USS Princeton (CG-59)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:aircraftCarried gptkb:2_SH-60_Seahawk_helicopters
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:Mk_41_Vertical_Launching_System
torpedo tubes
5-inch/54 caliber gun
Harpoon missile launchers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Battle_Efficiency_Award
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam 16.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Pascagoula,_Mississippi
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:NPRN
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 11 February 1989
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement over 350
gptkbp:destroyedBy Operation Desert Storm
mine strike
gptkbp:displacement 9,600 tons
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Base_San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Princeton (CG-59)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CG-59
gptkbp:laidDown 27 October 1986
gptkbp:launched 2 October 1987
gptkbp:length 173 meters
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Honor_and_Glory
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Princeton
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2004_Nimitz_UFO_incident
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:4_General_Electric_LM2500_gas_turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Normandy_(CG-60)
gptkb:USS_Chancellorsville_(CG-62)
gptkbp:speed 32.5 knots
gptkbp:status active service (as of 2024)
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:CG-59
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carrier_Strike_Group_9
gptkb:U.S._Navy_ships
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Admiral_Christopher_W._Grady
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5