USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)

USS Bunker Hill in 2011
History
United States
NameBunker Hill
NamesakeBattle of Bunker Hill
Ordered15 January 1982
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down11 January 1984
Launched11 March 1985
Commissioned20 September 1986
Decommissioned22 September 2023
HomeportNB Kitsap-Bremerton
Identification
MottoDetermination, Deterrence
Nickname(s)Bravo
Honors and
awards
7 Battle "E" Awards
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)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h); 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h).
Complement30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.
Aviation facilitiesHangar bay, flight deck

USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) is a decommissioned Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy constructed by Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 11 March 1985. The Ticonderoga-class cruisers are equipped with the Aegis Combat System and Bunker Hill was the first of the class to be equipped with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) in place of the previous ships' twin-arm Mark 26 missile launchers, which greatly improved the flexibility and firepower of the ships by allowing them to fire BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles for land attack missions. Other missions include ballistic missile defence and capital ship escort for anti-aircraft defense. The ship was commissioned on 20 September 1986 and was homeported at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California.

Bunker Hill saw service in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War and deployed off the Somalian coast to prevent piracy. The cruiser had forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan and performed missions in the Pacific, including monitoring missions during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.

Bunker Hill was decommissioned on 22 September 2023 at Naval Base San Diego.


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