USS Robert Smalls

	USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea on June 3, 2023
History
United States
Name	Robert Smalls
Namesake	Battle of Chancellorsville; Robert Smalls;
Ordered	26 November 1984
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	24 June 1987
Launched	15 July 1988
Sponsored by	Sharron M. Martin, the wife of Vice Adm. Edward H. Martin
Christened	23 July 1988
Commissioned	4 November 1989
Maiden voyage	March 1991
Renamed	from Chancellorsville
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number: 368776000; Call sign: NCVL; ; Hull number: CG-62;
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Displacement	Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length	567 feet (173 m)
Beam	55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draught	34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines; 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers; 2 × rudders;
Speed	32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement	30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar; AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships); AN/SPG-62 fire control radar; AN/SPS-73 surface search radar; AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar; AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of:; AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar; AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar; AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system;
Armament	2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing; 122 × mix of:; RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB; RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV; RIM-161 SM-3; RIM-162A ESSM; RIM-174A Standard ERAM; BGM-109 Tomahawk; RUM-139A VL-ASROC; 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles; 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun; 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems; 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun; 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B; 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.

USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser built during the Cold War for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1989, the warship was originally named USS Chancellorsville for the American Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville. In March 2023, she was renamed for Robert Smalls, a former slave who freed himself and others by commandeering a Confederate transport ship.

Until 30 December 2011, the ship was operationally part of Carrier Strike Group Seven. In 2010 she was administratively under the command of Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific.^[3] She was assigned to Carrier Strike Group Five and is deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.^[4]

Robert Smalls is equipped with guided missiles and rapid-fire cannons, with anti-air, anti-surface and anti-subsurface capabilities. She also carries two MH-60R Seahawk Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopters, focused on anti-submarine warfare.

^ Cite error: The named reference nvr1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "USS Chancellorsville". USCarriers.net. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "Pacific Theater Surface Ships (by Homeport)". Our Ships and Commands. Commander Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
^ Ensign Plunkett, Kyle (12 June 2017). "Chancellorsville Wins Prestigious Spokane Trophy". America's Navy. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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[2] "USS Chancellorsville". USCarriers.net. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[3] "Pacific Theater Surface Ships (by Homeport)". Our Ships and Commands. Commander Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[4] Ensign Plunkett, Kyle (12 June 2017). "Chancellorsville Wins Prestigious Spokane Trophy". America's Navy. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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History
USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea on June 3, 2023
United States
Name	Robert Smalls
Namesake	Battle of Chancellorsville Robert Smalls
Ordered	26 November 1984
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	24 June 1987
Launched	15 July 1988
Sponsored by	Sharron M. Martin, the wife of Vice Adm. Edward H. Martin^[2]
Christened	23 July 1988
Commissioned	4 November 1989
Maiden voyage	March 1991
Renamed	from Chancellorsville^[1]
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number: 368776000 Call sign: NCVL Hull number: CG-62
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Displacement	Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length	567 feet (173 m)
Beam	55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draught	34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders
Speed	32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement	30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships) AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system
Armament	2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing 122 × mix of: RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162A ESSM RIM-174A Standard ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.