USS Chosin (CG-65)
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USS Chosin (CG-65) is a Ticonderoga-class
Ticonderoga class cruiser
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guided-missile cruiser
Cruiser
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serving in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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. She is named in honor of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Changjin Lake Campaign ,Official Chinese sources refer to this battle as the Second Phase Campaign Eastern Sector . The Western Sector is the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River. was a decisive battle in the Korean War...
of the Korean War
Korean War
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. Commissioned in 1991, she is currently serving in the Pacific Fleet
United States Pacific Fleet
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, based in Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
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. She has participated in Operation Southern Watch
Operation Southern Watch
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, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom http://www.uscarriers.net/cg65history.htm. She is the first ship of this name.
- In April 2008, Chosin failed its Board of Inspection and SurveyBoard of Inspection and SurveyThe Board of Inspection and Survey is a U.S. Navy organization whose purpose is to inspect and assess material condition of Naval vessels.The Board is currently headquartered at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia.- INSURV teams :...
(InSurv) examination and was judged "unfit for sustained combat operations." - In Spring of 2008, Chosin had received replacement gun barrels for both of its 5” guns.
- On November 6, 2009 Chosin assumed the role as flagship for the counter-piracy task force Combined Task Force 151Combined Task Force 151Combined Task Force 151 or CTF-151 or Combined Task Force One Five One is an international naval task force, set up in response to piracy attacks in shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia...
http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41766. - On November 17, 2009 Chosin rescued three stranded Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of AdenGulf of AdenThe Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which is about 20 miles wide....
. 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 NavyYemen Navy-History:Yemen's navy was created in 1990 when North and South Yemen united.Yemen early on had problems with trying to keep drugs from entering Yemen by sea. In 2006 Yemen purchased 10 Bay class patrol boats which were very effective at stopping smugglers from entering Yemen.In the Hanish Islands...
vessel.http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41775.