USS Philippine Sea (CG-58)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Philippine Sea.
USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) is a Flight II Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser on active service in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II and is the second ship to bear the name. She has completed multiple deployments as part of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2001 to 2014.
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USS Philippine Sea on 22 February 2005 | |
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Name | Philippine Sea |
Namesake | Battle of the Philippine Sea |
Ordered | 27 December 1983 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 8 April 1986 |
Launched | 12 July 1987 |
Commissioned | 18 March 1989 |
Homeport | Norfolk |
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Motto | Eternal Vigilance |
Status | in active service |
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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) |
Draft | 34 feet (10.2 meters) |
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Speed | 32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
Complement | 30 officers and 300 enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters. |
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