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US Navy - Guided Missile Cruiser CG 52 - USS Bunker Hill |
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Type,
class: Guided Missile Cruiser (CG); Ticonderoga
class Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA STATUS: Awarded: January 15, 1982 Laid down: January 11, 1984 Launched: March 11, 1985 Christened: April 13, 1985 Commissioned: September 20, 1986 Decommissioned: September 22, 2023 Fate: towed to Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Bremerton, Washington; laid up Namesake: Battle of Bunker Hill (Revolutionary War 1775) Ships Motto: DETERMINATION - DETERRENCE Technical Data: see: INFO > Ticonderoga class Guided Missile Cruiser - CG |
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 decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, California - September 22, 2023  decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, California - September 22, 2023  Philippine Sea - June 2023  Philippine Sea - June 2023  Philippine Sea - June 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  Philippine Sea - March 2023  small boat operations - Pacific Ocean - October 2022  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - May 22, 2021  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - May 22, 2021  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire - exercise Northern Edge - Gulf of Alaska - May 2021  Northern Pacific Ocean - April 2021  Northern Pacific Ocean - April 2021  South China Sea - April 2021  Indian Ocean - March 2021  Indian Ocean - March 2021  Indian Ocean - March 2021  Pacific Ocean - January 2021  Pacific Ocean - January 2021  Mk.141 tube launcher for RGM-84 Harpoon SSM, Mk.45 Mod.2 gun - Pacific Ocean - January 2021  Pacific Ocean - December 2020  Pacific Ocean - December 2020  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun fire - Pacific Ocean - December 2020  departing Naval Base San Diego, California - December 7, 2020  departing Naval Base San Diego, California - December 7, 2020  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - July 8, 2020  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - July 8, 2020  Pacific Ocean - June 2020  Philippine Sea - June 2020  Philippine Sea - June 2020  Philippine Sea - June 2020  South China Sea - April 2020  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire - South China Sea - March 2020  Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS fire exercise - South China Sea - March 2020  Philippine Sea - February 2020  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire demonstration - Pacific Ocean - May 2018  5th Fleet AOR - March 2018  5th Fleet AOR - March 2018  Arabian Gulf - February 2018  5th Fleet AOR - January 2018  Pacific Ocean - August 2017  Pacific Ocean - August 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2017  Pacific Ocean - May 2017  Pacific Ocean - May 2017  San Diego Bay - March 2017  Pacific Ocean - December 2016  San Diego Bay - September 2016  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - June 4, 2015  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - June 4, 2015  Arabian Gulf - March 2015  during exercise Valiant Shield - September 2014  Pacific Ocean - September 2014  Pacific Ocean - September 2014  Seattle Seafair Fleet Week - August 2012  Seattle Seafair Fleet Week - August 2012  during exercise MALABAR - Indian Ocean - April 2012  during exercise MALABAR - Indian Ocean - April 2012  torpedo exercise - Arabian Sea - March 2012  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - Arabian Sea - February 2012  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - Arabian Sea - February 2012  Arabian Sea - February 2012  Pacific Ocean - December 2011  Pacific Ocean - December 2011  Pacific Ocean - September 2011  Pacific Ocean - September 2011  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire - Pacific Ocean - September 2011  Pacific Ocean - June 2011  Pacific Ocean - June 2011  Pacific Ocean - May 2011  Indian Ocean - May 2011  Jebel Ali, UAE - March 2011  with Royal Malaysian Navy Frigate KD Lekir (FF 26) - Strait of Malacca - January 2011  departing Naval Base San Diego, California - November 2010  Pacific Ocean - September 2010  Pacific Ocean - August 2010  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2010  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2010  Rose Festival Fleet Week, Portland, Oregon - June 2010  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - April 12, 2010  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - April 12, 2010  Callao, Peru - April 2010  Strait of Magellan - March 2010  Strait of Magellan - March 2010  Atlantic Ocean, off Argentina - March 2010  Atlantic Ocean, off Argentina - March 2010  Atlantic Ocean, off Argentina - March 2010  Atlantic Ocean - February 2010  with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Atlantic Ocean - February 2010  Atlantic Ocean - February 2010  Atlantic Ocean - February 2010 January 2010: passage through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean  modernization period at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair - August 2008  Rose Festival and Fleet Week Portland, Oregon - June 2007  Rose Festival and Fleet Week Portland, Oregon - June 2007  Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - March 2007  Indian Ocean - January 2007  Indian Ocean - January 2007  departing Naval Base San Diego, California for a scheduled deployment - September 13, 2006  departing Naval Base San Diego, California for a scheduled deployment - September 13, 2006  departing Naval Base San Diego, California for a scheduled deployment - September 13, 2006  departing Naval Base San Diego, California for a scheduled deployment - December 6, 2004  Arabian Gulf - March 2003  USS Bunker Hill launches the first BGM-109 Tomahawk missile to be fired in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - March 2003  USS Bunker Hill launches the first BGM-109 Tomahawk missile to be fired in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - March 2003  USS Bunker Hill launches the first BGM-109 Tomahawk missile to be fired in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - March 2003  departing Naval Base San Diego, California for a scheduled deployment - November 2, 2002  launching a Standard Missile SM-2MR - Pacific Ocean - September 2002  Pacific Ocean - September 2000  Pacific Ocean - September 2000  Darwin, Australia - September 2000  Darwin, Australia - September 2000  exercise RIMPAC 2000 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2000  combat information center (CIC) - Arabian Sea - March 1998  Suez Canal - October 1994  Arabian Gulf - May 1992  Arabian Gulf - April 1992  Subic Bay, Philippines - March 1991  Mk.141 tube-launcher for RGM-84 Harpoon SSM missiles - Subic Bay, Philippines - March 1991  a BGM-109 Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) was launched - Operation Desert Shield/Storm - 1991  a BGM-109 Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) was launched - Operation Desert Shield/Storm - 1991  a BGM-109 Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) was launched - Operation Desert Shield/Storm - 1991  Operation Desert Shield/Storm - 1991  combat information center (CIC) - Operation Desert Shield - January 1991  off Penang Island, Malaysia - May 1990  off Penang Island, Malaysia - May 1990  with USS Fife (DD 991) - Yokosuka, Japan - December 1989  with USS Long Beach (CGN 9) - Gulf of Oman - November 1987  with USS Long Beach (CGN 9) - Gulf of Oman - November 1987  Gulf of Oman - November 1987  Gulf of Oman - October 1987  on the way to the Persian Gulf - September 1987  Naval Base San Diego, California - January 1987  commissioning ceremony - Charlestown (Boston), Massachusetts - September 20, 1986  commissioning ceremony - Charlestown (Boston), Massachusetts - September 20, 1986  commissioning ceremony - Charlestown (Boston), Massachusetts - September 20, 1986  commissioning ceremony - Charlestown (Boston), Massachusetts - September 20, 1986  trials - May 1986  christening ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - April 13, 1985  christening ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - April 13, 1985  installation of the Mk.41 vertical launching system (VLS) modules - April 1985  launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - March 11, 1985 Laid down: January 11, 1984 |
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USS Bunker Hill (CG 52): USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) was a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser laid down by Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi on 11 January 1984, launched on 11 March 1985 and commissioned on 20 September 1986. Bunker Hill operates out of San Diego, California. Bunker Hill was the first Ticonderoga-class cruiser to be equipped with the Mk. 41 VLS in place of the previous ships' Mk. 26 twin-arm missile launchers, greatly improving the flexibility and firepower of the ships by allowing them to fire BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles. After commissioning, Bunker Hill entered the Pacific Fleet via the Panama Canal and began short notice work-ups to deploy to the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Bunker Hill made her first deployment in July 1987, nearly one year ahead of schedule during which she provided an anti-air warfare umbrella inside the Persian Gulf for Missouri and other US flagged tankers and ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. In August 1988, Bunker Hill shifted homeports from San Diego to Yokosuka, Japan joining the Midway Carrier Battlegroup for a four month deployment in the Seventh Fleet, for which she was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation. She was also awarded her first Battle Efficiency Award. In November 1990, Bunker Hill sailed in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm and served as the multinational Air Warfare Commander (AAWC) and as one of the first ships to launch a Tomhawk Land Attack Cruise Missile against Iraqi targets. Following the conclusion of the Persian Gulf War, Bunker Hill participated in organizing and establishing Operation Southern Watch, the complex enforcement of the United