U.S. guided missile cruiser to visit Cebu Friday

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 39): U.S. guided missile cruiser to visit Cebu Friday

The USS Shiloh (CG-67), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, will arrive in Cebu City on Friday for a routine port call.

This visit highlights the strong historic, community, and military connections between the United States and the Philippines.

The port call will allow the ship to replenish supplies as well as give the crew an opportunity for rest and relaxation.

While in Cebu the sailors of the USS Shiloh will participate in mangrove planting this coming Feb. 1, at 6 a.m. in Sitio Lubi, Barangay Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan.

The USS Shiloh is part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and is homeported in Yokosuka, Japan.

The ship is commanded by Capt. Kurush F. Morris and crewed by approximately 390 sailors, of whom 90 are Filipino-American.

The ship is named after the Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War.

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