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USS ''Chancellorsville'' (CG-62) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in service in the United States Navy. She is named for the Confederate victory over Union forces under Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia. United States Navy ships are rarely named for Confederate victories in the American Civil War. Up until 30 December 2011, the ship was operationally part of Carrier Strike Group Seven. Her current operational assignment is unclear, but as of 2010 she was administratively under the command of Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. ''Chancellorsville'' carries guided missiles and rapid-fire cannons, with anti-air, anti-surface and anti-subsurface capabilities. She also carries two Seahawk Light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopters, focused on anti-submarine warfare. ==History== USS ''Chancellorsville'' (CG 62) was commissioned at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss, on November 4, 1989. She first deployed in March 1991 to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. ''Chancellorsvilles next deployed from February to August 1993, to the Persian Gulf as part of the Nimitz Battle Group. On June 26, 1993, ''Chancellorsville'' launched strikes on the Iraqi Intelligence Center in Baghdad with nine Tomahawk missiles in retaliation for the aborted assassination attempt on former President Bush. She deployed again to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf from April to October 1995. Following a Fifth Fleet deployment to the North Persian Gulf in 1995, the ''Chancellorsville'' was awarded the Spokane Trophy in 1996. The Spokane Trophy is awarded by Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet to the surface combatant ship considered to be the most proficient in overall combat systems readiness and warfare operations. ''Chancellorsville'' deployed to the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific in support of joint counter-narcotics operations in November 1996. During this deployment, she rescued the crew of an Ecuadorian fishing vessel which had been adrift for 10 days. Upon her return home, ''Chancellorsville'' underwent her first major nine-month overhaul in San Diego, CA. On July 7, 1998, ''Chancellorsville'' changed homeport from San Diego, CA, to Yokosuka, Japan, joining Task Force 70/Battle Force Seventh Fleet, and probably, Carrier Group Five. After arriving in Yokosuka, ''Chancellorsville'' participated in multinational operations in the Sea of Japan, including the International Fleet Review. ''Chancellorsville'' took part in exercises with the ''Kitty Hawk'' Battle Group in the spring of 1999. On April 6, 1999, the ''Chancellorsville'' deployed to the Persian Gulf in company with and in support of Operation Southern Watch, and returned to Yokosuka on January 5, 2000. In May 2000 ''Chancellorsville'' participated in exercises with the Thai and Singaporean navies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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