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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Ticonderoga-class cruiser</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other ships with the same name, see <a href="/wiki/USS_Monterey" title="USS Monterey">USS Monterey</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Port_bow_view_of_USS_Monterey_(CG-61)_preparing_to_conduct_replenishment_at_sea_060420-N-9630B-001.jpg" 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/></a></span><div>USS <i>Monterey</i> on 20 April 2006</div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/54px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/80px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/107px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">United States</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>Monterey</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Namesake</td><td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Monterrey" title="Battle of Monterrey">Battle of Monterrey</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Ordered</td><td>26 November 1984</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Bath_Iron_Works" title="Bath Iron Works">Bath Iron Works</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>19 August 1987</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>23 October 1988</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>16 June 1990</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Decommissioned</td><td>16 September 2022</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Homeport</td><td><a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Norfolk</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Mobile_Service_Identity" title="Maritime Mobile Service Identity">MMSI number</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/mmsi:338994000">338994000</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_call_sign" title="Maritime call sign">Call sign</a>: NRAR</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_November.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/15px-ICS_November.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/23px-ICS_November.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/30px-ICS_November.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Romeo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/15px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/23px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/30px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Alfa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/ICS_Alfa.svg/15px-ICS_Alfa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/ICS_Alfa.svg/23px-ICS_Alfa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/ICS_Alfa.svg/30px-ICS_Alfa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Romeo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/15px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/23px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/30px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Hull_number" title="Hull number">Hull number</a>: CG-61</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Motto</td><td><i>Rough in Battle and Ready in Peace</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Status</td><td>out of service</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Badge</td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png/150px-USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png/225px-USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png/300px-USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png 2x" data-file-width="674" data-file-height="858" /></a></span></td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Ticonderoga_class_cruiser" class="mw-redirect" title="Ticonderoga class cruiser"><i>Ticonderoga</i> class guided missile cruiser</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>567 feet (173 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>55 feet (16.8 meters)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>34 feet (10.2 meters)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">4 × <a href="/wiki/General_Electric_LM2500" title="General Electric LM2500">General Electric LM2500</a> gas turbine engines</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × rudders</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>30 officers and 300 enlisted</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Sensors and <br /> processing systems</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/AN/SPY-1" title="AN/SPY-1">AN/SPY-1</a>A/B multi-function <a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">radar</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/AN/SPS-49" title="AN/SPS-49">AN/SPS-49</a> air search radar (Removed on some ships)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/AN/SPG-62" title="AN/SPG-62">AN/SPG-62</a> <a href="/wiki/Fire_control_radar" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire control radar">fire control radar</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AN/SPS-73&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AN/SPS-73 (page does not exist)">AN/SPS-73</a> surface search radar</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/AN/SPQ-9" title="AN/SPQ-9">AN/SPQ-9</a> gun fire control radar</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/AN/SQQ-89" title="AN/SQQ-89">AN/SQQ-89</a>(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of:</li> <ul style="list-style: none"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">AN/SQS-53B/C/D <a href="/wiki/Active_sonar" class="mw-redirect" title="Active sonar">active sonar</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA <a href="/wiki/Passive_sonar" class="mw-redirect" title="Passive sonar">passive sonar</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">AN/SQQ-28 <a href="/wiki/Light_airborne_multi-purpose_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Light airborne multi-purpose system">light airborne multi-purpose system</a></li> </ul> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × 61 cell <a href="/wiki/Mark_41_Vertical_Launch_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark 41 Vertical Launch System">Mk 41 vertical launch systems</a> containing</li> <ul style="list-style: none"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">122 × mix of:</li> <ul style="list-style: none"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/RIM-66" class="mw-redirect" title="RIM-66">RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/RIM-156_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="RIM-156 Standard">RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3" title="RIM-161 Standard Missile 3">RIM-161 SM-3</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/RIM-162_ESSM" title="RIM-162 ESSM">RIM-162A