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* [http://fightingfreddy66.blogspot.com/ Official blog by Cmdr. Brian Fort, ship's captain] |
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[[Image:USS Gonzalez DDG66.jpg|thumb|left|''Gonzalez'' in the Atlantic, 2003]] |
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{{Arleigh Burke class destroyer}} |
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Revision as of 10:04, 18 February 2009
.jpg) USS Gonzalez cruises in the Mediterranean Sea.
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| History | |
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 US | |
| Name | Gonzalez |
| Namesake | Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez |
| Ordered | 16 January 1991 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 3 February 1994 |
| Launched | 18 February 1995 |
| Acquired | 14 June 1996 |
| Commissioned | 12 October 1996 |
| Status | Template:Ship fate box active in service |
| Badge | File:DDG-66- ship crest.jpg |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × shafts |
| Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R |
USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.
History
The warship took part in Operation Allied Force, firing Tomahawk cruise missiles at Serbian targets in 1999. She also assisted a cruise ship, Seabourn Spirit, after an abortive attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia in 2005.[4]
On 1 March 2006, she rescued the crew of an Iranian ship, whose engine and rudder were broken down since 18 February. The Iranian crew were rendered to Iran.
On 18 March 2006, she was involved in the Action of March 18, 2006 with suspected pirates, along with the USS Cape St. George. The two U.S. warships exchanged fire with the suspected pirates about 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Somalia. Initial reports indicated that one suspected pirate was killed and five others wounded.
On 17 July 2006, CNN reported that Gonzalez would be deployed to help in evacuation efforts of American citizens from Lebanon in the midst of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. On 26 July 2006, Frank James of The Chicago Tribune reported on the evacuation efforts of the Gonzalez.[5]
References
- ^ "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ Rockwell, David (2017-07-12). "The Kollmorgen/L-3 KEO Legacy". Teal Group. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Hart, Jackie (2023-12-17). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Chicago Tribune, News Blog. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2006/07/patriotism_at_sea.html The Swamp - Patriotism at Sea].
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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