USS Monterey (CG-61)
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Construction started | August 19, 1987 |
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Launched | October 23, 1988 |
Homeport | Norfolk |
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Commissioned | 16 June 1990 |
Namesake | Battle of Monterrey |
Nuevo León | |
Speed | 32. 5 knots (60 km/h; 37. 4 mph) |
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ID | 2445246 |
About USS Monterey (CG-61)
USS Monterey (CG-61) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She is the fourth US Navy vessel named for the Battle of Monterrey at Monterrey, Nuevo León during the Mexican–American War in 1846. She was built at Bath Iron Works in Maine.