ESSM</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/RIM-174_Standard_ERAM" title="RIM-174 Standard ERAM">RIM-174A Standard ERAM</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/BGM-109_Tomahawk" class="mw-redirect" title="BGM-109 Tomahawk">BGM-109 Tomahawk</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/RUM-139_VL-Asroc" class="mw-redirect" title="RUM-139 VL-Asroc">RUM-139A VL-ASROC</a></li> </ul> </ul> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">8 × <a href="/wiki/Harpoon_(missile)" title="Harpoon (missile)">RGM-84 Harpoon</a> missiles</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/5%22/54_caliber_Mark_45_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun">5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4</a> lightweight gun</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Mark_38_25_mm_Machine_Gun_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark 38 25 mm Machine Gun System">Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2–4 × <a href="/wiki/M2_Browning" title="M2 Browning">.50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS" title="Phalanx CIWS">Phalanx CIWS Block 1B</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Mark_32_surface_vessel_torpedo_tubes" title="Mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes">Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm)</a> triple torpedo tubes</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Aircraft carried</td><td>2 × <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">MH-60R Seahawk</a> <a href="/wiki/Light_Airborne_Multi-Purpose_System" title="Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System">LAMPS Mk III</a> helicopters.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>USS <i>Monterey</i> (CG-61)</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Ticonderoga_class_cruiser" class="mw-redirect" title="Ticonderoga class cruiser"><i>Ticonderoga</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Guided-missile_cruiser" class="mw-redirect" title="Guided-missile cruiser">guided-missile cruiser</a> that served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>. She is the fourth US Navy vessel named for the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Monterrey" title="Battle of Monterrey">Battle of Monterrey</a> at <a href="/wiki/Monterrey" title="Monterrey">Monterrey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n" title="Nuevo León">Nuevo León</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a> in 1846.<sup id="cite_ref-monterey_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-monterey-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was built at <a href="/wiki/Bath_Iron_Works" title="Bath Iron Works">Bath Iron Works</a> in Maine. The ship was decommissioned on 16 September 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Decommissioned_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Decommissioned-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_service_history_episodes">Selected service history episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Selected service history episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1992–1993"><span id="1992.E2.80.931993"></span>1992–1993</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1992–1993"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1992 and 1993, <i>Monterey</i> was part of <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_6" title="Carrier Strike Group 6">Carrier Group 6</a>, whose flagship at the time was aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/USS_America_(CV-66)" title="USS America (CV-66)">USS <i>America</i> (CV-66)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10–11 January, <i>Monterey</i> was underway from <a href="/wiki/Souda_Bay" title="Souda Bay">Souda Bay</a>, Crete, to <a href="/wiki/Haifa" title="Haifa">Haifa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>. From 12 to 19 January, she was in port in Haifa. From 20 to 22 January, she was underway from Haifa, Israel for exercise Noble Dina Seven. On 22–23 January, she was in port in Haifa, Israel for post-exercise debriefs, before leaving for a US Navy/<a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> Combined Air Defense Exercise. On 29 March, Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/William_Owens_(admiral)" title="William Owens (admiral)">W. A. Owens</a>, Commander, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Sixth_Fleet" title="United States Sixth Fleet">United States Sixth Fleet</a>, embarked with a 28-man Army, Navy, and Air Force Staff including Brigadier General James Mathers (Commanding General, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Comfort" title="Operation Provide Comfort">Operation Provide Comfort</a>) at Haifa for the first <a href="/wiki/Joint_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Task Force">Joint Task Force</a> Operation at sea in the European Theater, Exercise Juniper Falconry II. From 1–7 April, <i>Monterey</i> was underway for Juniper Falconry II, with a two-day port visit in Haifa on 3–4 April. From 7–9 April, she visited Haifa again for exercise debriefs and to disembark the Joint Task Force. </p><p>From 24 to 26 April 1993, <i>Monterey</i> participated in <a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" title="Anti-submarine warfare">ASW</a> Proficiency Training as a part of <a href="/wiki/Composite_Training_Unit_Exercise" title="Composite Training Unit Exercise">COMPTUEX</a>, the first major exercise the <i>America</i> Joint Task Group (JTG) in preparation for MED 3–93. COMPTUEX lasted from 21 April to 14 May and tested the <i>America</i> JTG in coordinated warfare operations. The exercise was a success and the JTG was certified "ready" for more advanced training. In May and June, <i>Monterey</i> conducted port visits to <a href="/wiki/Nassau,_Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Nassau, Bahamas">Nassau, Bahamas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Roads" class="mw-redirect" title="Roosevelt Roads">Roosevelt Roads</a>, Puerto Rico. <i>Monterey</i> visited Nassau from 9–12 May as a wrap-up to COMPTUEX and NSRR from 31 May to 3 June prior to a missile exercise with the <a href="/wiki/German_Navy" title="German Navy">German Navy</a>. </p><p>September 1993 was the first time that <i>Monterey</i> served as the Adriatic Cruiser in support of United Nations Resolutions in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Sharp_Guard" title="Operation Sharp Guard">Operations Sharp Guard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Deny_Flight" title="Operation Deny Flight">Deny Flight</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Promise" title="Operation Provide Promise">Provide Promise</a>. After a stint as the Adriatic Cruiser from 6–13 September, she departed for <a href="/wiki/%C4%B0zmir" title="İzmir">İzmir</a>, Turkey. After