USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser that served with the United States Navy. She was the second ship named for the Battle of Vella Gulf, a naval engagement in the Solomons campaign of World War II, the first being USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111), an escort carrier commissioned in 1945.

USS VELLA GULF 2014

SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 13, 2010) The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) arrives for a routine port visit. The Norfolk-based Ticonderoga-class Aegis cruiser is on a scheduled six-month deployment and operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

Designed as a multi-mission ship, Vella Gulf was capable of sustained combat operations in Anti-Air, Anti-Submarine, Anti-Surface, and Strike warfare environments. She supported of carrier battle groups, amphibious assault groups, ballistic missile defense, as well as interdiction and escort missions. Her diverse combat capability was orchestrated by the Aegis Combat System, a fully integrated electronic detection, engagement, and fire-control system. Aegis enabled Vella Gulf to detect, evaluate, and engage an enemy with great firepower and accuracy.

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