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Type,
class: Guided Missile Cruiser (CG); Ticonderoga
class Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA STATUS: Awarded: November 26, 1984 Laid down: August 19, 1987 Launched: October 23, 1988 Commissioned: June 16, 1990 Decommissioned: September 16, 2022 Fate: laid up at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (former) Namesake: the Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War 1846 Ships Motto: ROUGH IN BATTLE - READY IN PEACE Technical Data: see: INFO > Ticonderoga class Guided Missile Cruiser - CG |
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 decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 16, 2022  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2021  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2021  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2021  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2021  Red Sea - August 2021  Red Sea - August 2021  Djibouti - August 2021  Djibouti - August 2021  Djibouti - August 2021  Djibouti - August 2021  Djibouti - August 2021  Mk.45 gun fire exercise - Arabian Sea - June 2021  Mk.45 gun fire exercise - Arabian Sea - June 2021  USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international water of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7, 2021  Gulf of Oman - April 2021  Arabian Sea - April 2021  Arabian Sea - April 2021  Atlantic Ocean - March 2021  Atlantic Ocean - January 2021  Atlantic Ocean - January 2021  Atlantic Ocean - October 2020  launching an RGM-84 Harpoon SSM - Atlantic Ocean - October 2020  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2020  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - February 2020  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2019  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2019  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2019  Atlantic Ocean - September 2019  Atlantic Ocean - September 2019  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2018  a BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) was fired against a target in Syria - Red Sea - April 2019  Mk.45 gun fire exercise - Arabian Gulf - December 2017  Atlantic Ocean - November 2017  Fleet Week New York - May 2017  approaching New York for Fleet Week - May 2017  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 2017  Strait of Messina, Italy - December 2016  Arabian Gulf - December 2016  Arabian Gulf - October 2016  Arabian Gulf - August 2016  Arabian Gulf - August 2016  Arabian Gulf - August 2016  bridge/helm - Arabian Gulf - August 2016  aft Mk.45 gun fire exercise - Arabian Gulf - July 2016  Combat Information Center (CIC) - Arabian Gulf - July 2016  Combat Information Center (CIC) - Arabian Gulf - July 2016  Combat Information Center (CIC) - Arabian Gulf - July 2016  Combat Information Center (CIC) - Arabian Gulf - July 2016  Atlantic Ocean - March 2016  launching a Standard Missile SM-2 - Atlantic Ocean - March 2016  Mk.45 gun control console - Atlantic Ocean - March 2016  Atlantic Ocean - November 2015  Atlantic Ocean - November 2015  Atlantic Ocean - November 2015  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 2014  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - December 2013  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - December 2013  Mediterranean Sea - December 2013  Mediterranean Sea - December 2013  radar console in the Combat Information Center (CIC) - Mediterranean Sea - December 2013  control console in the Main Machinery Room - Mediterranean Sea - December 2013  Mediterranean Sea - November 2013  Mediterranean Sea - November 2013  Mediterranean Sea - November 2013  Mediterranean Sea - November 2013  Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - November 2013  Mediterranean Sea - October 2013  aft Mk.41 vertical launching system (VLS) / Mk.45 gun fire - 5th Fleet AOR - October 2013  flight deck - Persian Gulf - September 2013  bridge - 5th Fleet AOR - August 2013  AN/SPS-49 long range 2D air search radar - Bahrain - August 2013  5th Fleet AOR - July 2013  aft Mk.41 vertical launching system (VLS) / Mk.45 gun fire - 5th Fleet AOR - July 2013  control console in the combat information center (CIC) - 5th Fleet AOR - July 2013  Persian Gulf - June 2013  Persian Gulf - June 2013  Persian Gulf - June 2013  Mk.45 gun fire exercise - 5th Fleet AOR - June 2013  Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS fire exercise - 5th Fleet AOR - June 2013  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun fire exercise - 5th Fleet AOR - June 2013  central control station - May 2013  Red Sea - May 2013  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 2013  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - 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January 2007  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - January 2007  Riga, Latvia - November 2006  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2006  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2006  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2006  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2006  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2006  Caribbean Sea - April 2006  Caribbean Sea - April 2006  Caribbean Sea - April 2006  Caribbean Sea - April 2006  Caribbean Sea - April 2006  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 2006  combat information center (CIC) - March 2006  Red Sea - March 2005  Persian Gulf - January 2005  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - November 2004  Naples, Italy - July 2004  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2003  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2002  Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - January 1995  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  trials - February 1990  Kennebec River - circa 1990  trials - Atlantic Ocean - November 1989  launching at Bath Iron Works, Maine - October 23, 1988  construction plaque  ship's battle honors data plaque  outfitting at Bath Iron Works, Maine - September 1989  outfitting at Bath Iron Works, Maine - September 1989  outfitting at Bath Iron Works, Maine - September 1989  outfitting at Bath Iron Works, Maine - September 1989  outfitting at Bath Iron Works, Maine - February 1989  outfitting at Bath Iron Works, Maine - February 1989  construction at Bath Iron Works, Maine - November 1987  keel laying ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Maine - August 19, 1987 |
