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{{short description|Ticonderoga-class cruiser}}
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[[File:USS Chosin (CG-65) at International Fleet Review 2013 Open Day.jpg|thumb|''Chosin'' at International Fleet Review 2013 Open Day]]

'''USS ''Chosin'' (CG-65)''' is a {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|0}} [[guided-missile]] [[cruiser]] serving in the [[United States Navy]]. She is named in honor of the [[Battle of Chosin Reservoir]] of the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chosin.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/About.aspx= |title=USS Chosin's About Page |access-date=6 October 2008}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Commissioned in 1991, she is currently serving in the [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]], based at [[Naval Base San Diego]]. The cruiser has participated in [[Operation Southern Watch]], [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], and [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]].<ref>{{cite web|title=USS Chosin (CG 65) history|url=http://www.uscarriers.net/cg65history.htm|work=U.S. Carriers|access-date=28 March 2013|date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328013434/http://www.uscarriers.net/cg65history.htm|archive-date=28 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> She is the first US Navy ship to bear this name.

== Operational history ==
In March 2003, ''Chosin'' was assigned to [[Carrier Strike Group Fifteen|Cruiser-Destroyer Group One]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World Navies Today: US Navy Aircraft Carriers & Surface Combatants|url=http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/usa/surface.htm|publisher=Andrew Toppan|access-date=19 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720040551/http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/usa/surface.htm|archive-date=20 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2008, ''Chosin'' failed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3488407&c=SEA&s=TOP |title=U.S. Navy Finds Glaring Flaws in 2 Surface Ships |publisher=[[Defense News]] |date=20 April 2008 |access-date=27 April 2008}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> her [[Board of Inspection and Survey]] (InSurv) examination and was judged "unfit for sustained combat operations."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/04/navy_chosin_insurvtext_042008w/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907103438/http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/04/navy_chosin_insurvtext_042008w/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 September 2012 |title=Navy Board of Inspection and Survey Report - USS ''Chosin'' |publisher=navytimes.com |access-date=27 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Eisman |first=Dale |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/lawmakers-seek-openness-after-navy-closes-reports |title=Lawmakers Seek Openness After Navy Closes Reports |work=[[Norfolk Virginian-Pilot]] |date=4 May 2009 |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612102723/http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/lawmakers-seek-openness-after-navy-closes-reports |archive-date=12 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In spring of 2008, ''Chosin'' had received replacement gun barrels for both of her 5-inch guns.<ref>[http://www.chosin.navy.mil/Site%20Documents/Dragon%20Digest%20JUL%2008.pdf PDF]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} , [[Dragon Digest]], July 2008. Accessed 6 October 2008.</ref>

