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USS LEYTE GULF

(CG-55)

FULL SPEED AHEAD

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USS LEYTE GULF (CG-55) - a Ticonderoga-class cruiser

In Commission 1987 to Present

CG-55 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR 1985 Keel Date: 18 MAR 1985
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
JUN 1986 Launch Date: 20 JUN 1986
SEP 1987 Commissioned: 26 SEP 1987
JUL 1994 - JAN 1995 Mediterranean
DEC 1996 - MAY 1997 Mediterranean
MAR 1999 - SEP 1999 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
SEP 2001 - APR 2002 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN 2011 - JUL 2011 Mediterranean - Enterprise Carrier Strike Group

CG-55 General Specifications

Class: Ticonderoga-class cruiser

Named for: World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf

Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted

Displacement: 9600 tons

Length: 567 feet

Beam: 55 feet

Flank Speed: 32 Knots