USS Gettysburg, CA-1863

Lineage

Dedication Plaque

The USS Gettysburg was named for The Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most important battles of the American Civil War. Fought at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the Eastern Theater of the War, the battle raged from July 1st through 3rd, 1863. Confederate General Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania for both strategic and logistical reasons, in this campaign, which he hoped would end the War. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, approximately 75,000 men, encountered the Union Army of the Potomac, approximately 90,000 strong, under Major General George G. Meade on the outskirts of Gettysburg on July 1st. In a battle of considerable movement, Advance forces of Lee’s Army (Lt. General A.P. Hill’s and Lt. General Richard S. Ewell’s Corps) tested first the Union right (July 1st), engaging Union Cavalry and Infantry under Brigadier General John Buford, Major General John F. Reynolds (1st Corps), and Major General Oliver Howard (11th Corps). Then, in an assault led by Lt. General James Longstreet’s Second Corp (Major General John B. Hood's and Major General Lafayette McLaw's Divisions), the Union left (July 2nd). While some area's, such as the Peach Orchard were taken, this attacks main focus, on the Union Held High Ground, including Little Round Top, was repulsed by forces such as Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain's Maine Regiment. On July 3rd, Major General George E. Pickett (along with Major General Isaac R. Trimble and Brigadier General J. Johnston Pettigrew, of A.P. Hill's Corps) led perhaps the most famous charge in American military history against the Union center on Cemetery Ridge. Only 5,000 of this original force of 15,000 survived the repulse. This Three-day struggle is considered the turning point in the Eastern Theater of the War.

USS Gettysburg, CA-1863 is the fourth vessel to bear the name. The following vessels have carried the name Gettysburg:

USS Gettysburg, CG-64 USN (2 June 1991 - 18 October 2015)
Vessel Class: Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser

USS Gettysburg, NCC-3890
Vessel Class: Constellation-class
Commanding Officer: Admiral Mark Jameson

USS Gettysburg, NCC-71184
Vessel Class: Galaxy-class
Commanding Officer: Captain Alexander L. Reiner (Dominion War), Vice Admiral William J. Ross (Fourth Fleet Flagship, Romulan War)

Current: USS Gettysburg, BC-1863
Vessel Class: Avenger Class Battle Cruiser
Commanding Officer(s):
Captain Daniel Wueste ( 20206.01 - 20308.28)
Commander Alexander Lorien (20308.28 - 20311.26)
Captain Darsyn Syntranos (20402.23 - 20708.20)
Captain Torgh (20708.20 - 20712.25)
Rear Admiral Derrick Grant (20801.06 - 20909.12)
Commander Aloysia Yvette (Acting) (20909.12 - 20912.31)
Rear Admiral Derrick Grant (20912.31 - 21001.31)
Captain Kenneth Fitchel (21002.01 - 21506.01)
Captain Tyra Crawford (21511.24 - PRESENT)

Vessel Dedication Quote

"...The World Will Little Note, Nor Long Remember What We Say Here, But It Can Never Forget What They Did Here..." - President Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address

Specifications

Avenger Class Heavy Cruiser Specifications

Additional Notes

Auxiliary Craft

Escort Vessel, Cicero-class

USS Voltaire, ES-17694

Runabout, Type-1

USS Allegheny, 1863/R

Shuttles, Type-7

Howard, 1863/1
Longstreet, 1863/2
Reynolds, 1863/3
Buford, 1863/4
Meade, 1863/5
Hooker, 1863/6

Shuttles, Type-9A

Lee, 1863/7

Crew Manifest

COMMAND
	Tyra Crawford	Commanding Officer	E-Mail
	Jason Simmons	First Officer	E-Mail
	Cera Morgan {Crawford}	Yeoman	E-Mail
TACTICAL
	Jennifer Braggins	Chief Tactical Officer	E-Mail
	Eliya McKenzie {Crawford}	Assistant Chief Tactical Officer/Shuttlebay Control Officer	E-Mail
ENGINEERING
	Jacob Schwartz	Chief Engineer	E-Mail
	Amelia Tiran	Engineer	E-Mail
	Mike Hobritz	Engineer	E-Mail
SECURITY
	Judora Claymore	Chief of Security	E-Mail
	Trever Cole	Security Officer	E-Mail
MEDICAL
	Tabitha Quinn {Praise}	Chief Medical Officer	E-Mail
	Cassandra Nasir	Medical Officer	E-Mail
	Kell Perim	Medical Officer	E-Mail
SCIENCE
	Judith Tucker	Chief Science Officer	E-Mail
	Xylia Cross {Praise}	Science Officer	E-Mail
	Alliovar Crystillin {Acenvar Crystillin}	Science Officer
MARINES
	Sierra Dawson {Crawford}	Marine Commander	E-Mail
CIVILIANS
	Orrin Kea {Claymore}	Bartender	E-Mail