USS Philippine Sea (CG-58)

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USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) was a Flight II Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II and is the second ship to bear the name. She has completed multiple deployments as part of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2001 to 2014.

Operational history

Philippine Sea was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Her keel was laid on 8 April 1986 and she was launched on 12 July 1987. Upon completion of her sea-trials after construction, Philippine Sea transferred to the Atlantic Fleet and was commissioned on 18 March 1989 in Portland, Maine. Her initial homeport was Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

In 1999, for Operation Alled Force, Philippine Sea launched missiles, alongside USS Gonzalez, USS Albuquerque, USS Miami, and the Royal Navy submarine HMS Splendid.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2003, the ship was assigned to Cruiser-Destroyer Group 12.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2010, the ship failed her initial Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspection.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 7 May 2011, Philippine Sea departed Mayport for a scheduled overseas deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet and U.S. Sixth Fleet Area of Responsibility.<ref name=UScarrierCG-58>Template:Cite web</ref> On 3 June 2011, Philippine Sea paid a port visit to Kiel, Germany, prior to participating with the multi-national exercise Baltic Operations 2011 (BALTOPS-2011). This exercise included naval units from the United States, Russian, Danish, Polish and French navies, and BALTOPS-2011 ended on 21 June 2011.<ref name=UScarrierCG-58/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 6 July 2011, Philippine Sea rescued 26 Filipino crew members from the Marshall Islands-owned, Liberian-flagged supertanker Brillante Virtuoso southwest of Aden, Yemen, after the ship's superstructure was set on fire following a reported attack by pirates using rocket-propelled grenades (RPG).<ref name=UScarrierCG-58/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Philippine Sea transited the Suez Canal on 1 July 2011.<ref name=UScarrierCG-58/>

The cremated remains of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, were buried at sea from the warship on 14 September 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Neil Armstrong's burial at sea on 14 September 2012

Starting on 23 September 2014, USS Philippine Sea fired Tomahawk missiles in the Persian Gulf at sites in Syria, targeting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's command-and-control centers, training camps and weapons depots. The operation was expected to last several hours, with the first explosions from Tomahawk missiles heard near Raqqa in northern Syria. The USS Philippine Sea was part of the Template:USS carrier strike group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2021, the cruiser's homeport was shifted to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2023 Israel-Hamas war

On 14 October 2023, Lloyd Austin directed Template:USS and her carrier strike group, which includes Philippine Sea, and destroyers Template:USS, Template:USS and Template:USS, to the eastern Mediterranean in response to the Gaza war.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This is the second carrier strike group to be sent to the region in response to the conflict, following Template:USS and her group, which was dispatched only six days earlier.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

United States–Houthi conflict (2023–present)

Template:MainTemplate:See also On 12 January 2024, Philippine Sea, Mason and Gravely fired Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three, embarked on the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower also participated in the strikes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In June 2024, Philippine Sea assisted in the rescue of the crew of a merchant vessel attacked by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea. A helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74 airlifted 24 civilian mariners from the ship to Philippine Sea. <ref>https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-01-20/uss-philippine-sea-final-deployment-16543533.html</ref>

In January 2025, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) set sail on her final deployment after more than 35 years of service.<ref>https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-01-20/uss-philippine-sea-final-deployment-16543533.html</ref> On September 25, 2025, Philippine Sea was decommissioned alongside sister ship, Normandy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On October 20, 2025, the USS Philippine Sea was towed to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Awards

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