Vella Gulf gets green light to deploy, after series of technical issues
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The cruiser Vella Gulf and the destroyer Laboon come alongside the fleet-replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha in the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 15. (MC2 Dean Cates/Navy)
The guided-missile cruiser Vella Gulf has received the green light to continue its deployment after getting underway last week and successfully wrapping up sea trials.
“USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) has successfully completed sea trials and will continue on its mission,” 2nd Fleet spokeswoman Lt. Marycate Walsh said in a statement Monday. “Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, ship’s force and Navy technical experts helped to execute work items on a condensed timeline to get the ship back to sea.”