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|Ship image=[[File:USS Gonzalez (DDG-66).jpg|center|300px]] |
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|Ship caption=USS ''Gonzalez'' cruises in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. |
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|Ship country=United States |
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|Ship flag={{USN flag}} |
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|Ship name=USS ''Gonzalez'' |
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|Ship namesake=[[Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez]] |
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|Ship ordered=16 January 1991 |
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|Ship builder=[[Bath Iron Works]], [[Bath, Maine]] |
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|Ship laid down=3 February 1994 |
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|Ship launched=18 February 1995 |
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|Ship acquired=14 June 1996 |
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|Ship commissioned=12 October 1996 |
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|Motto= ''Beyond the call'' |
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|Ship motto=''Beyond the Call'' |
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|Ship badge=[[File:USS Gonzalez DDG-66 Crest.png|120px]] |
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|Ship class={{sclass-|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} |
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|Ship displacement={{Arleigh Burke class destroyer displacement I}} |
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|Ship length={{Arleigh Burke class destroyer length I}} |
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|Ship beam={{Arleigh Burke class destroyer beam}} |
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'''USS ''Gonzalez'' (DDG-66)''' is an {{sclass-|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} in the [[United States Navy]]. She is named for [[Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez|Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez]], a [[Medal of Honor]] recipient in the [[Vietnam War]]. |
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==History== |
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The warship took part in [[Operation Allied Force]], firing [[BGM-109 Tomahawk|Tomahawk]] cruise missiles at Serbian targets in 1999. She also assisted a [[cruise ship]], ''[[Seabourn Spirit]],'' after an abortive attack by [[pirate]]s off the coast of Somalia in 2005.<ref>[http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=20930 EODMU 8 Removes Inert RPG Remnant from Cruise Liner - United States Navy, 7 November 2005]</ref> |
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On 1 March 2006, she 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|CG-71|6}}. The two U.S. warships exchanged fire with the suspected pirates about {{convert|25|nmi|km|0}} off the coast of [[Somalia]]. Initial reports indicated that one suspected pirate was killed and five others wounded. |
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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]]. On 26 July 2006, Frank James of The Chicago Tribune reported on the evacuation efforts of ''Gonzalez''.<ref>[http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2006/07/patriotism_at_sea.html]</ref> |
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[[File:USS Gonzalez DDG66.jpg|thumb|left|''Gonzalez'' in the Atlantic, 2003]] |
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==References== |
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* {{NVR}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)}} |
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* [http://www.gonzalez.navy.mil/ Official site] |
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* {{NVR url|id=ddg66|title=Naval Vessel Register – DDG-66}} |
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* [http://fightingfreddy66.blogspot.com/ Official blog by Cmdr. Brian Fort, ship's captain] |
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{{Arleigh Burke class destroyer}} |
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{{Piracy in Somalia}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez (DDG-66)}} |
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[[Category:Arleigh Burke-class destroyers]] |
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[[Category:Active destroyers of the United States]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy Texas-related ships]] |
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[[Category:Ships built in Bath, Maine]] |
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[[Category:1995 ships]] |
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