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 JUN 1987 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 15 JUL 1988
Commissioned 04 NOV 1989
Hit by malfunctioning target drone 16 NOV 2013
7 JUN 2019
Since 01-MAR-2023 the CG-62 was renamed from USS CHANCELLORSVILLE to USS ROBERT SMALLS
Home port: Yokosuka, Japan

A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) underway en route to the Panama Canal.

Official U.S. Navy Photo taken by PH2 Dante DeAnqelis.

This photo comes from the Hoyt "Bud" Colburn collection (forwarded by Carol Edgemon Hipperson author of Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor & World War II in the Pacific).Chancellorsville won the Spokane Trophy for 1995, but Bud says that the formal presentation during which the photo was taken occurred in 1996. He's not sure which month. (For the past several years, the Navy has typically announced the winner in May or June, but the annual Seattle Seafair festival is in July.)

Here is what Bud says about the attached photo:

"It was awarding the 1995 Spokane Trophy to CAPT Ed Hebert Commanding Officer of USS CHANCELORVILLE (CG 62). We from the Navy League Spokane Council had gone down to San Diego to ride the ship to SeaFair and he invited us to view the Trophy and see the award. Since then, Spokane has made a local plaque and presented it to the ship in person when practical. We had to mail it to one ship because they were in Japan, but have traveled to Pearl many times as well as Seattle or San Diego."

Seated to the right of trophy is CAPT Ed Hebert, behind him is Paul Gourd, to his left John Berry, to his left is me (Bud Colburn), back row, standing, second from left is N.A. "Stretch" Brown.

9 February 2001 - The guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) follows close behind USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during a replenishment at sea (RAS) evolution. Kitty Hawk is underway from her homeport in Yokosuka, Japan and is conducting routine carrier qualifications in the Western Pacific Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo #010209-N-3400W-011 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Alex C. Witte.

Apra Harbor, Guam, 22 October 2003 - The guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) enters Apra Harbor, Guam. Chancellorsville is acting as host vessel to two warships of the People's Republic of China, which are making China's first ever naval port call to Guam.

U.S. Navy photo #031022-N-7293M-022 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Nathanael T. Miller.

Apra Harbor, Guam, 22 October 2003 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) leads the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) guided-missile destroyer Shenzhen (DDG 167) into Apra Harbor, Guam. The People’s Republic of China destroyer Shenzhen is making the Chinese navy’s first ever port call to Guam.

U.S. Navy photo #31022-N-6346B-045 by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Christopher S. Borgren II.

Santa Rita, Guam. 25 October 2003 - Sailors man the rails of USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) as the guided-missile cruiser gets underway from Apra Harbor, Guam. Chancellorsville was acting as host vessel to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) guided-missile destroyer Shenzhen (DDG 167) and oiler Qinghai Hu (AO 885). The People's Republic of China vessels made the Chinese Navy's first-ever port call to Guam.

U.S. Navy photo #031025-N-7293M-193 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Nathanael T. Miller.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 5 November 2003 - The guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) fires a surface-to-air Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) during MISSILEX 04-1, while underway in the western Pacific Ocean with the cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) following close behind. MISSILEX 04-1 involves firing missiles at controllable target drones provided by Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa’s ordnance department. Each missile fired was equipped with telemetry-gathering instrumentation to provide an accurate assessment of missile performance.

U.S. Navy photo #031105-N-0000M-001 by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Roberto Montoto.

Yokosuka, Japan, 19 July 2004 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) gets underway from her forward-deployed operating base of Yokosuka, Japan. The ship is participating in Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy’s first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP).

U.S. Navy photo #040719-N-2101W-007 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Alan Warner.

Pacific Ocean, 7 August 2004 - In the foreground, sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown on the flight deck. The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) sails alongside of Kitty Hawk.

U.S. Navy photo #040807-N-1485H-026 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton.

Yokosuka, Japan, 8 February 2005 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) in dry dock for routine turnover maintenance prior to changing home port from her current forward deployed operating base, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan to San Diego, CA.

U.S. Navy photo #050208-N-9851B-010 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class John L. Beeman.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 25 August 2005 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) comes along side the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR).

U.S. Navy photo #050825-N-0167B-014 by Photographer's Mate Airman Dylan Butler.

Pacific Ocean, 25 August 2005 - A view from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) of the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) along side conducting a replenishment at sea (RAS).

U.S. Navy photo #050825-N-8604L-097 by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua Wayne LeGrand.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 9 December 2005 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) commences maneuvering to come alongside the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are currently conducting operations in the Western Pacific Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo #051209-N-3488C-003 by Photographer’s Airman Jonathan D. Chandler.

Vladivostok, Russia, 19 September 2006 - Sasebo, Japan-based minesweeper USS Guardian (MCM 5) is moored alongside USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) in Russia’s largest naval base in the Far East. During their stay in Vladivostok, the ship’s approximately 90 crew members had a chance to participate in sporting matches, cultural exchanges and community relations events with the local population.

U.S. Navy photo #060919-N-7899C-001 by Mineman 3rd Class Joseph Cooper Jr.

Navy ships stand pierside during San Diego Fleet Week 2007. USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) were tied to the pier while Coronado Speedfest auto races held on the runways of Naval Air Station North Island, 7 October 2007. San Diego Fleet Week is an annual tribute to the men and women serving in the nation's sea services.

U.S. Navy photo # 071007-N-1159B-112 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian Brannon.

Pacific Ocean, 6 November 2007 - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) while under way conducting flight deck certifications.

U.S. Navy photo #071106-N-4776G-138 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 29 March 2008 - The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), right, conducts a fueling at sea with the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting composite training unit exercise preparing for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Navy photo #080329-N-0555B-019 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 29 March 2008 - An overhead view of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducting a refueling-at-sea (RAS) with the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62).

U.S. Navy photo#080329-N-0555B-058 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 29 March 2008 - The wake from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) slams against the side of the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during a refueling-at-sea (RAS).

U.S. Navy photo #080329-N-4776G-203 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby

PACIFIC OCEAN, 29 March 2008 - Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) hold a line while Chancellorsville takes on fuel during a refueling-at-sea (RAS) with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

U.S. Navy photo #080329-N-4005H-326 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aaron Holt.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 14 June 2008 - A Sailor watches as the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.

U.S. Navy photo #080614-N-1635S-005 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott.

Hong Kong, 19 June 2008 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), left, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) are moored at the foot of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Both ships are part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 on a scheduled deployment.

U.S. Navy photo #080619-N-5961C-004 by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call.

GULF OF OMAN, 13 October 2008 - The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) pose for a group photo on the forecastle. Chancellorsville set up the group photo and flew the ship's battle flag in honor of the U.S. Navy's 233rd birthday. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity.

U.S. Navy photo #081013-N-3659B-211 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac.

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) pulls out of San Diego Harbor for a training exercise in March 2013.

US Navy Photo

USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrives at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka on 18 June 2015.

US Navy Photo

YOKOSUKA, Japan, 18 June 2015 - Sailors man the rails aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) as it arrives at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka to join the forward deployed naval forces deployed to Japan.

U.S. Navy photo #150618-N-XN177-087 by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart

PACIFIC OCEAN, 7 January 2020 - Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Austin Perry instructs Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Annette Hertz as she fires a .50-caliber machine gun during crew-served weapons training aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Graham