a training anchorage in Izmir from 16 to 22 September, <i>Monterey</i> prepared for Exercise Dynamic Guard, hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish Navy">Turkish Navy</a>. From 22 September to 4 October, she participated in amphibious, anti-air, anti-surface, anti-subsurface, and mine warfare events. She served as the Eagle Control ship for the entire exercise, monitoring the airspace above the <a href="/wiki/Aegean_Sea" title="Aegean Sea">Aegean Sea</a> for possible territorial airspace violations. </p><p>Upon completion of Dynamic Guard, <i>Monterey</i> departed for the Adriatic Sea for carrier escort duty with <i>America</i> from 6–13 October. While operating in the Adriatic, she participated in numerous Anti-Submarine Warfare exercises with various NATO/<a href="/wiki/WEU" class="mw-redirect" title="WEU">WEU</a> ships and aircraft operating in support of United Nations' resolutions. After detaching from <i>America</i>, <i>Monterey</i> conducted a brief stop in <a href="/wiki/Augusta_Bay_(Sicily)" title="Augusta Bay (Sicily)">Augusta Bay</a> while en route to Haifa, Israel, where she conducted a port visit from 17 to 28 October. </p><p>From 30 October to 5 November, <i>Monterey</i> participated in SHAREM 106 in the Adriatic Sea. Upon completion of the exercise, she departed for <a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a>, Greece. She then conducted a training anchorage from 7–8 November in Volos, Greece in preparation for Exercise Niriis. From 8–13 November, she participated in Exercise Niriis which was hosted by the Greek Navy. She served as the Support Operations Coordinating Authority with submarine <a href="/wiki/USS_Alexandria_(SSN-757)" title="USS Alexandria (SSN-757)">USS <i>Alexandria</i> (SSN-757)</a> during Niriis. Upon completion, <i>Monterey</i> departed for the <a href="/wiki/Adriatic_Sea" title="Adriatic Sea">Adriatic Sea</a>. </p><p>In the Adriatic, <i>Monterey</i> operated with NATO/WEU forces in support of United Nations' resolutions. After serving as the Adriatic Cruiser from 15 to 20 November, she departed for <a href="/wiki/Civitavecchia" title="Civitavecchia">Civitavecchia</a>, Italy, the port city of Rome. The crew spent <a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving" title="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> in Civitavecchia. </p><p>From 1–16 December 1993, <i>Monterey</i> served as the Adriatic Cruiser. During this period, she hosted the Engineering Training Group from Staten Island, New York, in preparation for the next year's Operational Propulsion Plant Examination. SECNAV and CINCUSNAVEUR visited from 11 to 12 December and were very impressed with the ship and the crew.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In addition, the Commanders of the NATO/WEU ships in the Southern Adriatic, Capt. Bolongaro of the Italian Navy and Commodore Maddison of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a> visited <i>Monterey</i> on 2 and 15 December respectively. After completing the ship's duties as Adriatic Cruiser, she departed for <a href="/wiki/Toulon" title="Toulon">Toulon</a>, France. </p><p><i>Monterey</i> arrived in Toulon on 20 December and remained there throughout the Christmas and New Years holidays. While in port, the ship underwent voyage repairs. Many crewmembers took leave and vacationed nearby with their partners. The rest of the crew were given tours and dinners by French families through the Adopt-A-Sailor program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998">1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Group_Seven" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrier Group Seven">Carrier Group Seven</a>'s deployment in 1998, Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 42 (HSL-42), Detachment 2 deployed two <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">SH-60B Seahawk</a> on board the <i>Monterey</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1998-18_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998-18-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000">2000</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cg61-st2-volganeft147.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Cg61-st2-volganeft147.jpg/220px-Cg61-st2-volganeft147.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Cg61-st2-volganeft147.jpg/330px-Cg61-st2-volganeft147.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Cg61-st2-volganeft147.jpg/440px-Cg61-st2-volganeft147.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/SEAL_Team_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="SEAL Team Two">SEAL Team Two</a> members on <i>Monterey</i> after the boarding of <i>Volga-Neft</i>-147</figcaption></figure> <p>On 2 February 2000, <i>Monterey</i> stopped Russian tanker <i>Volga-Neft</i>-147. The tanker was suspected of smuggling Iraqi oil in violation of <a href="/wiki/Sanctions_against_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanctions against Iraq">UN sanctions</a>, as it had left the Iraqi port of <a href="/wiki/Shatt_al-Arab" title="Shatt al-Arab">Shatt al-Arab</a>. The boarding operation was conducted by <a href="/wiki/SEAL_Team_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="SEAL Team Two">SEAL Team Two</a> and no shots were fired as the tanker crew was cooperative. The tanker was subsequently diverted into Oman where she was confirmed to be carrying Iraqi oil illegally. After the illegal cargo was unloaded, the crew and tanker were free to leave.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003">2003</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2003"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2003, the ship was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_6" title="Carrier Strike Group 6">Carrier Group 6</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009">2009</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 4 March 2009, <i>Monterey</i> assisted in the first <a href="/wiki/German_Navy" title="German Navy">German Navy</a> arrest of pirates (9 in all) off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Monterey</i> dispatched helicopters in the attack of an Antiguan ship, MV <i>Courier</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011">2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2011, <i>Monterey</i> was sent to the Mediterranean as the first part of the planned European anti-ballistic missile defense shield.