USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)

History of USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)

USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) is one of twenty-two active (2019) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. Originally numbered 27, the class was born out of Cold War (1947-1991) requirements and continues to serve the U.S.

Navy as a powerful platform for airspace denial, land attack, and warship/submarine warfare - a "multi-mission" approach. USS Chancellorsville was ordered on November 26, 1984 and awarded to Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Her keel was laid on June 24, 1987, the ship was launched for testing on July 15, 1988, and commissioned with the U.S.

Navy on November 4, 1989the original home port was in San Diego waters.

At the time of writing (June 2019), she is still on active duty even though she is now assigned to Yokosuka, Japan, which gives her access to all locations in the fickle Asia Pacific theater. The warship was named after the Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30-May 6, 1863) in the American Civil War.

At the time of construction, the USS Chancellorsville had a barrel length of 567 feet, a beam of 55 feet, and a draft of up to 34 feet. Full load displacement 9800 tons (short). There were 330 crew members on board, including up to 30 officers.

The propulsion scheme consists of 4 GE LM2500 gas turbines driving 2 shafts fitted with steerable and reversible pitch propeller units. The boat can travel up to 32.5 knots.

Warships carry a variety of sensors and processing systems to provide the necessary situational awareness and subsequent response to potential threats. These include the AN/SPY-1A/B multifunction radar, the AN/SPS-49 air search radar and the AN/SPS-73 surface search radar.

There are also AN/SPQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) kits and sonar kits AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15.

Armament includes 2 x 5" (127 mm) turret mounted deck guns supported by 2 x 61 cell Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) supporting a variety of in-service USN missile weapons including BGM -109" Tomahawk " " Land cruise missiles and RIM-66M-5 standard SM-2MR (Block IIIB) medium-range surface-to-air missiles, 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and 2 x 25 mm Mk 38 automatic guns are also provided for carrying 2 x 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), 2 x Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes and up to 4 x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (HMG).

Combined with its advanced sensors and processing facilities, the warship is capable of repelling virtually any threat at sea, while also participating in naval operations and amphibious assault support missions against land attacks.

Up to 2 Sikorsky Seahawk medium naval helicopters provide the critical Eye to the Sky, these helicopters (via LAMPS III) are equipped for ship and submarine fighter missions. In addition, the vessel can be fully serviced at sea thanks to the combination of a hangar and a helipad located above the stern.

At the end of the Cold War (1947-1991), the U.S. Navy entered a new period of global USN activity, enabling it to plan operations in the 1991 Gulf War to assist in the forced removal of neighboring Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm Kuwait. Their service in the area continued until the 1990s.

During the second half of the decade, she was deployed to Caribbean waters to curb drug trafficking before finding herself in Persian Gulf waters again during Operation Southern Watch.

Between 2000 and 2009, various friendly visits and joint operations shaped her service. In 2011, she supported humanitarian work off the coast of Japan following the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami. By the end of 2012, she had received a modernization of the powerful AEGIS system.

She was hit by a BQM-74E drone in 2013, with minor injuries to both crew members. In 2016, she received the Spokane Trophy Award, which recognizes her skills and readiness, as well as her other service medals, including the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Multiple Combat Effectiveness Awards (E), and the Kuwait Liberation Medal.

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