Ships at Sea [Image 17 of 27]

USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62), AT SEA

10.20.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Scott    

U.S. Navy           

Three Indian navy frigates, INS Godavari, INS Brahmaputra and INS Beas, steam in formation behind the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville prior to commencing a weapons firing exercise. Chancellorsville and the Indian Navy ships fired 5 inch guns and 25mm guns during the exercise. Chancellorsville and the rest of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are on a routine deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets covering 52 million square miles, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time.

• Date Taken: 10.20.2008
• Date Posted: 08.24.2011 13:35
• Photo ID: 123685
• VIRIN: 081020-N-1635S-007
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Location: USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62), AT SEA