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USS PRINCETON

(CG-59)

Honor and Glory

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USS PRINCETON (CG-59) - a Ticonderoga-class cruiser

In Commission 1989 to Present

CG-59 Deployments - Major Events

Add a CG-59 Shellback Initiation Add a CG-59 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
OCT 1986 Keel Date: 15 OCT 1986
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
OCT 1987 Launch Date: 2 OCT 1987
FEB 1989 Commissioned: 11 FEB 1989
DEC 1990 - - - Shellback Initiation - 18 DEC 1990 - Pacific Ocean
FEB 1991 - JUL 1991 Desert Storm
FEB 1991 - MAY 1991 Desert Storm
MAY 1996 - JUL 1996 RIMPAC
JUL 2001 - JAN 2002 Enduring Freedom
APR 2003 - DEC 2003 Iraqi Freedom
JUN 2010 - DEC 2010 West Pac
NOV 2010 Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 2010 - Atlantic Ocean
NOV 2010 - NOV 2010 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf

CG-59 General Specifications

Class: Ticonderoga-class cruiser

Named for: Battle of Princeton

Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted

Displacement: 9600 tons

Length: 567 feet

Beam: 55 feet

Flank Speed: 32 Knots