Previously Held NEC FC-0000-Fire Controlman
ET-9526-Microminiature Electronic Repair Technician
ET-1591-Minature/Microminature Module Test & Repair Technician
NEC FC-1143-AEGIS Fire Control System MK99/Operational Test System MK1 Tech
Base, Station or City Pearl Harbour
State/Country Hawaii
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USS Port Royal (CG-73) Details
The life of USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73) as an AEGIS cruiser began at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, MS, with the start of fabrication work on November 9, 1990. CG 73's keel was laid on October 18, 1991. CG 73 was launched on November 20, 1992, and was christened on December 5, 1992, by Mrs. Susan G. Baker, wife of then Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to the President, James A. Baker III. On December 6, 1993, CG 73 sailed into the Gulf of Mexico for her first pre-delivery sea trials. The ship was delivered to the U.S. Navy by Ingalls on April 25, 1994, in preparation for formal commissioning ceremonies on July 9, 1994, in Savannah, GA. PORT ROYAL is the 27th Aegis Cruiser and completes the Ticonderoga class. PORT ROYAL was also the first cruiser to integrate women into the crew, a process which was accomplished smoothly with great success.