USS Antietam (CG-54) was a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. Antietam was named for the site of the 1862 Battle of Antietam, Maryland, between Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee and Union forces under Major General George McClellan, during the American Civil War.

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) departed Yokosuka, Japan, on Jan. 26 to transit to its new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a...

USS ANTIETAM was the eighth ship in the TICONDEROGA - class of guided missile cruisers and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. On January 3, 2013, the ANTIETAM left her homeport of San Diego, Calif., for Yokosuka, Japan, to relieve her sistership COWPENS (CG 63).

Sep 29, 2024 · CG 54, the USS Antietam, was named for the site of the 1862 Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland. The Sept. 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam remains the bloodiest day in American...

HONOLULU (September 27, 2024) – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) was recognized for its more than 37 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Joint...

Feb 17, 2010 · The Antietam (CG 54) is the U.S. Navy's 8th Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and was named for the site of the 1862 Battle of Antietam, Maryland, between Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee and Union forces under Major General George McClellan, during the American Civil War.

CREST: The serpent has a fourfold meaning: It was on the first Navy Jack; its wavy shape, movements and tongue allude to the new sensor system on the ANTIETAM (CG 54); it is similar to the...

USS ANTIETAM (CG 54) is the third ship to bear the namesake and is Seventh Fleet's preeminent Air Defense platform. It is manned by the most highly trained and professional crew, who...

Two 5"54 caliber MK 45 guns guided by the MK 86 Gun Fire Control System provide a powerful Naval Gun Fire Support capability and augment the Harpoon Weapon System in the role of Surface Warfare.

Propulsion system: 4 General Electric LM-2500 Gas . Beam: 55 feet . Speed: 30+ knots. Crew: 24 Officers 340 Enlisted Aircraft: two SH-60 Sea Hawk (LAMPS MK III) helicopters. Armament: . - 2 MK-45 MOD 4 5"/54 caliber lightweight gun . - 2 MK-41 VML for Standard Missiles, Anti-Submarine . - 2 Harpoon Missile Quad-Canister Launchers (MK-141)