Inport Haifa again on May 1 or earlier.July 5, The Vella Gulf departed Souda Bay, Greece, after a routine port call.September 11, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair has been awarded a $27 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4403) for the Vella Gulf's Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA). Area; Underway again from July 9-12.July 17, The Vella Gulf moored at Berth 2, Pier 5 on Naval Station Norfolk after a one-day underway off the coast of Virginia; Underway again on July 19; Arrived at AUTEC range on July 26.July 27, The Vella Gulf transited northbound, approximately 15 n.m. east of Great Abaco Island; Arrived off the coast of Virginia on July 29; Returned home on Aug. 2.August 7, USS Vella Gulf moored at Berth 5, Pier 9 on Naval Station Norfolk after a one-day underway for carrier escort duties.August 23, USS Vella Gulf moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Norfolk after six-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Inport Constanta again from Aug. 22-23; Transited Bosporus Strait southbound on Aug. 26.August 29, USS Vella Gulf anchored off the coast of Corfu, Greece, for a four-day port visit.September 5, The Vella Gulf departed Augusta Bay, Italy, after a brief port call for turnover with the USS Cole (DDG 67).December 30, The Vella Gulf is currently moored at Pier 1, BAE Systems shipyard for an Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (E-DSRA).January ?, 2015 The Vella Gulf entered the Speede Dry Dock at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard (ex-Metro Machine) in Norfolk, Va.June 2?, The guided-missile cruiser undocked and moved "dead-stick" to BAE Systems shipyard.March 25, 2016 USS Vella Gulf moved "dead-stick" from BAE Systems shipyard to Berth 1, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway for sea trials in late July.September 16, The Vella Gulf recently commenced a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) while moored at Berth 2, Pier 2 on Naval Station Norfolk.February 3, 2017 USS Vella Gulf departed homeport for a Missile Exercise (MISSILEX), off the coast of North Carolina, and to participate in a Task Group Exercise (TGEX) in the Jacksonville Op.
you visit our site unless you choose to CDR Eytel was raised in New Jersey. In 1994, Captain Baker was commissioned as a Surface Ordnance Limited Duty Officer and reported to USS ANTIETAM CG 54, in San Diego, CA as the AEGIS Systems Test Officer. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics, and was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy.
The battle was fought between the islands of Vella Lavella and Kolombangara on the night of August 6, 1943.USS Vella Gulf successfully completed Sea Trials during the month of February 1998. Work is expected to be completed by January 2013; Departed dry-dock on Dec. 11.November 7, 2013 CG 72 is currently underway for routine training in the Virginia Capes Op.
She participated in DIVTACS, LeapFrogs, Tomahawk exercises, submarine exercises, Flight Ops, and Gunnery exercises.
Areas; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 2 on Sept. 18; Underway for Group Sail, as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG, on Sept. 21; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway off the coast of Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 28.September 29, USS Vella Gulf moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for ammo onload; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 2 on Oct. 5; Underway again from Dec. 14-15.January 16, 2020 The Vella Gulf departed homeport for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX); Moored at NWS Yorktown for ammo onload from Jan. 16-18; Moored at Wharf D1 on Naval Station Mayport from Jan. 29-31; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 in Naval Station Norfolk on Feb. 13.March 3, The Vella Gulf conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), while transiting the Atlantic Ocean eastbound; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound, just after midnight, on March 8.March 10, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Imran Khan died after fell down a ladderwell aboard the Vella Gulf, while the ship was underway in the central Mediterranean Sea.March 11, The Vella Gulf conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203); Moored at East Quay in Port of Limassol, Cyprus, from March 12-14; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on March 15; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), while underway in the Gulf of Aden, on March 22.April 3, USS Vella Gulf transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound, escorting the USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS New York (LPD 21), USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) and USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12); Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary on April 7 and April 16.April 17, The Vella Gulf transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound, escorting the USNS Lewis and Clarke (T-AKE 1), USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) and USNS Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009); Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), while underway in the Gulf of Aden, on April 28.June 13, USS Vella Gulf conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), while underway in the North Arabian Sea; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound, escorting the USNS Robert E. Peary, on June 15; Transited southbound on June 17.July 7, USS Vella Gulf conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193), while underway in the Arabian Gulf; Transited the Suez Canal northbound, escorting the USNS Robert E. Peary and USNS Joshua Humphreys, on July 27; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound, just before midnight, on Aug. 1. USS Vella Gulf successfully completed Sea Trials during the month of February 1998.