Vincennes IV (CG-49)
A city in Knox County, Ind., on the Wabash River, 55 miles south of Terre Haute. Vincennes was founded in 1731 or 1732 by soldier-explorer Francois Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, and was the site of old Fort Vincennes, captured twice during the American Revolution, in December 1778 and February 1779, by the Virginian, George Rogers Clark.
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Laid down 20 October 1982 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries. Launched 14 April 1984; sponsored by Mrs. Marilyn Quayle, wife of then Senator Dan Quayle and commissioned at Pascagoula 06 July 1985, Captain George N. Gee in command.
Commanding Officers
| Captain George N. Gee | 18 Jan 1986 to 11 Apr 1987 |
| Captain William C. Rogers III | 11 Apr 1987 to 27 May 1989 |
| Captain Robert B. Lynch | 27 May 1989 to 26 Apr 1991 |
| Captain Thomas C. J. McGinlay | 26 Apr 1991 to 27 Mar 1993 |
| Captain Charles R. Burchell | 27 Mar 1993 to 06 Jan 1995 |
| Captain Craig H. Murray | 06 Jan 1995 to 21 Mar 1997 |
| Commander Alan G. Maiorano | 21 Mar 1997 to 23 Oct 1998 |
| Commander Samuel Perez, Jr. | 23 Oct 1998 to 17 Apr 2000 |
| Commander Robert A. Shafer | 17 Apr 2000 to 12 Apr 2002 |
| Commander Steven A. Lott | 12 Apr 2002 to ??? |
Deployments
| May 1986 | RIMPAC ’86 off Hawaii |
| 12 Aug 1986 to 06 Feb 1987 | Western Pacific/Indian & Arctic OceansKERNAL POTLATCH 87-1 |
| 25 Apr 1988 to 24 Oct 1988 | North Arabian Sea/Arabian Gulf EARNEST WILL patrols Iran Air Flight 655 incident |
| 18 Sep 1989 to 09 Nov 1989 | Northern Pacific/Japan PACEX 89 |
| 01 Feb 1990 to 30 Jul 1990 | North Arabian Sea/Arabian Gulf EARNEST WILL patrols |
| 05 Aug 1991 to 21 Dec 1991 | Western Pacific |
| 21-25 Mar 1992 | Law Enforcement Operations (LEO) Seizure of drug sailing ship DRIVEN |
| 12 May to 9 Jun 1992 | LEO, off Central America |
| 12 Nov 1992 to 9 Jul 1993 | Overhaul (ROH), San Diego |
| 24 Jun 1994 to 22 Dec 1994 | Western Pacific PASSEX 94-2 Japanese SDF TANDEM THRUST |
| 11 Jan 1996 to 03 Jul 1996 | Southeastern Pacific/West Indies PASSEX Ecuador/Peru TEAMWORK SOUTH 1996 |
| 21 Oct 1996 to 07 Feb 1997 | SRA San Diego |
| 05 Aug 1997 to 25 Aug 1997 | Shift of homeport San Diego to Yokosuka |
| 14 Oct 1997 to 07 Nov 1997 | FOAL EAGLE 97, Korea |
| 21 Jan 1998 to 24 Apr 1998 | Western Pacific/Australia |
| 01 Jul 1998 to 22 Sep 1998 | SRA Yokosuka |
| 19 Oct 1998 to18 Nov 1998 | FOAL EAGLE 98 |
| 01 Mar 1999 to 14 Apr 1999 | TANDEM THRUST |
| 11-21 Jun 1999 | Korean contingency ops |
| 06 Jul 1999 to 16 Aug 1999 | Thailand, Malaysia visit |
| 19 Oct 1999 to 05 Nov 1999 | FOAL EAGLE 99 |
| 19 Nov 1999 to 18 Dec 1999 | Malaysia, Hong Kong visit |
| 19 May 2000 to 09 Jun 2000 | Hong Kong visit |
| 21 Aug 2000 to 06 Sep 2000 | BRIDGE SEQUEL, Philippines |
| 05 Oct 2000 to 21 Nov 2000 | FOAL EAGLE 2000 |
| 02 Mar 2001 to 04 May 2001 | Singapore, Thailand, Guam |
| 17 Sep 2001 to 18 Dec 2001 | Diego Garcia, Singapore, Hong Kong ENDURING FREEDOM |
| 24 Apr 2002 to 10 Aug 2002 | Brunei, Bali, Thailand, Malaysia Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong CARAT 02 |
| 21 Jan 2003 to 1 Feb 2003 | CSOFEX, Korea |
| 29 May 2003 to13 Aug 2003 | Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia CARAT 03 |
Awards
| 16 Jan to 02 Feb 1987 | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (for Arctic BG exercise in Aleutians) |
| 01 Jul 1989 to 31 Dec 1990 | Navy “E” |
| 01 Jan to 31 Dec 1993 | Navy “E” |
| 03 Jul 1988 | Combat Action Ribbon |
| 22 May to 21 Aug 1988 | Navy Expeditionary Medal (Persian Gulf) |
| 05 May to 01 Jun 1990 | Navy Expeditionary Medal (Persian Gulf) |
25 August 2004
