USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) was a flight-I Ticonderoga -class cruiser that was used by the United States Navy. The warship was named after Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of Defense in the last years of the Eisenhower Administration (1959–1961).

2016年10月8日 · After transiting to the Mediterranean as part of the battle group formed around Coral Sea (CVA-43), Thomas S. Gates in-chopped to the Sixth Fleet on 10 June 1989; she participated in Operation...

Owing to the crisis in Lebanon, which had dictated that the fleet flagship, guided missile cruiser Belknap (CG-26) not carry out her scheduled visit to Sevastapol, Thomas S. Gates then operated in support of the Coral Sea and America (CVA-66) battle groups off Beirut.

USS Thomas S. Gates deployed in late July 2000 to serve as the flagship for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standing Naval Forces Atlantic (SNFL).

2024年2月15日 · Explore the distinguished naval journey of USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51), a Ticonderoga-class cruiser named for former Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates. Commissioned in August 1987, it...

USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) returns to Norfolk after its deployment to the Red Sea for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Location: Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, 28 March 1991.

CG-51 General Specifications Complement: 33 Officers and 357 Enlisted Displacement: 9600 tons Length: 567 feet Beam: 55 feet Draft: 34 feet Flank Speed: 32 Knots

USS THOMAS S. GATES was the fifth ship in the TICONDEROGA - class and the last ship of that class equipped with the Mk-26 missile launchers. THOMAS S. GATES was also the only ship in her class to be named after a person and not after a famous American battle.

USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) was a flight-I Ticonderoga-class cruiser that was used by the United States Navy. The warship was named after Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of Defense in the last years of the Eisenhower Administration (1959–1961).

The USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) deployed in late July 2000 to serve as the flagship for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standing Naval Forces Atlantic (SNFL).