USS Port Royal
Guide Note: The USS Port Royal is a the 27th and final Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser in the U.S. Navy.
Fast Facts:
- Commissioned: July 9, 1994
- Second ship to bear the name of the two naval battles of Port Royal Sound
- Length: 567 feet
- Motto: The Will to Win
- Also try: US-Iran Navy Standoff
The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Site of the U.S. Navy: USS Port Royal
- Naval Vessel Register: USS Port Royal (CG-73)
- Wikipedia: USS Port Royal (CG-73)
- Military.com: USS Port Royal (CG-73)
- Navy Enthusiast Site: USS Port Royal (CG 73)
- Community: USS Port Royal (CG 73)
- Video: USS Port Royal at Pearl Harbor (Time 00:58)
USS Port Royal News
- Google News: USS Port Royal
- Washington Post: Iran Plays Down Gulf Incident With US (January 7, 2008)
- Times Online: Iran speedboats 'threatened suicide attack on US' in Strait of Hormuz (January 7, 2008)
- "A Pentagon official said that US forces were "literally" on the verge of firing on the Iranian boats and had moved to man their guns when the Iranians turned and sped away."
- FOX News: U.S. Boats Take Defensive Action Against Iranian Speedboats (January 7, 2008)
- "We urge the Iranians to refrain from such provocative actions that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future," National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Monday."
USS Port Royal Blogs and Commentaries
- Google Blog Search: USS Port Royal
- Michelle Malkin: Incident in the Strait of Hormuz (January 7, 2008)
- New York Times' The Lede: U.S. Military Reports Skirmish With Iran (January 7, 2008)
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