Bunker Hill (CG 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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s SHIELD The ie sea dragon is an awesome and powerful beast that is both vigilant and fierce. Grasping a flaming sword, the sea dragon symboliz es naval prowness and the attack capability of today ' s USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52). The flaming sword also represents the revolutionary capability of the Vertical Launching System first introduced in BUNKER HILL. The stars represent the eleven battle stars the former BUNKER HILL (CV-1 7) earned for her World War II service in the Pacific theatre. Blue and gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Navy and are symbolic of the sea and excellence. The two white bars in chief represent American courage and purpose as displayed at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 1 7 June 1 775. The red bars symbolize the British assaults on the colonists ' entrenchment and the curve below alludes to the hill which the British took at great cost. Bunker Hill proved to be rallying point for the Americans, for after that the British Empire faced full scale war. + C: ie entrenched colonists were formi- dable opponents. The entrenchments or redoubts they dug and built are symbol- ized by the scarlet hill shape with battle- ments. The muskets with bayonets recall the weapons of that battle and the powder horn refers to the New Englanders ' stand behind the entrenchments until their ammunition was used up. The anchor is symbolic of the strong maritime heritage of our nation... an island nation, j USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52)

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . . de- scribes not only France during the great expectations that went with their revolution, but also BUNKER HILL ' s 93-94 deploy- ment. The ship travelled from one exciting extreme to the other, from great weather and great fun with old enemies in Vladivostok to freezing snow storms off the North Korean coast. Goals and expectations changed from excelling in close control of the battlegroup ' s anti-air warfare defense to being the ship specially selected to proceed independently on contingency operations with a rapidily developing mission. Liberty ports varied from the lush jungles of Thailand to the barren sands of the United Arab Emirates. With typical pride and professionalism BUNKER HILL carried through and allowed the ship to remain prepared for the unex- pected. Morale seemed to improve each time the schedule changed or the challenge increased. Each new exercise offered a chance to improve as AEGIS operators, engineers, or sea- men. Each unplanned and unexpected liberty port offered a new chance to meet exotic new people and experience life in ways old friends at home would not understand without ever having put to sea. From the raucous liberty in Vladivostok, the excitement of typhoons near Kyushu, the camels and rug shops of the desert, and the tropical sunsets in Thailand... WE HAD A GREAT TIME!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS USS BUNKER HILL(CG-52) Philosophy 4 Captain E. Richard Diamond, Jr 5 Ship ' s History 6 The Holiday Express 7 Ship ' s Characteristics 8 Officers 9 Chief Petty Officers 13 Vladivostok 16 Combat Systems 19 Engineering 29 Pusan 43 Operations 45 Supply 58 Phuket 67 Navigation Administration 70 jebel Ali 74 Aviation Detachment 75 Weapons 77 Pattaya 87 Hong Kong 90 Homecoming 92 Acknowledgements 94 Track 96 USS BUNKER HiLL (CG-52) 3