Virginia-Pilot reports that the US is deploying warships this Monday to replace the current warships serving in the Med.The destroyer Gonzalez and the frigate Nicholas are scheduled to deploy from Norfolk Naval Station on Monday.
The ships will deploy to the Mediterranean Sea and the 6th Fleet, providing maritime security and making diplomatic port calls, according to a Navy announcement.
We believe... the USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47) will be replacing the USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) and USS Laboon (DDG 58).
This is the first deployment of the USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) since August of 2006, where as a sea swap test ship she served 18 months in the Persian Gulf region.
It will be interesting to read stories from the deployment of the USS Bainbridge, between its African tour last year and the deployment of the mine hunting UUVs, there several are aspects of the Bainbridge deployment we are interested in reading about. We are always curious on the new MIW hardware, it is one thing to hear good things from the lab folks, but the opinions of sailors using this stuff matter most to us.
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