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2011, <i>Monterey</i> arrived in the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a> to participate in multinational military exercises, "Sea Breeze 2011", cosponsored by the US and <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, whose theme is antipiracy operations, leading to protests from <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017">2017</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2017, <i>Monterey</i> was sent on an unscheduled deployment to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">5th fleet</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018">2018</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 14 April 2018, <i>Monterey</i> launched thirty <a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile_family)" title="Tomahawk (missile family)">Tomahawk</a> missiles from a position in the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sea" title="Red Sea">Red Sea</a> as part of a <a href="/wiki/2018_bombing_of_Damascus_and_Homs" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs">bombing campaign</a> in retaliation for the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons against people in <a href="/wiki/Douma_chemical_attack" title="Douma chemical attack">Douma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020">2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Monterey_-_2020.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USS_Monterey_-_2020.png/220px-USS_Monterey_-_2020.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USS_Monterey_-_2020.png/330px-USS_Monterey_-_2020.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USS_Monterey_-_2020.png/440px-USS_Monterey_-_2020.png 2x" data-file-width="3215" data-file-height="2177" /></a><figcaption>USS Monterey during a 2021 <a href="/w/index.php?title=PhotoX&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PhotoX (page does not exist)">PhotoX</a> event with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (out of frame)</figcaption></figure> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021">2021</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2021, <i>Monterey</i> intercepted a stateless <a href="/wiki/Dhow" title="Dhow">dhow</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Arabian_Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="North Arabian Sea">North Arabian Sea</a> and seized an illegal shipment of thousands of small arms, including <a href="/wiki/Type_56_assault_rifle" title="Type 56 assault rifle">Type 56 rifles</a>, <a href="/wiki/PKM_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="PKM machine gun">PKM machine guns</a>, Russian-made <a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_guided_missile" title="Anti-tank guided missile">anti-tank guided missiles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rocket-propelled_grenade" title="Rocket-propelled grenade">rocket-propelled grenades</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sniper_rifle" title="Sniper rifle">sniper rifles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022">2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 16 September 2022, <i>Monterey</i> was decommissioned during a ceremony at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Naval Station Norfolk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Decommissioned_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Decommissioned-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Unit_Commendation" title="Navy Unit Commendation">Navy Unit Commendation</a> – (Aug 1995-Feb 1996, Sep 2008-Apr 2009)</li> <li>Navy <a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Meritorious Unit Commendation</a> – (Dec 1991-Jun 1992, Jan 1999-Sep 2001, Jan 2006-Oct 2007)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_E" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle E">Battle "E"</a> – (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-story27895_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-story27895-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a> (SECNAV) <a href="/wiki/Energy_Conservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Energy Conservation">Energy Conservation</a> Award (Large ship category) – (2016)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona Memorial">Arizona Memorial</a> Trophy – (2017–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battenberg_Cup" title="Battenberg Cup">Battenberg Cup</a> – (2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coat_of_arms">Coat of arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Coat of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png/220px-USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png/330px-USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png/440px-USS_Monterey_CG-61_Crest.png 2x" data-file-width="674" data-file-height="858" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shield">Shield</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Shield"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The central shield represents AEGIS. the impenetrable defensive shield of the Greek god "Zeus." Over this appears the Surface Warfare Logo, symbolizing the three dimensional (Air, Surface, and Subsurface) threat. The AEGIS elongated octagon covers this symbol. This octagon is familiar to all who view the modern warship's sophisticated radar array. Centered on the octagon, a dark blue anchor characterizing seapower, strength, and Navy tradition. The gold star depicts battle stars earned by the aircraft carrier previously named Monterey. The principal colors, red and gold, establish bravery and excellence as traits honored aboard CG-61.<sup id="cite_ref-USN_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crest">Crest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Crest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pictured is General Zachary Taylor in his typical battle pose, leg slung over the saddle atop his famous white stallion "Old Whitie," before the heavily defended Independence Hill, the turning point in the Battle of Monterey. In the background, Black Fort, another massive stone work protecting the city.<sup id="cite_ref-USN_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motto">Motto</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Motto"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The motto "Rough in battle and ready in peace" comes from the nickname of <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a>, "Old Rough and Ready," which he earned in battle against the <a href="/wiki/Seminole" title="Seminole">Seminoles</a> in Florida, and later used as a campaign slogan for his election to the office of President of the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-USN_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seal">Seal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Seal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The coat of arms is emblazoned upon a white oval enclosed by a blue collar edged on the outside with gold rope and inscribed with the words USS MONTEREY above and CG61 below in gold letters.<sup id="cite_ref-USN_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Monterey_(CG-61)&action=edit&section=19" 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