USS Robert Smalls
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USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser built during the Cold War for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1989, the warship was originally named USS Chancellorsville for the American Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville. In March 2023, she was renamed for Robert Smalls, a former slave who freed himself and others by commandeering a Confederate transport ship.
Robert Smalls transits the Indian Ocean in 2023
Image: USS Robert Smalls CG 62 ship seal
Chancellorsville sailors pose in 2004 above the gold "Battle E" that shows the ship earned the Navy's prestigious Battle Effectiveness Award for five consecutive years.
Chancellorsville transits alongside the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan for a fueling at sea. (2011)
USS Shiloh (CG-67)
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USS Shiloh (CG-67) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy, named in remembrance of the Battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War. She was built at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
USS Shiloh on 25 April 2003
USS Shiloh launching a cruise missile in the Persian Gulf, 3 September 1996.