PlacesPages: 2007 Rose Festival Fleet: USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) & USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)

USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill

First in line were the USS Mobile Bay and the USS Bunker Hill.

USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill

These two sister ships are Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, built by the Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill

They were laid down in 1984 and launched in 1985.

USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill

The Bunker Hill was commissioned on September 20, 1986 and the Mobile Bay was commissioned on February 21, 1987.

USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill

The US Navy has a total of 27 Ticonderoga-class cruisers.

USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill

The Ticonderoga-class is 567 feet long, carries a crew complement of about 360, has a top speed of over 32 knots with a range of 6,000 miles, and carries various weapon systems including guided missiles, 5-inch guns and torpedoes.

USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill