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USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) - Definition and Overview |
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| Career
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| Ordered:
| 27 December 1983
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| Laid down:
| 8 April 1986
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| Launched:
| 12 July 1987
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| Commissioned:
| 18 March 1989
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| Decommissioned:
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| Status:
| Active in service as of 2005.
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| Struck:
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 9,600 tons
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| Length:
| 567 ft
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| Beam:
| 55 ft
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| Draught:
| 33 ft
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| Propulsion:
| 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp
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| Speed:
| 30+ knots
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| Range:
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| Complement:
| 387 officers and enlisted
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| Armament:
| 2 x 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 122 x RIM-67 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, 8 x AGM-84 Harpoon missiles
2 x 5 in, 2 x 25 mm, 24 x 12.7 mm guns, 2 x Phalanx CIWS
2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes
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| Aircraft:
| 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters
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| Motto:
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USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser in the United States Navy. It is named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register.
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