USS Anzio (CG-68)

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

USS Anzio on 7 October 2009
History
United States
NameAnzio
NamesakeBattle of Anzio
Ordered16 April 1987
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down21 August 1989
Launched2 November 1990
Acquired10 February 1992
Commissioned2 May 1992
Decommissioned22 September 2022[1]
HomeportNorfolk
Identification
MottoStand and Fight
StatusDecommissioned
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 Anzio (CG-68) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser that served in the United States Navy. She was named for the site of a beachhead invasion of Italy by Allied troops from 22 January to 23 May 1944. Her keel was laid down by the Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi on 21 August 1989. The ship was launched on 2 November 1990, and commissioned on 2 May 1992.[2] Anzio was decommissioned on 22 September 2022.[1]

  1. ^ a b "USS Anzio Decommissioned After 30 Years of Service" (Press release). United States Navy. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic (SURFLANT)". surflant.usff.navy.mil. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.