USS Monterey (CG 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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cktistor„ 11 ill] 1r All Ticonderoga Class AEGIS Cruis- ers are named for great American battles. USS MONTEREY (CG-61) commemorates the battle fought on 20-24 September, 1846, in the war with Mexico. On the 19th of September, Gen- eral Zachary Taylor, with a force of 6,625 men, arrived at Monterey. Ihe city which sprawled before Taylor presented a formidable as- pect to the would-be cinc,ueror Monterey ' s southern and eastern limits rested on the Santa Catarina river, relatively safe from assault. Southwest and just across the river from Nueva Leon ' s capi- tal stood Federation Hill, from which a single-gun redoubt and Fort El Soldado command- ed the city. Directly across the river from these works, and even more imposing, rose the precipitous Inde- pendence Hill, boasting a sandbag redoubt on its western end and a fortress, Bishop ' s Palace, on the east. North of the city stood Fort Black, a massive stone work mount- ing twelve guns. East of it, next to the river, was Fort Te- neria with four guns and behind it, a well-manned, fortified tannery. hundred yards south stood Fort Diablo. Throughout Monterey hous- es were fortified with loopholes and sandbags, and streets had been bar- ricaded. Garrisoning the awesome 8

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for anything ength: 567 Feet Beam: 55 Feet Speed: 30+ Knots Displacement: 9,516 Tons Draft (Keel): 23.2 Feet Draft (Navigational): 31.8 Feet Accommodations: 37 Offices, 45 Chief Petty Officers, 327 Enlisted Propulsion M2500 Gas Turbine (4 2Q,000 Shaft Horsepower each) o Rudders Controllabl ersible itch Propellers SMARTSE IP Technology: Engineg-Con. Equipment (ECSE) Sensors AN SQS-53D Sonar AN SPS-55 Surface Search Radar AN SPY-1B Radar (4 arrays) N SLQ-32(v)3 Electronic Warfare AN SPS-64 Navigation Radar SPS-49 Air Search Radar 62 Illuminators (4 dishes) R-19 Towed Array Surveillance and Tracking Radar Weapons MK7 MOD4 AEGIS Weapons System MK45 5 54 Lightweight Gun (2 moun MK32 MOD14 Torpedo Tubes (6 tubes) MK15 MOD2 Close-In-Weapons S ste MK41 Vertical Launchi .50 Caliber Machine Gun Harpoon MK 36 MOD2 Super Rapid-Blooming og,B Command and Control ' Global Command and Control System—Maritime (GCCS-M) LINK 11 LINK 16 Tactical Data Links Smartship Technology: Integrated Bridge System (IBS) with Voyage Management System (VMS) 7

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fine Naval LA-oi(a ,E,-- Labyrinth of defenses were 10,000 tug which served in San Francisco regular troops Led by General Pedro Bay from 1863 to 1892; Monitor No. de Ampudia. 6, which was commissioned in 1893, Starting on the morning of 20 Sep serving in the Spanish-American tember, Taylor stormed the heav- War and the Philippine Insurrection; ily defended city. The Bishop ' s and the WWII aircraft carrier, which Palace fell to the Americans on won 11 battle stars. 21 Septe ber. The Americans The present M nterey is the were forced to take each house in teenth AEGIS cruiser to join the succession, because the houses fleet, and the fourth built by Bath were solidly built and streets Iron Works of Bath, Maine. She strongl y barricaded. Me takes her place in the coordinated bathe lasted until 23 Battle Group utilizing her AEGIS September, with Weapons System, SPY-1B radar, SM- the Mexi- 2 surface-to-air guided missiles, can forces and SQQ-89 USW suite in defense contesting of the Battle Group against hostile every foot aircraft, cruise missiles, and of ground marines. MONTEREY has been de- until only signed and built to fight in a multi- the Citadel threat environment, and possesses remained in an new long range strike their posses- ity in her Tomahawk and Harpoon cruise missiles. She also supports two LAMPS MK III Helicopters. sion. On the morning of 24 September, General Ampudia sur- rendered. He and his army were permitted to march out with honors of war. Three previous Navy ships have been named MONTEREY; a screw MONTEREY was Launched on 23 October, 1989, conducted her first sea trials in November, 1989, and was commissioned on 16 June, 1990. MONTEREY ' s homeport is Norfolk, Virginia. 9