Gettysburg (CG 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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. I t was the al uty ofour fathers to create a nation - it became our duly to preseroe it. D fGeo H, Scott, First Sergeant, Co. G. 13th VT. Gettysburg Sources Vol Il That statement truly personihes what the United States Ship GET TYSB URG stands for. Commissioned June 22, 1991 at the Philadeip. Na cal Shipyard, she embodies the latest in modern peacekeeping technologies, designed and bail , protect carrier battlegroups or amphibious groups from all threatsg Air, Surface, or Sub-Su,-face while also strileing land targets simultaneously. Hull number 425, as referred to by her manufac- turer, Bath Iron Works, USS GETTY SB URG developed from initial conception to the United States Naoys ,Ginest Aegis cruiser in just four years. The ship's motto Deeds not Words reflects the t V In I ' L- j 1 ' - , . ' I wzllingne ss ofthose u ho fought at Gettysburg and those who serie aboard the ship today strength of conviction into decisive action. Conoersely, it represents all that has taken place last few years. The Officers, Chief Petty Officers and Crewmembers have all worked long and man.y are proud Plankowners seroing aboard GETTY SB URG's maiden ooyage to the ra neon Sea. I tem by item, hom. specihc modular construction techniques to the wide oariety 0 and seminars crewmembers attended, this Warship rapidly integrated into the fleet. Q f k, X. vi lv . sg: g Xiu, in if A s-,,pe.-f- .gg 1 71 Wi' ...mad is N

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