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U.S.S. BUNKER HILL
(CG-52)TIP OF THE SWORD
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USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52) - a Ticonderoga class cruiser
In Commission 1986 to PresentCG-52 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CG-52 Shellback Initiation | Add a CG-52 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1984 | - | Keel Date: 11 JAN 1984 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| MAR | 1985 | - | Launch Date: 11 MAR 1985 | ||
| SEP | 1986 | - | Commissioned: 20 SEP 1986 | ||
| AUG | 1987 | - | JAN | 1988 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 OCT 1989 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1990 | - | JUN | 1992 | Desert Storm |
| SEP | 1990 | - | JAN | 1991 | Desert Shield |
| JAN | 1991 | - | APR | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| MAR | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 MAR 1991 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 APR 1992 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1993 | - | JUN | 1993 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 2000 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 AUG 2000 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 2001 | - | JAN | 2002 | West Pac |
| SEP | 2006 | - | MAR | 2007 | West Pac |
| JAN | 2007 | - | JAN | 2008 | West Pac |
| JAN | 2010 | - | APR | 2010 | South America |
CG-52 General Specifications
Class: Ticonderoga class cruiser
Named for: Battle of Bunker Hill
Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted
Displacement: 9600 tons
Length: 567 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Range: 6 000 nautical miles
USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52)
The second Bunker Hill (CG-52) was laid down on 11 January 1984 at Pascagoula, Miss., by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.; launched without ceremony on 11 March 1985; christened on 13 April 1985;
sponsored by Mrs. Walter T. Skallerup, Jr.; and commissioned 20 September 1986.
[Note: The above USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]