Starboard bow view while on Builders Sea Trials in the Gulf of Mexico in May 1986.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Photo.

May 1, 1986 - Gulf of Mexico: A starboard bow view of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) underway.

U.S. Navy Photo.

Oct 1, 1987 - Gulf of Oman: A port quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) underway.

U.S. Navy Photo.

Aug 8, 1991 -- Persian Gulf: A BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack missile (TLAM) heads toward an Iraqi target after being launched by the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during Operation Desert Storm. The destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) is at right.

U.S. Navy Photo.

May 18, 1992 - Location unknown: A starboard quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during Operation Desert Shield.

U.S. Navy Photo.

USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) tied to mooring buoy in Hong Kong harbor, 23 April, 1995.

Photo taken by Karsten Petersen.

The USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) deploys out of San Diego harbor in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo taken on November 2, 2002. Photo by JO2(SW) Jason Heavner, ComNavSurfPac Public Affairs.

U.S. Navy Photo.

"Leading the Charge!" The first Tomahawk missile to be fired into Iraq is launched from USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) at 0525 on March 20, 2003.

U.S. Navy Photo.

Ships belonging to the USS Constellation (CV 64) Battle Group parade their colors during an a airshow on board Constellation. From front to rear: USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Valley Forge (CG 50), USS Milius (DDG 69), and USS Thach (FFG 43). Note the Bunker Hill's Golden Anchor signifying excellence in retention. The carrier was decommissioned in August 2003. Photo by PHC Donald Bray , October 2003.

U.S. Navy photo #030529-N-9076B-010

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, 4 March 2007 - Guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial as she transits Pearl Harbor. Bunker Hill and her crew are currently in port Naval Station Pearl Harbor after returning from a deployment as part of Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group, which is currently conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of 5th Fleet.

U.S. Navy photo #070304-N-4965F-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl

WILLAMETTE RIVER, 7 June 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) makes her way up the river and under the Broadway Bridge en-route to Portland, Ore., to participate in the 100th Annual Rose Festival. Bunker Hill is just one of four U.S. Navy ships pulling into Portland for the 100th Annual Rose Festival Fleet Week Celebration.

U.S. Navy photo #070607-N-7732W-235 by Mass Communication Specialist Seamen (AW) Charles Whetstine.

PORTLAND, OR, 7 June 2007 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrives to help celebrate Portland's Fleet Week festivities during the city's 100th annual Rose Festival. Bunker Hill is one of four U.S. Navy ships visiting Portland for the week-long celebration. (Caption corrected by Paul Hauser)

U.S. Navy photo #070607-N-2143T-002 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maebel Tinoko.

ATLANTIC OCEAN, 8 March 2010 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Argentine navy Espora-class frigate ARA Gomez Roca (P 46) perform tactical maneuvering exercises. Bunker Hill is participating in Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment.

U.S. Navy photo #100308-N-8822R-067 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Antwjuan Richards-Jamison

ARABIAN GULF, 6 March 2012, USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) prepares to conduct a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-17) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

US Navy photo # 120306-N-DR144-387 by MC2 James R. Evans.

ARABIAN SEA, 14 July 2012 - USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill is underway as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. USS? Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW-17) are on deployment in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

US Navy photo #120714-N-XO436-014 by MC3 James Vazquez

PACIFIC OCEAN, 23 September 2014 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Shiloh (CG 67), foreground, USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and USS Cape St. George (CG 71) from the George Washington and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation at the conclusion of Valiant Shield 2014. The U.S.-only exercise integrates Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets.

U.S. Navy photo #140923-N-ZS026-573 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trevor Welsh

ARABIAN GULF, 4 March 2015 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), right, comes alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bunker Hill is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy photo #150304-N-KB426-019 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Vazquez

ARABIAN GULF, 25 March 2015 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 transports cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea. In the background is the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

U.S. Navy photo #150325-N-HD510-073 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released

SAN DIEGO, 12 September 2016 - Sailors and Marines man the rails and render proper honors as amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) passes guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) while returning to its homeport. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is returning to its homeport of San Diego following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation.

U.S. Navy photo #160912-N-OF476-153 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Burgett

The Royal Australian Navy fleet replenishment ship HMAS Sirius (O 266) refuels the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during a replenishment-at-sea, Indian Ocean, on 1 April 2021.