
Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted
Displacement: 9600 tons
Length: 567 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots