USS Monterey (CG 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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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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and Read, Crest Pictured is General Zacha- ry Taylor in his typical battle pose, leg slung over the sad- dle atop his famous white stallion Old Whitie. They are depicted before the heavily defended Indepen- dence Hill, which was the turning point in the Battle of Monterey. In the background is Black Fort, massive stone- work protect- ing the city. Shield The central shield repre- sents AEGIS, the impenetrable defensive shield of the Greek god Zeus. Over this appears the Surface Warfare Logo, symbolizing the three di- mensional (Air, Surface, and Subsurface) threat. The AE- GIS elongated octagon cov- ers this symbol. The elon- gated octagon is fam to all who view the modern warship ' s sophisticated RA- DAR array. Centered on the octagon is an anchor charac- terizing sea power, strength, and Navy tradition. The gold star depicts battle stars earned by the aircraft car- rier previously named MONTEREY. The principle colors, red and gold, established bravery and excellence traits honored aboard CG 61. Motto Rough in Battle Ready in Peace comes form the nick- name of Zachary Taylor, Old Rough and Ready, which he earned in the battle against the Seminoles in Florida, and later used as a cam- paign slogan for his election tot he office of President of the United States.

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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