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CLASS - TICONDEROGA (Flight II) Displacement 9,589 (FL) Tons, Dimensions, 565' 10" (oa) x 55' x 31' 6" (Max) Armament 2 x 5"/54RF, 2 VLS, (122 Missiles) 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x 25mm Bushmaster mg. 6 x12.75" TT. 2 LAMPS Helos. Machinery, 80,000 SHP; G.E. Gas Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 30+ Knots, Crew 370. Operational and Building Data Keel laid on 24 JUL 1985 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS Launched 11 NOV 1986 Commissioned 23 JAN 1988 Collision with USS Montpelier (SSN 765) 13 OCT 2012 Projected Inactivation Date 30 SEP 2022 Proposed Decommissioning Date: 30 JUN 2023 Disposition: Legislative Consideration |
Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski |
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CVL 30 and CG 56 were named for the Battle of the San Jacinto River, fought on 21 April 1836 the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the outnumbered Texas Army engaged and defeated Mexican forces led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes, in present-day Harris County, Texas. "The Battle of San Jacinto," painting by Henry Arthur McArdle (1895.) Prints and Photographs Collection, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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43k | Christening of the San Jacinto (CG 56) by Mrs. Wendy Gramm, wife of Senator Phil Gramm of Texas. | Dale Hargrave | |
43k | Port bow view at speed. | USN | ||
43k | San Jacinto is seen here assisting an Arabian container ship that had been flooding in her engineering spaces. San Jacinto provided emergency de-watering equipment to help stabilize the flooding until an ocean-going tug could arrive to tow the ship into port. This photo was taken by a helicopter from HS-5 (CAG-7 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73)). | USN | ||
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219k | Med-Moored in Naples, Italy, 15 October 1989. | Carlo Martinelli | |
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Top to bottom: USS Biddle(CG 34), USS Saratoga (CV 60), USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) and USS San Jacinto (CG 56). This photo was taken during Operation Desert Shield, September 1990, in the Red Sea, by one of the JFK's photomates. |
Bob Haner, YN1, USN (Ret.) | |
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Task Force 155 in the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm, 9 February 1991. The ships are: |
Bob Haner | |
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RED SEA, 9 February 1991 - USS Detroit (AOE 4) conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) and the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG-56) during Operation Desert Storm. Department of Defense photo #DN-SC-91-05321 by PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer III, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.com. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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24 February 1996 - The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) executes a high-speed turn following replenishment at sea (RAS) operations with the Military Sealift Command Replenishment Oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) in the Central Mediterranean, 24 February 1996. USS San Jacinto is part of the battle group assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo #960224-N-3717S-010 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Summerlin. |
Bill Gonyo | |
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24 February 1996 - The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) executes a high-speed turn following replenishment at sea (RAS) operations with the Military Sealift Command Replenishment Oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) in the Central Mediterranean, 24 February 1996. USS San Jacinto is part of the battle group assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo #960224-N-3717S-009 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Summerlin. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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SUEZ CANAL, 16 March 1996 - The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) makes her way southward through the Suez Canal, 16 March 1996. The San Jacinto is accompanying the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to the Arabian Gulf, where they will support UN sanctions against Iraq, under Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo #960316-N-7340V-001 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Vidrine. |
Bill Gonyo | ||
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The fleet oiler USS Merrimack (AO 179) (center) provides fuel to guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) (left) and aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) (right) during replenishment at sea operations in the Arabian Gulf on 29 April 1996. The three U.S. Navy ships were deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Vidrine, U.S. Navy. |
DoD | ||
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The cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) underway in the Persian Gulf. The USS San Jacinto is forward deployed with the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch - 20 May 1998. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class James M. Williams. |
Bill Gonyo | ||
113k | USS San Jacinto (CG 56) is seen here entering the port of Valletta, Malta on 31 January 2003. | Anthony Vella | ||
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Atlantic Ocean, 15 July 2005 - The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducts a close quarters exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. From left, USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), and the Spanish AEGIS guided missile frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F-101). The strike group was conducting a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX). U.S. Navy photo #050715-N-8163B-028 by Photographer's Mate Airman Eben Boothby. |
