England (CG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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This guided missile cruiser is the second United States Navy ship to bear the name ENGLAND. Both have been named in honor of Ensign John Charles England, who was killed in action on the battleship USS OKLAHOMA during the attack at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The original ENGLAND was a destroyer escort CDE-6352 which established an unmatched record during World War Two by sinking six Japanese submarines in a twelve day period. This action, occurring in May of 1944, destroyed a scouting line of submarines and caused the Japanese to erroneously re-orient their defenses. USS ENG- LAND CDE-6352 was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for her actions which contributed so importantly to the Allied victory in the Pacific. USS ENGLAND CCG-222 was built by Todd Shipyard Corporation of San Pedro, California, and commissioned on 7December 1963. With a length of 533 feet, a beam of 54 feet, and a full displacement of over Z800 tons, the ship is powered by modern steam turbine engines, and can reach maximum speeds in excess of 30 knots. ENGLAND is equipped with TERRIER guided missiles, anti'-submarine rocket torpedoes CAS- ROCJ, Harpoon surface to surface missiles, two 20-MM Close-ln Weapons Systems CCIWSJ, two triple-tube torpedo launchers. Her G2 range sonar provides early detection engagement of hostile submarines, and computerized Naval Tactical Data Systems CNTDSQ, coupled with radar guided missiles, presents formidable threat to attacking aircraft and h

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From April 1970 to June 1971 ENGLAND underwent on extensive modernizotion ond rebuilding progrom ot Both lron Works in Both Morne Her present configurotion ond modern weoponry reflect the lorest novol technology ond present o powerful peoce keeping oddition to the U 5 Novy Homeported in Son Diego Colifornro ENGLAND hos completed numerous deployments to the Western Pociflc. She is o member of the PociHc Fleet's Novol5urfoce Forces ond servesos on unit of Cruiser-Destroyer Group FIVE. ENGLAND hos been oworded the Novy Unit Commendotion, Meritorious Unit Commendotiong Novy Expeditionory Medol, Humonitorion Service Medol, Notionol Defense Medol, Armed Forces Expeditionory Medol, Seo Service Deployment ribbon with one bronze stor, Vietnom 5erv1ce Medol ond currently holds the following Deportmentol owords for Excellence.- Operotions E CEighth Consecutive Awordl, Weopons E CFifth Consecutive Awordj, Anti-Submorine Worfore A ffourth Consecutivej ond Electronic Worfore EW C5econd Consecutivel . , 1 .Y . . I l 1 b I 1 . . . V I 0 0 .- . . . . , r 1 'r I I I O V I