From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 7): U.S. Fleet flagship in Manila
The United States Ship (USS) Blue Ridge (LCC-19) will arrive in Manila Thursday, March 7.
The United States Seventh Fleet flagship will dock at the Manila South Harbor for a routine port call and goodwill visit.
According to the United States Embassy, the visit will highlight the strong historic, community, and military connections between the United States and the Philippines.
Aside from being the command ship of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, the USS Blue Ridge is also the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class command ships of the U.S. Navy.
Its primary role is to provide command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) to the commander and staff of the US Seventh Fleet.
The USS Blue Ridge was commissioned on November 14, 1970 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as a command and control ship for the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Embassy Manila-Public Affairs Section/RJB/JEG-PIA NCR)
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=241362619500
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