USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:aircraftCarried gptkb:2_Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk_helicopters
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:Standard_Missiles
gptkb:Tomahawk_missiles
gptkb:Mk_41_Vertical_Launching_System
5-inch/54 caliber gun
Harpoon missiles
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_E_Ribbon
gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkb:Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkb:Battle_"E"
gptkbp:beam 55 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:category 1992 ships
Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi
gptkbp:class gptkb:Ticonderoga-class
gptkbp:commissioned 18 September 1993
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement over 350
gptkbp:decommissioned 4 August 2022
gptkbp:displacement 9,600 tons
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CG-72
gptkbp:laidDown 22 April 1991
gptkbp:launched 13 June 1992
gptkbp:length 567 feet
gptkbp:motto "Ad Bellum Vicimus"
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Gulf
gptkbp:notableEvent anti-piracy operations off Somalia
deployed to Mediterranean Sea
deployed to Persian Gulf
participated in Operation Allied Force
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:4_General_Electric_LM2500_gas_turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Port_Royal_(CG-73)
gptkb:USS_Chancellorsville_(CG-62)
gptkb:USS_Gettysburg_(CG-64)
gptkbp:speed over 30 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Navy_ships
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Carrier_Strike_Group_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5