Homeport: Yokosuka, Japan (Yokosuka USN Naval Base)
Type/class: Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser
Built by: Bath Iron Works - Bath, Maine (USA) in 1989 (was commissioned in 1991)
Photo location: Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)
Date: 14/01/2007
Observations: also known as “The Thundering Herd”
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Photo by friend Cesar T. Neves 8-)