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In August 2006, she arrived on station at [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka Naval Base]] in [[Yokosuka (city)|Yokosuka]], [[Japan]], replacing the {{USS|Chancellorsville|CG-62|6}}, as part of a joint U.S.-Japanese ballistic missile defense program.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060829/wl_nm/arms_japan_usa_dc_2
In August 2006, she arrived on station at [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka Naval Base]] in [[Yokosuka (city)|Yokosuka]], [[Japan]], replacing the {{USS|Chancellorsville|CG-62|6}}, as part of a joint U.S.-Japanese ballistic missile defense program.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060829/wl_nm/arms_japan_usa_dc_2
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On 8 July 2009, Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Geathers fell from the ship's fantail into [[Tokyo Bay]] while rigging shore power cables. A two-and-a-half-day search failed to locate Geathers and he was declared missing and later was declared dead.<ref>Slavin, Eric, "[http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63704 Navy calls off search for USS Shiloh sailor]", ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'', 13 July 2009.</ref> A Navy investigation, led by Rear Admiral Kevin Donegan, commander of Task Force 70, found that the accident was preventable, in part because ''Shiloh'' personnel had observed Geathers working without proper safety equipment, but had failed to intervene. Nevertheless, the report did not recommend disciplinary action against any of the ship's crewmembers.<ref>Slavin, Erik, "[http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=67023 Report: Sailor’s overboard death was preventable]", ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'', 6 January 2010.</ref>
On 8 July 2009, Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Geathers fell from the ship's fantail into [[Tokyo Bay]] while rigging shore power cables. A two-and-a-half-day search failed to locate Geathers and he was declared missing and later was declared dead.<ref>Slavin, Eric, "[http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63704 Navy calls off search for USS Shiloh sailor]", ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'', 13 July 2009.</ref> A Navy investigation, led by Rear Admiral Kevin Donegan, commander of Task Force 70, found that the accident was preventable, in part because ''Shiloh'' personnel had observed Geathers working without proper safety equipment, but had failed to intervene. Nevertheless, the report did not recommend disciplinary action against any of the ship's crewmembers.<ref>Slavin, Erik, "[http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=67023 Report: Sailor’s overboard death was preventable]", ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'', 6 January 2010.</ref>

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For other ships with the same name, see USS Shiloh.
USS Shiloh (CG-67)
USS Shiloh
History
NameUSS Shiloh CG-67
NamesakeBattle of Shiloh
Ordered16 April 1987
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down1 August 1989
Launched8 September 1990
Acquired24 April 1992
Commissioned18 July 1992
HomeportYokosuka, Japan
MottoMaking Excellence a Tradition
Statusin active service
BadgeCrest of USS Shiloh
General characteristics
Class and typeTiconderoga-class cruiser
DisplacementApprox. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length567 feet (173 m)
Beam55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion
Speed32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.

USS Shiloh (CG-67) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy, named in remembrance of the Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War. She was built at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The vessel is commanded by Captain Adam M. Aycock.

With her guided missiles and rapid-fire cannons, she is capable of facing and defeating threats in the air, on the sea, or the ashore, and underneath the sea. She also carries two Seahawk LAMPS multi-purpose helicopters, mainly for anti-submarine warfare, (ASW).

History

On 3 September 1996, while in the Carl Vinson carrier battle group, the Shiloh launched 6 Tomahawk cruise missiles in Operation Desert Strike against Iraq.

USS Shiloh launching a cruise missile in the Persian Gulf, 3 September 1996

She deployed with the Battle Group again in July 2002, and was among the first cruisers to launch missiles in Operation Iraqi Freedom. In March 2003 Shiloh was assigned to Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three.[1] The Shiloh returned to her homeport San Diego, California on 25 April 2003, ending an unusually long nine-month deployment.

In January 2005, she participated in Operation Unified Assistance, rendering aid to those who suffered from the 26 December 2004 tsunami off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia. The Shiloh was one of the first American ships to arrive on scene.

On 22 June 2006, a Standard Missile Three (or SM-3) launched from Shiloh intercepted a multi-stage ballistic missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Hawaii.[2]

In August 2006, she arrived on station at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, replacing the USS Chancellorsville, as part of a joint U.S.-Japanese ballistic missile defense program.[3]

On 8 July 2009, Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Geathers fell from the ship's fantail into Tokyo Bay while rigging shore power cables. A two-and-a-half-day search failed to locate Geathers and he was declared missing and later was declared dead.[4] A Navy investigation, led by Rear Admiral Kevin Donegan, commander of Task Force 70, found that the accident was preventable, in part because Shiloh personnel had observed Geathers working without proper safety equipment, but had failed to intervene. Nevertheless, the report did not recommend disciplinary action against any of the ship's crewmembers.[5]

In Fiction and Literature

The ship is featured prominently in the 2012 naval thriller, Fire of the Raging Dragon, by Don Brown.

The ship is mentioned in Highschool of the Dead with the JDS Kirishima And JDS Kongo When the 3 ships intercept ICBS'S.

References

  1. ^ "World Navies Today: US Navy Aircraft Carriers & Surface Combatants". Retrieved May 2012
  2. ^ "A Standard Missile Three (SM-3) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67)". U.S. Navy. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  3. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060829/wl_nm/arms_japan_usa_dc_2 Template:Wayback
  4. ^ Slavin, Eric, "Navy calls off search for USS Shiloh sailor", Stars and Stripes, 13 July 2009.
  5. ^ Slavin, Erik, "Report: Sailor’s overboard death was preventable", Stars and Stripes, 6 January 2010.

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