Bunker Hill (CG 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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SliHip?S istory SS BUNKER HILL CCC 525 was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula Mississippi. She was commissioned on Z0 September 1986, within sight of the historic monument commemorating her namesake battle. entered the Pacific Fleet via the Panama Canal. After a series After commissioning, BUNKER HILL H I Of Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trails CCSSQTJ near Hawaii in early 1987, she began shortfnotice workups to deploy to the U.S. Seventh Fleet. A BUNKER HILL made her first deployment in july 1987, only ten months after commissioning and nearly one full year ahead of schedule. During thatdeployment, she provided an AntifAir Warfare umbrella for the USS MISSOURI CBB 635 and USS fCV561D Battle Groups and U.S. Flagged tankers and ships transitting the Straitaof Hormurr y I gg pyyv ,Vg f I In August 1988, giving a forward deployed AEGIS Cruiser and extendingi PHY EHS? ASVPHYY Tiff thi? USS MIDWAY CCV 419 Battle OLYMPIC PRESENCE and THALAY THAI and Exercise Ocean in 1989, ,serving as AAWC for the MIDWAY Battle Group 'yy' the Meritorious Unit Commendation. s1ipy.1 viiy tyyri I Ig , I tv From November 1990 through to the Arabian I support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and as AAWC for the f Battle Force, she .directed the tactical 300 combat aircraft yy'y The AEGIS proven identified and I 65,000 Hifflfaff c i f? r I A I I - I I m7,1I1-I .I . I I 'L 'I - I it I .. VI 'W f.-IM wr f IH. 1 I I I . . gy 1 'I vi' I I- II. Q , . I. I I VI' y BUNKER I-IILLwasalso the first ship to in Iraq using Llf1CgnTQ1I13hQWk0C1fl11,S?f,fr r I missile, launching a total ofZ8 missiles during VIII Additionally, igrv 1ghe-Idggtrugtion of my I I I I ww ,- I -I I - Z4 II I II I numerous Iraqi Naval vessels and destroyed seveiiii f oatifigz 'ff Lilies. She I II . 1. ' Ivrr I IIII I I 10I Isl It I I - mendation, the Combat Action0R1bbon and the performanceQ f A I K KI' wr -Il H 'V I I VV V, f In I fu V V If M I nf f After returning to Yokosuka, Japan, iS5lergtad I Restrictive Availability. After a successful Light in Ju1Sg13f1,QI9f1s3 i0e5tCOfyfgdfMi1jjWAY to g L. Pearl Harbor, HI for turnover with USS 62,0 A eSIS 1, iVe Imissile, I gU1m0fVv and 0010190010 firing exercises OU the -Rarige, she escorted INDEPENDENCE ,back to her new homeport in Yokosuka. fii'f,f IV A 0 I I s In the Fall of 1991 BUNKER HILL Battle Group participatedia'-,kacisg VAILIANT BLITZ 91 with the Republic of ANNUALEX O3G with thejapanese Maritime SelffDefense Force. ,rvt y'Iy y I I y w I 1 In March of 1992, while participatiifggyifnlpre-deployment Worknpsiy wasikpart of the last Battle Group to visit the US. Nava1,Base at sabre Bay, RepubiigofthePhi1LppinesQiafriaapiiit1992 BUNKER HILL departed Yokosuka forthe Arabian Gulf., Againsei-yingia5lAfabian Baitlemee she was instrumental in the planning andexecution of Operation1SOU,THERNf ATCH+rtheiienfOrCemenf of the UN noffly zone over Southern Iraq. On October 15,171 992: HILLreturnedfhomeito A it I L' Yokosuka, marking the completion of her fourth Arabian Gulf deploymentgag ,I I I AI I if iI, l 9

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