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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the US Navy
USS Gonzalez on 6 June 2008
History United States Name Gonzalez Namesake Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez Ordered 16 January 1991 Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 3 February 1994 Launched 18 February 1995 Acquired 14 June 1996 Commissioned 12 October 1996 Homeport Norfolk IdentificationUSS Gonzalez (DDG-66) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.
November 12, 1996 Gonzalez grounded on a coral reef at approximately 0800, off the island of Sint Maarten, damaging her sonar dome and several blades on both screws, costing $10 million in damage returning to service September 1997.[citation needed]
The ship took part in Operation Allied Force, firing Tomahawk cruise missiles at Serbian targets in 1999. Gonzalez also assisted a cruise ship, Seabourn Spirit, after an abortive attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia in 2005.[4]
On 1 March 2006, the ship rescued the crew of an Iranian ship, whose engine and rudder were broken down since 18 February. The Iranian crew were returned to Iran. She was involved in the action of 18 March 2006 with suspected pirates, along with the cruiser USS Cape St. George. The two ships exchanged fire with the suspected pirates about 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Somalia. Initial reports indicated that one suspected pirate was killed and five others wounded.
On 17 July 2006, CNN reported that Gonzalez would be deployed to help in evacuation efforts of American citizens from Lebanon in the midst of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.[5]
In May 2022, Gonzalez was homeported out of Naval Station Norfolk and a part of Destroyer Squadron 28, along with Carrier Strike Group 8 led by the USS Harry S. Truman.[6]
executing a high speed turn during builder's
sea trialson 3 May 1996
The
Italian frigate Alpinounderway with
Gonzalezin the Atlantic Ocean on 17 May 2018
departs
Naval Station Norfolkon 10 September 2018
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