USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51)
- USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51)
USS "Thomas S. Gates" (CG-51) is a "Ticonderoga"-class cruiser in the United States Navy. The warship is named after Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of Defense in the last years of the Eisenhower Administration (1959–1961). "Thomas S. Gates" was laid down August 31, 1984 at Bath Iron Works, Maine and sponsored by Anne Gates, daughter of the ships namesake. "Thomas S. Gates" was launched December 14, 1985, purchased June 22, 1987 and was commissioned August 22, 1987.
Due to Hurricane Katrina, her last deployment was cut short. The crew was given leave to take care of their families and other personal business. The Navy decommissioned her on 15 December 2005, four months earlier than the planned March, 2006 date. She was stricken the same date and is now slated to be dismantled in the next five years along with her sisters "Vincennes" and "Yorktown". [http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/02/navy_shipdisposal_080223w/]
References
*Jane's Fighting ships
External links
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/CG51.htm Naval Vessel Register - CG51]
* [http://www.navysite.de/cg/cg51.html navysite.de: "USS Thomas S. Gates"]
* [http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=14552 USS Thomas S. Gates Returns from Deployment Story Number: NNS040803-07] . Release Date: 8/3/2004 3:13:00 PM.
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