On 6 November 2009, ''Chosin'' assumed the role as flagship for the counter-piracy task force [[Combined Task Force 151]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hepburn|first=Matthew|title=USS Chosin Sailors Seek to Deter Piracy in Gulf of Aden|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/news/41766/uss-chosin-sailors-seek-deter-piracy-gulf-aden#.UVSZtRe5OSo|work=DVIDS|access-date=28 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729214411/http://www.dvidshub.net/news/41766/uss-chosin-sailors-seek-deter-piracy-gulf-aden#.UVSZtRe5OSo|archive-date=29 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 November 2009, ''Chosin'' rescued three stranded Yemeni fishermen in the [[Gulf of Aden]]. According to the fishermen, they were left stranded in the water after 12 suspected [[Somali pirates]] hijacked their vessel. The fishermen also said that the pirates gave them an ultimatum to either jump overboard with only a wooden plank as a flotation device or be killed. ''Chosin'' medical personnel treated the fishermen and gave them food and water. Once the fishermen were deemed to be medically stable, ''Chosin'' transferred the fishermen to a [[Yemen Navy]] vessel.<ref>{{cite web|title=USS Chosin Rescues Three Yemeni Fishermen in the Gulf of Aden|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/news/41775/uss-chosin-rescues-three-yemeni-fishermen-gulf-aden#.UVSZtxe5OSo|work=DVIDS|access-date=28 March 2013|date=19 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729214424/http://www.dvidshub.net/news/41775/uss-chosin-rescues-three-yemeni-fishermen-gulf-aden#.UVSZtxe5OSo|archive-date=29 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2013, ''Chosin'' passed its [[Board of Inspection and Survey]] (InSurv). On 30 April 2013, ''Chosin'' departed her home port of [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]] (JBPHH) for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment. While deployed, ''Chosin'' was scheduled to conduct theater security operations with partner nations while providing deterrence, promoting peace and security, preserving freedom of the seas and providing humanitarian assistance/disaster response.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=73774 |title=USS Chosin Departs for Western Pacific Deployment |last=Sisco |first=Dustin W. |publisher=navy.mil |date=1 May 2013 |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612131448/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=73774 |archive-date=12 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2013, the cruiser participated in the [[International Fleet Review 2013]] in [[Sydney]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/participants/warships |title=Participating Warships |date=2013 |work=International Fleet Review 2013 website |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210092404/http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/participants/warships |archive-date=10 December 2013 |access-date=14 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In February 2014, ''Chosin'' dispatched supplies via helicopter to [[Royal Canadian Navy]] ship {{HMCS|Protecteur|AOR 509|6}} after a severe engine room fire left her dead in the water about {{convert|630|km|mi|abbr=on}} off the coast of Hawaii.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/fire-damaged-navy-ship-hmcs-protecteur-remains-dead-at-sea-1.872594 |title=Fire-damaged navy ship HMCS Protecteur remains dead at sea |first=Sarah |last=Petrescu |year=2014 |newspaper=Times Colonist |publisher=Glacier Community Media |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524050244/https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/fire-damaged-hmcs-protecteur-being-towed-to-hawaii-4606170 |url-status=live }}</ref> For providing assistance to ''Protecteur'', the Canadian government awarded ''Chosin'' a [[Canadian Forces' Unit Commendation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/uss-chosin-receives-canadian-forces-unit-commendation-for-help-provided-to-hmcs-protecteur |title=USS Chosin receives Canadian Forces Unit Commendation for help provided to HMCS Protecteur |last=Pugliese |first=David |series=Defence Watch |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=7 June 2015 |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612143821/http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/uss-chosin-receives-canadian-forces-unit-commendation-for-help-provided-to-hmcs-protecteur |archive-date=12 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2016, ''Chosin''{{'}}s homeport was changed to [[San Diego]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/03/24/pearl-harbor-based-cruiser-moving-san-diego.html |title=Pearl Harbor-based Cruiser Moving to San Diego |website=military.com |date=24 March 2016 |access-date=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407171718/http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/03/24/pearl-harbor-based-cruiser-moving-san-diego.html |archive-date=7 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2019 it was announced that ''Chosin''  would be shifting to Seattle, WA, to complete a depot-level modernization period at Vigor Marine's Harbor Island facility starting in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/vigor-wins-modernization-contract-for-two-navy-cruisers/|title=Vigor wins modernization contract for two Navy cruisers|date=2019-09-30|website=WorkBoat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-12|archive-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112202002/https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/vigor-wins-modernization-contract-for-two-navy-cruisers/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Chosin'' arrived in Seattle in February, 2020.

In February 2023, Vigor completed modernization of ''Chosin'' and she returned to her homeport in [[San Diego]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Blenkey | first=Nick | title=Vigor completes USS Chosin modernization | website=Marine Log | date=28 February 2023 | url=https://www.marinelog.com/news/vigor-completes-uss-chosin-modernization/ | access-date=13 October 2023 | archive-date=24 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524050244/https://www.marinelog.com/news/vigor-completes-uss-chosin-modernization/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The Navy is seeking to decommission the ship in FY2027.<ref>{{cite web | last=Ziezulewicz | first=Geoff | title=The Navy’s continuing cruiser debacle | website=Navy Times | date=3 October 2023 | url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/10/03/the-navys-continuing-cruiser-debacle/ | access-date=13 October 2023 | archive-date=24 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524050244/https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/10/03/the-navys-continuing-cruiser-debacle/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2024 the Navy announced a successful test aboard ''Chosin'' of a Transferable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM) to reload a ship's vertical launch system while at sea rather than in a port.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Navy first: USS Chosin tests resupplying rapid-fire launch system at sea |url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-11/navy-resupplying-rapid-fire-launch-system-at-sea-15478342.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Stars and Stripes |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Battle E]] - 5 awards
* [[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]] - 3 awards
* [[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] 
* [[Humanitarian Service Medal]]
* [[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)]]
* [[Canadian Forces' Unit Commendation]] - (Feb 2014)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|USS Chosin (CG-65)}}
* [https://archive.today/20131212192336/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cg65 Official web site]
* [http://www.navysite.de/cg/cg65.html USS ''Chosin'' webpage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103123/http://www.sofmag.com/wp/2009/11/uss-chosin-rescues-three-yemeni-fishermen-in-the-gulf-of-aden/ USS ''Chosin'' rescues three Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of Aden]

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