Nations established no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Bunker Hill made a historical visit to the Russian city Vladivostok in 1993, and then one year later she made a port visit to Qingdao in the People's Republic of China. In March 1996, she took station south of Taiwan to monitor missile tests by the People's Liberation Army. In July 1998, Bunker Hill shifted homeports from Yokosuka, Japan back to San Diego. In Late 2000, Bunker Hill deployed with Abraham Lincoln Battle Group. She again participated in Operation Southern Watch and conducted boardings and inspections of over 40 merchant vessels in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq. Bunker Hill also escorted Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group while conducting humanitarian operations off East Timor and training exercises in Kuwait. Bunker Hill acted as Air Defense Commander for the ARG where she designed and implemented innovative procedures for CG integration into an Amphibious Ready Group. Following the attack on Cole, Bunker Hill sortied from Bahrain to provide support and protection to seven USN and USNS ships based there and subsequently remained at sea for 67 consecutive days. Bunker Hill returned from deployment in February 2001. Since her commissioning, Bunker Hill has deployed six times to the Persian Gulf and has earned fifteen Battle "E" Awards, including the Golden Battle "E" in 1996 and 2006 which is given when a ship receives five such awards consecutively. As announced in March 2006, Lockheed Martin will be upgrading the Aegis defence system on 22 navy vessels; the Bunker Hill is the first slated for the upgrade. In January 2007, the warship was sent to the coast of Somalia to conduct antiterrorist operations as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower task force. On 28 February 2008, Bunker Hill was awarded the 2007 Battle "E" award, it's 6th consecutive Battle "E". USS Bunker Hill was also awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation for its role in aiding the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in 2007. From 1 October 2009, Bunker Hill was assigned to Carrier Strike Group One, whose flagship was the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. In January 2010, Bunker Hill sailed for Haiti, part of the US Navy's force providing disaster relief after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In February 2011, Bunker Hill along with the destroyer Momsen broke up a pirate attack on a tanker while patrolling the Gulf of Oman. The ships chased away two skiffs, eventually sinking both after they had returned to their mothership. 2011-2012 the ship deployed with Carrier Strike Group One. On 22 October 2012, Bunker Hill began a five-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) maintenance period at the BAE Systems Inc. shipyard in San Diego, California. In October 2017, Bunker Hill deployed from San Diego as part of Carrier Strike Group Nine to the Western Pacific Ocean and Persian Gulf. In December 2020 the U.S. Navy's Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels stated that the ship was planned to be placed Out of Commission in Reserve in 2023. On 22 September 2023, Bunker Hill was decommissioned at Naval Base San Diego. |
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The Battle of Bunker Hill 1775: The Revolutionary War battle fought primarily on adjacent Breed’s Hill at Charlestown, Massachusetts, on June 17, 1775. The battle occurred in the midst of the larger siege of the city of Boston, when the Americans learned that the British intended to deploy troops to some of the heights surrounding the city in order to command its vital harbor. Nearly 1,200 patriots marched stealthily onto the peninsula on the night of the 16th and 17th and dug defensive positions. Despite the colonists’ secrecy, the British detected the move and their ships and batteries opened fire on the positions while they landed troops to carry the newly established works. American reinforcements during the battle raised their strength to about 2,400 men, and the British to more than 3,000, though not all the men on either side took a direct part in the fighting. American snipers in Charlestown harassed the British until their ships fired incendiary shot that set much of the town ablaze. In the meanwhile, the British resolutely assaulted the colonist’s positions twice, and both times the patriots, with equal resolution, fired into the regulars and Royal Marines and scythed them down. The British regrouped and attacked a third time as the patriots began to run out of ammunition, and finally drove the Americans back at the point of the bayonet. The Americans inflicted twice the number of casualties on their assailants - an estimated 450 patriots fell as opposed to 1,054 regulars and Royal Marines. The colonist’s valiant defiance imbued them with confidence that they could stand up to the British, while the crown’s losses shook their officers and they often maneuvered prudently to avoid direct assaults against entrenched patriots in subsequent battles. |
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