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USS
CHANCELLORSVILLE was commissioned at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula,
MS, on 4 November 1989. She deployed from 1 March 1991 to 27 August
1991 to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation DESERT STORM. On July, 7 1998, USS CHANCELLORSVILLE changed homeport, |
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from San Diego, CA, to Yokosuka, Japan joining Battle Force Seventh
Fleet as part of the U.S. Forward Deployed Naval ForceIt arrived in
Yokosuka on 11 August 1998. From 28 September to 13 November 1998, CHANCELLORSVILLE
participated in multinational operations in the Sea of Japan, including
the International Fleet Review. From March 2, 1999 to April 5, 1999, USS CHANCELLORSVILLE deployed in the Western Pacific region with the USS KITTY HAWK Battle Group. Exercises it took part in included the Multinational Training Exercise (MTX) '99 and Tandem Thrust '99. CHANCELLORSVILLE made a port call in Qingdao, People's Republic of China from August 2, 2000 to August 5, 2000. USS CHANCELLORSVILLE then took part, with the USS KITTY HAWK Battle Group, in the 39th Exercise Foal Eagle from October 24 to November 1, 2000. Following this, the ship took part in ANNUALEX 12G, a routine annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy, starting on November 8 and ending on November 17 in waters around Japan. The exercise was designed to improve both navies' capabilities for coordinated and bilateral operations in the defense of Japan, with ANNUALEX 12G, in particular, focused on enhancing military-to-military relationships improving command and control and air, undersea and surface warfare. USS CHANCELLORSVILLE then took part in Missile exercise (MISSILEX) 01-1 which was held November 17-18 as part of a coordinated task group operation. During the exercise, CHANCELLORSVILLE fired SM-2 missiles, in addition to it guns. It later took part in Exercise Keen Sword. |
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of Interest: Awarded: November 26, 1984 Keel Laid: June 24, 1987 Launched: July 15, 1988 Commissioned: November 4, 1989 Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. Propulsion: 4 General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines Propellers: two Blades on each Propeller: five Length: 567 feet (173 meters) Beam: 55 feet ( 16.8 meters) Draft: 34 feet (10.2 meters) Displacement: approx. 9,600 tons full load Speed: 30+ knots Cost: about $1 billion Aircraft: two SH-60 Sea Hawk (LAMPS 3) Armament: two Mk41 VLS for Standard missiles, Tomahawk, ASROC; Mk46 torpedoes, Harpoon missile launchers, two Mk45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight guns, two Phalanx CIWS Homeport: Yokosuka, Japan Crew: 33 Officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers and approx. 340 Enlisted |
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