USS Philippine Sea (CG-58)
.jpg) USS Philippine Sea enroute to deployment with the 6th Fleet |
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| Career (USA) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Philippine Sea |
| Namesake: | Battle of the Philippine Sea |
| Operator: |  United States Navy |
| Ordered: | 27 December 1983 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 8 April 1986 |
| Launched: | 12 July 1987 |
| Commissioned: | 18 March 1989 |
| Homeport: | Mayport, Florida |
| Motto: | Eternal Vigilance |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load |
| Length: | 567 feet (173 m) |
| Beam: | 55 feet (16.8 meters) |
| Draft: | 34 feet (10.2 meters) |
| Propulsion: |
4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines, 80,000 shaft horsepower (60,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 32.5 knots (60 km/h) |
| Complement: | 33 officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers, and approx. 340 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar
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| Armament: | 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems 122 × Mix of RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB, RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-162A ESSM, RIM-174A Standard ERAM, BGM-109 Tomahawk, or RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × Mk 45 Mod 2 5 in / 54 cal lightweight gun 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 gun 2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes for lightweight torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters. |
USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) is a Flight II Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser on active service in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II and is the second ship to bear the name. The Philippine Sea was the first U.S. or allied vessel to launch missiles against Saddam Hussein's forces during the Gulf War in 1991. It has completed multiple deployments as part of Operation Enduring Freedom since 2001.
In 2010, the ship failed its initial INSURV inspection.[1] On 7 May 2011, Philippine Sea departed Mayport for a scheduled overseas deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet and U.S. Sixth Fleet Area of Responsibility.[2] On 3 June 2011, Philippine Sea paid a port visit to Kiel, Germany, prior to participating with the multi-national exercise Baltic Operations 2011 (BALTOPS-2011). This exercise included naval units from the United States, Russian, Danish, Polish and French navies, and BALTOPS-2011 ended on 21 June 2011.[2][3][4] On 6 July 2011, Philippine Sea rescued 26 Filipino crew members from the Marshall Islands-owned, Liberian-flagged supertanker Brilliante Virtuoso (pictured) southwest of Aden, Yemen, after the ship's superstructure was set on fire following a reported attack by pirates using rocket-propelled grenades (RPG).[2][5][6] Philippine Sea transited the Suez Canal on 1 July 2011.[2]
[edit] See also
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
[edit] References
- ^ McMichael, William "Fla. cruiser, Va. frigate flunk INSURV", Navy Times, 20 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d "USS Philippine Sea (CG-58)". U.S. Carriers: United States Ships (USS) history and deployments. December 9, 2010. http://www.uscarriers.net/cg58history.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Second Phase of BALTOPS 2011 Takes Place in Baltic Sea". NavyToday.com. June, 2011. http://navaltoday.com/2011/06/13/second-phase-of-baltops-2011-takes-place-in-baltic-sea/. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Russia: Sea Phase of BALTOPS-2011 Finishes in Baltic Sea". NavyToday.com. June 21, 2011. http://navaltoday.com/2011/06/21/russia-sea-phase-of-baltops-2011-finishes-in-baltic-sea/. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "USS Philippine Sea Rescues Brilliante Virtuoso Crew off Aden". NNS110706-03. Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs. July 6, 2011. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=61448. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "CMF Ship USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) rescues crew from Brilliante Virtuoso". Release #073-11. Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs. July 6, 2011. http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2011/073.html. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
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