USS Vicksburg (CG-69)

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
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:Mk_41_Vertical_Launching_System
torpedo tubes
5-inch/54 caliber gun
Harpoon missile launchers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Battle_Efficiency_Award
gptkb:Navy_E_Ribbon
gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkb:Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam 16.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Pascagoula,_Mississippi
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:NVCB
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 14 November 1992
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement over 350
gptkbp:displacement 9,600 tons (full load)
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Station_Mayport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Vicksburg (CG-69)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CG-69
gptkbp:laidDown 30 May 1990
gptkbp:launched 7 September 1991
gptkbp:length 173 meters
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Warship_That_Fights_With_a_Vengeance
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Port_Royal_(changed_before_commissioning)
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:4_General_Electric_LM2500_gas_turbines
gptkbp:speed 32.5 knots
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Tricia_Lott
gptkbp:status in service (as of 2024)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Navy_ships
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5