Guided-Missile Cruiser USS Chancellorsville Transits Taiwan Strait
By: Ben Werner
February 16, 2020 7:12 AM
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) transited the Taiwan Strait on Saturday.
Chancellorsville’s transit through the 110-mile wide body of water separating Taiwan from mainland China is the second such transit in a month. On January 16, USS Shiloh (CG-67) made a similar trip. Chancellorsville made a similar transit in November, according to the ship’s Facebook page.
“The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit February 15 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows,†said Lt. Joe Keiley, a spokesperson for U.S. 7th Fleet, in an email to USNI News.
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