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USS Monterey (CG 61): USS Monterey was built at Bath Iron Works, launched on 23 October 1988, conducted her first sea trials in November, 1989, and was commissioned in Mayport, Florida on 16 June 1990. It is the fourth ship to bear the name Monterey in the U.S. Fleet. USS Monterey returned in January 1994 from a six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean with the USS America joint task Group (JTG). While deployed, JTG ships supported a variety of national, NATO and United Nations missions, including participation in Operations Deny Flight, Provide Promise and Sharp Guard in the Adriatic Sea off Bosnia-Herzegovina, Southern Watch in the Red Sea, and UNOSOM II (Continue Hope) in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia. The ships of the JTG also participated in the bi-lateral U.S./Spanish exercise Poopdeck 94, off the coast of Spain in mid-January, before conducting visits to various Spanish ports. Poopdeck is an annual bi-lateral exercise in which aircraft and ships of Task Force 60 test the air defenses of Spain while defending against offensive strikes led by Spanish aircraft directed at Task Force 60 ships. Inclement weather precluded full airwing participation in the exercise, and most air operations were canceled for Poopdeck '94. USS Monterey provided duties as escort during the exercise. USS Monterey departed its homeport of Mayport, FL, on August 25, 1996, to relieve USS Mississippi (CGN 40) in the Adriatic Sea as the U.S. cruiser responsible for air surveillance off the coast of Bosnia. Once in the Adriatic, Monterey assumed the duties of Redcrown, where it was responsible for all air surveillance and aircraft control in the Adriatic Sea in direct support of NATO operations Deny Flight and Sharp Guard. During the six-month deployment, Monterey also had roles in operations Provide Promise, Southern Watch, Decisive Edge, and Decisive Endeavor in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas and the Arabian Gulf. Monterey also participated in Exercise Infinite Courage, and the multinational exercises Bright Star and Final Courage. While en route to a post-exercise port visit, Monterey responded to a distress call from an Austrian sailing vessel; one of whose crew members had suffered a severe head injury that required immediate medical attention. Monterey’s next mission was to escort USS America to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch and enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq. Shortly thereafter, America and Monterey were recalled back to the Adriatic Sea to support Operation Joint Endeavor and NATO troop insertions into Bosnia-Herzegovina as the Dayton Peace Accords went into effect. During the transit, Monterey answered another distress call by a U.S. sailing vessel, which was being fired upon by Eritrea and Yemen forces during their conflict over disputed islands in the Red Sea. Monterey also joined forces with a the Russian RNS ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV (CV 063) battle group for two days of exercises January 21-22, 1996. The ships made port calls at Trieste, Ancona and Naples, Italy; Corfu, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece; and Antalya, Turkey, before returning home on February 24, 1996. USS Monterey arrived at its new home port of Norfolk on May 10, 1996 as part of the Atlantic Fleet's reorganization of its forces. The guided missile cruiser then began an 11-month maintenance overhaul on June 19 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Inc. in Newport News, VA. USS Monterey served as the U.S. Flagship for U.S. Navy units participating in the Atlantic phase of the UNITAS 2001, which was hosted by the Uruguayan Navy. UNITAS 2001 focused on high-tech surface, air and under-sea naval training exercises designed to train the force in multinational coalition operations, improve force interoperability and demonstrate hemispheric defense. The exercises were based on realistic world scenarios requiring the participating ships to operate as a combined multi-national task force. USS Monterey took part from January 12 through February 4, 1998, in Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1 as part of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Battle Group (CVBG). This exercise, which included participation by more than 30,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces, was designed to meet the requirements for quality, realistic, intensive training to fully prepare U.S. forces for joint operations. The John C. Stennis CVBG and WASP ARG were to depart for a scheduled six-month deployment the following month, and the JTFEX was to serve as the final certification on their readiness to deploy. This was to be the first deployment for John C. Stennis. USS Monterey deployed as part of the JFK Battle Group to the Arabian Gulf in 1999. As part of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Battle Group (CVBG), and in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, USS Monterey set sail in support of defense and humanitarian efforts off the coast of New York. In March 2003, the ship was assigned to Carrier Group 6. On 4 March 2009, Monterey assisted in the first German Navy arrest of pirates (9 in all) off the coast of the Horn of Africa. Monterey dispatched helicopters in the attack of an Antiguan ship, MV Courier. In March 2011, Monterey was sent to the Mediterranean as the first part of the planned European anti-ballistic missile defense shield. In June 2011, Monterey arrived in the Black Sea to participate in multinational military exercises, "Sea Breeze 2011", cosponsored by the US and Ukraine, whose theme is antipiracy operations, leading to protests from Russia. In October 2017, Monterey, was sent on an unscheduled deployment to the 5th fleet. On 14 April 2018, Monterey launched thirty Tomahawk missiles from a position in the Red Sea as part of a bombing campaign in retaliation for the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons against people in Douma. In December 2020 the US Navy's Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels stated that the ship was planned to be placed Out of Commission in Reserve in 2022. In May 2021, Monterey intercepted a stateless dhow in the North Arabian Sea and seized an illegal shipment of thousands of small arms, including Type 56 rifles, PKM machine guns, Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, and sniper rifles. |
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The Battle of Monterrey, California - 1846
(Mexican-American-War): On September 19, 1846, General Zachary Taylor, with a force of 6,625 men, arrived at Monterey. The city, which sprawled before Taylor, presented a formidable aspect to the would-be conqueror. 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 capital, stood Federal Hill, from which a single-gun redoubt and Fort El Soldado commanded the city. Directly across the river from these works, and even more imposing, rose the precipitous Independence 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 mounting twelve guns. East of it, next to the river, was Fort Teneria with four guns and, behind it, a well- manned, fortified tannery. Two hundred yards south stood Fort Diablo. Throughout Monterey, houses were fortified with loopholes and sandbags, and streets had been barricaded. Garrisoning the awesome labyrinth of defenses were 10,000 regular troops led by General Pedro de Ampudia. Starting on the morning of 20 September, Taylor stormed the heavily defended city. The Bishop's Palace fell for the Americans on 21 September. The Americans were forced to take each house in succession, since the houses were solidly built, and the streets strongly barricaded. The battle lasted until 23 September, with the Mexican forces contesting every foot of ground, until only the Citadel remained in their possession. On the morning of 24 September, General Ampudia surrendered. He and his army were permitted to march out with honors of war. |
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