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371k | USS San Jacinto, part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group, making a port call at Marmaris, Turkey, 16 February 2006. | Cem Hosgor | |
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406k | USS San Jacinto, part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group, making a port call at Marmaris, Turkey, 16 February 2006. | Cem Hosgor | |
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806k | The Guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), followed by guided-missile destroyers USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), participate in the Parade of Ships into New York Harbor. More than 3,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are in New York, May 23-31, for the 20th anniversary of Fleet Week. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Tackitt. United States Navy News Stand. Photo ID: 070523-N-7656T-001. |
Robert Hurst | |
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NEW YORK CITY, NY, 23 May 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) passes alongside the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a parade of ships in the Hudson River. Wasp is visiting New York City in support of Fleet Week 2007. This marks the 20th Anniversary New York has hosted this event. U.S. Navy photo #070523-N-8923M-287 by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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STATEN ISLAND, NY, 28 May 2007 - From left, guided-missile frigate USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), guided-missile cruisers USS Hue City (CG 66) and USS San Jacinto (CG 56), and guided-missile destroyers USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) are moored as part of Fleet Week. The 20th annual Fleet Week New York City provides an opportunity for citizens of New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area to meet more than 3,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, May 23-31. U.S. Navy photo #070528-N-5758H-116 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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SOUDA BAY, Greece, 28 January 2008 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) arrives in Souda Harbor for a routine port visit. San Jacinto departed Norfolk, Va. in November and is on deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo #080128-N-0780F-005 by Paul Farley. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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SOUDA BAY, Crete, 14 March 2008 - The guided-missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG 56), left, and the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) moored side-by-side at the Marathi NATO Pier Facility for a port visit. The Ticonderoga-class cruisers are deployed with the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security coordination efforts. U.S. Navy photo #080314-N-0780F-010 by Mr. Paul Farley. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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ATLANTIC OCEAN, 6 June 2012 - The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for a fueling at sea. U.S. Navy photo #120606-N-UM734-062 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Lamkin |
Ron Reeves | |
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RED SEA, 10 November 2013 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron SIX (HSC 6) hovers over the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) during a hovering exercise. San Jacinto is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo #131110-N-LN619-170 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Preston Paglinawan |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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ARABIAN GULF, 23 December 2013 - The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) fires its 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise. San Jacinto is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo #131223-N-LN619-027 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Preston Paglinawan |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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ARABIAN GULF, 4 January 2014 - The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) passes through bioluminescent algae while underway in the Arabian Gulf. San Jacinto is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo #140104-N-LN619-242 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Preston Paglinawan |
Ron Reeves |
Commanding
Officers
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Name/Rank | Class | Final Rank | Dates |
Clark Jr., Hiram Ward, CAPT | 1964 | ADM | 01/23/1988 - 01/12/1990 |
Ecker, Paul William, CAPT | 01/12/1990 - 02/08/1992 | ||
Wright Jr., Sherman E., CAPT | 1968 | 02/09/1992 - 08/21/1993 | |
Covington, Clifford Craig, CAPT | 08/21/1993 - 08/25/1995 | ||
Pilcher Jr., Raymond Charles, CAPT | 08/25/1995 - 02/24/1997 | ||
Woods Jr., James Augustus, CAPT | 02/24/1997 - 07/09/1998 | ||
Stanton, Paul Eugene, CAPT | 07/09/1998 - 04/28/2000 | ||
Langman, Craig Elroy, CAPT | 1977 | 04/28/2000 - 01/25/2002 | |
MacKercher Jr., John Cameron, CAPT | 01/25/2002 - 02/13/2004 | ||
Eschbach, Alan Eugene, CAPT | 02/13/2004 - 07/15/2005 | ||
Neary, Charles James, CAPT | 07/15/2005 - 05/10/2007 | ||
Sharpe, Matthew Michael, CAPT | 1982 | 05/10/2007 - 03/27/2009 | |
Cordle, John Parker, CAPT | 1984 | 03/27/2009 - 11/19/2010 | |
Nashold, Douglas Marshall, CAPT |
11/19/2010 - 09/28/2012 | ||
McKinley, William, CAPT | 1987 | 09/28/2012 - 04/02/2014 | |
Huck, Michael Patrick, CAPT | 1990 | 04/02/2014 - 02/2016 | |
Velez, Dennis, CAPT | 1992 | RADM | 02/2016 - 12/19/2017 |
Farrell, Dennis Lawrence, CAPT | 1995 | 12/19/2017 - 12/09/2019 | |
Crossman, Edward Marc (Eddie), CAPT | 1996 | 12/09/2019 - 05/21/2021 | |
Marvin, Christopher Edward, CAPT | 05/21/2021 - |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
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