Carl Vinson Strike Group visits Hong Kong
7th Fleet News
Release Date: 8/6/2003
By Carl Vinson Strike Group public affairs
HONG KONG -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group made a call to the Far East port of Hong Kong on Aug. 6, seizing the opportunity for some long-anticipated rest and recreation in this "Gateway to China."
Accompanying the supercarrier Carl Vinson (CVN 70), homeported in Bremerton, Wash., are the strike group's guided missile cruiser, USS Antietam (CG 54), and guided missile destroyer, USS Lassen (DDG 82), both homeported in San Diego; frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61), homeported in Everett, Wash.; and fast combat support ship USS Sacramento (AOE 1), homeported in Bremerton.
The port visit gives the ships' more than 6,400 Sailors and Marines a chance to experience the culture and hospitality of Hong Kong, sightsee, and participate in community-service projects for their hosts.
The Carl Vinson Strike Group was ordered to the western Pacific on Feb. 7 in an effort to maintain America's standing commitment to peace, stability and theater security cooperation in coordination with allies and friends in the region.
The arrival in Hong Kong marked the aircraft carrier's first visit to the port since November 1998.
USS Carl Vinson and its crew departed Bremerton on Jan. 13. The Navy's third Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, the ship was commissioned March 13, 1982, displaces more than 95,000 tons, and carries approximately 75 combat and support aircraft. From its 4.5-acre flight deck, the carrier can quickly launch and recover the world's most modern military aircraft to operate with other elements of the U.S. Armed Forces as well as those of allied nations.
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