USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG Leaves Singapore Bound for the Gulf

The Nimitz Class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), flagship of Carrier Strike Group CSG9, has left Changi Naval Base in Singapore. At midnight on November 8, she was nearly through the Strait of Malacca before switching off her AIS system and is now heading into the Indian Ocean. The port stopover was an unusually short three days.

Not appearing on AIS, but escorting the carrier sometimes known as the “Teddy Ruxpin,” are the Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65) and the Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) and USS Decatur (DDG-73). The CSG is unlikely to be travelling without a nuclear attack submarine somewhere in the vicinity and an oil resupply and dry stores vessel.

CSG9 deployed from San Diego on September 27, leaving in the same time frame was the Amphibious Ready Group led by the Wasp Class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8), accompanied by the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) and the USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26). The ARG has the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked.

At a comfortable cruising speed of 30 knots, the CSG could be in the North Arabian Sea by November 16, although accompanying escorts may have some difficulty keeping up at such speed. The CSG will likely also do some further work-up training while en route to the operational deployment area.

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