USS Chosin

USS Chosin at Pearl Harbor on 19 July 2002
History
United States
NameChosin
NamesakeBattle of Chosin Reservoir
Ordered8 January 1986
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down22 July 1988
Launched1 September 1989
Commissioned12 January 1991
HomeportNaval Base San Diego
Identification
MottoInvictus
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTiconderoga-class guided missile cruiser
DisplacementApprox. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length567 feet (173 m)
Beam55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion
Speed32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.
Chosin at International Fleet Review 2013 Open Day

USS Chosin (CG-65) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir of the Korean War.[1] Commissioned in 1991, she is currently serving in the Pacific Fleet, based at Naval Base San Diego. The cruiser has participated in Operation Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.[2] She is the first US Navy ship to bear this name.

  1. ^ "USS Chosin's About Page". Retrieved 6 October 2008.[dead link]
  2. ^ "USS Chosin (CG 65) history". U.S. Carriers. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

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