Bunker Hill (CG 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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I Post Commissioning Availability After seven months of testing, training, missile shoots, and more testing and training, BUNKER HILL was ready for a Post Commissioning Availability Soon after cssor, BUNKLR HILL transited to Todd shipyards in sag Pedro, Calif., near Long Beach. The ship was raised from the water and rolled over a rail system to her new home for the next two-plus months - high and dry. Yard workers and contractors began the Iong and complex job of going through nearly every system on board. PSA is, basically, a warranty period. After shaking down the ship for the first seven months of her life, all the Bugs had been found, and the Navy had a large number of alterations to be done. Everything was torn apartpthe beautiful ship began to look more like a huge hunk of metal rather thana sleek, modern AECIIS cruiser. For the crew, PSA was an opportunity to get in more training and schools, and a break from the rigors of sea. Work days were long, from 0600 to 1800. To compensate, the command established duty weekends and modified work hours on Fridays and Mondays. One duty section stood the watches from Friday morning to noon Monday, almost everyone else was off from noon Friday to noon Monday. Everyone still put in more than 40 hoursa week, but the long weekends were greatly appreciated. With all the work going on throughout the ship, the crew couldn'tlive on board. Instead, everyone moved into shipyard-supplied trailers. The racks were still three-high, but much wider and generally more comfortable than those on the ship. The galley too was set up in a trailer, as were the ship's office and other activities. It was during PSA that the first rumors of deployment began to spread. At first there were only rumors, the USS MISSOURI was deploying and the Navy wanted to include an AFGIS cruiser in the Battleship Battle Group. Toward the end of PSA, a newspaper article confirmed that the Navy had decided to send an AEGIS cruiser with the MISSOURI. No ship was named, but everyone knew that only the BUNKER HILL would be available, the tW0 other West Coast AEGIS cruisers - USS VINCENNES and USS VALLEY FORGE - were either deployed or just returned from a deployment. 50, one day late in june 1987, BUNKIER HILL departed San Pedro witht scant month to prepare for the maiden voyage. 4 I , A X I I :ii iffy, S' I s- -7' Lahti it vvf f W FNCL

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I Preparing to deplqy With only tivo weeks' notic 4- to dc-ploy, tht- crew had a lot to accom lish' a short time. BUNKER Hlll, had nm-vc-r worked with another ship mu la' In f C essa battle group so the crew had to train in battle grou ' ' ' P 0 erat - . and other ordnance had to be loaded. And, as always, thgre inlgsnill lvllss'le5 alfllngal general quarters, preparing for any contingency, - ' ,KX I N lx., ' - a 5134- ve., g f+ Q il' :YM-A-Q e-we e it ' .X Efzfwgfllg J M ,Q pw -I Jr. l !f?fY1a,5f W,fH Wk 'sq' PE 'qi 'flifrgannfr F