Cape St. George - CG71

NameCape St. George - CG71
CategoryMilitary ships - War ships - Surface ships
FlagUnited States
Year of built1992
Place of builtUnited States
Length, m173.00
Width, m16.80
Draught, m10.20
Home portSan Diego
ShipbuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Main engine typeGeneral Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines x 4
Main engine power, h.p.80,000
Speed, kts32.5
OwnerUS government
OperatorUS Navy
StatusIn operation

Class & type: Ticonderoga-class cruiser

Displacement: 9,600 long tons

Complement: 33 officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers, and approx. 340 enlisted

Sensors and processing systems:

AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar

AN/SPS-49 air search radar AN/SPG-62 fire control radar

AN/SPS-73 surface search radar

AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar

AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite

AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of:

AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar

AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar

AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system

Armament:

2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing

122 × mix of:

RIM-66M-5 Standard

SM-2MR Block IIIB

RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV

RIM-161 SM-3

RIM-162A ESSM

RIM-174A Standard

ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk

RUM-139A VL-ASROC

8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles

2 × Mk 45 Mod 2 5-in/54-cal lightweight gun

2 × 25 mm Mk 38 gun

2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun

2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B

2 × Mk 32 12.75-in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes for lightweight torpedoes

Aircraft carried:

2 × Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.

  • Cape St. George - CG71

    Photo 1 of 6

    Cape St. George is underway in Great Bitter Lake of Suez Canal during northbound transit. As seen from MOL Fortune.
    November 29th, 2014
    March 29th, 2008
    Tsarik Ruslan - ReX
    Suez Canal
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  • Cape St. George - CG71

    Photo 2 of 6

    Cape St. George is underway in Great Bitter Lake of Suez Canal during northbound transit. As seen from MOL Fortune.
    January 23rd, 2016
    March 29th, 2008
    Tsarik Ruslan - ReX
    Suez Canal
    94028 views
  • Cape St. George - CG71

    Photo 3 of 6

    Cape St. George is underway in Great Bitter Lake of Suez Canal during northbound transit. As seen from MOL Fortune.
    January 23rd, 2016
    March 29th, 2008
    Tsarik Ruslan - ReX
    Suez Canal
    94939 views
  • Cape St. George - CG71

    Photo 4 of 6

    Cape St. George is underway in Great Bitter Lake of Suez Canal during northbound transit. As seen from MOL Fortune.
    January 23rd, 2016
    March 29th, 2008
    Tsarik Ruslan - ReX
    Suez Canal
    93967 views
  • Cape St. George - CG71

    Photo 5 of 6

    Cape St. George is underway in Great Bitter Lake of Suez Canal during northbound transit. As seen from MOL Fortune.
    January 23rd, 2016
    March 29th, 2008
    Tsarik Ruslan - ReX
    Suez Canal
    93713 views
  • Cape St. George - CG71

    Photo 6 of 6

    Cape St. George is underway in Great Bitter Lake of Suez Canal during northbound transit. As seen from MOL Fortune.
    January 23rd, 2016
    March 29th, 2008
    Tsarik Ruslan - ReX
    Suez Canal
    94119 views

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