USS Vicksburg (CG-69)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Vicksburg.

USS Vicksburg in June 2007
History
United States
NameVicksburg
NamesakeSiege of Vicksburg
Ordered25 February 1988[1]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down30 May 1990[1]
Launched7 September 1991
Sponsored byTricia Lott, wife of United States Senator Trent Lott
Christened12 October 1991
Acquired21 September 1992
Commissioned14 November 1992[1]
Decommissioned28 June 2024
Renamed8 December 1989, from Port Royal
Stricken26 July 2024[1]
Homeport
Identification
MottoKey to Victory
StatusStricken, Final Disposition Pending
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTiconderoga-class cruiser
DisplacementApprox. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length567 feet (173 m)
Beam55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion
Speed32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.

USS Vicksburg (CG-69) was a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser that served in the United States Navy. She was named for the Siege of Vicksburg fought during the American Civil War.[2]

Vicksburg was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi and commissioned on 14 November 1992.[3] The ship first deployed in 1994 and last deployed in 2015. Vicksburg was decommissioned 28 June 2024 after spending 8 years in the Navy's Cruiser Modernization program.

Vicksburg was equipped with the Aegis Combat System and was capable of facing threats in the air, on the sea, ashore, and underneath the sea. She was also capable of carrying two SH-60 Sea Hawk Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS III) helicopters.

The previous Vicksburg was a Cleveland-class light cruiser during and after World War II. Vicksburg's crest has two stars on the streamer in the eagle's beak representing the two battle stars awarded to her predecessor.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference NVR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "USS Vicksburg - Namesake". USS Vicksburg. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "United States Navy Ships Named After National Parks or Associated with National Park Sites". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2006.
  4. ^ "USS Vicksburg - Crest". USS Vicksburg. Retrieved 19 March 2023.