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Caption:
Yokosuka, Japan (Apr. 7, 2005) -- The Ticonderoga-class guided missile
cruiser USS Vincennes (CG 49) is saluted by Commander, Carrier Strike
Group Five (CSG-5), Rear Adm. James D. Kelly, left, as she pulls away
from her forward deployed operating base, Commander Fleet Activities
Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY) for the last time. Vincennes departed Yokosuka
for Naval Station San Diego, Calif., where she will be decommissioned.
The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 86) will replace her later
this year. Vincennes, the third ship in the Ticonderoga-class, was
launched the April 14, 1984. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd
Class John L. Beeman (RELEASED)
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