Keywords: USS Port Royal (CG 73) departs Pearl Harbor September 2003.jpg en 030903-N-0106C-002 Pearl Harbor Hawaii Sep 3 2003 -- The crew of the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal CG 73 sails out of Pearl Harbor to join Expeditionary Strike Group One ESG-1 An ESG constitutes a new naval strike force designed to equip amphibious forces with added firepower and operational capabilities The seven ships of ESG-1 include USS Peleliu LHA 5 USS Germantown LSD 42 USS Jarrett FFG 33 USS Ogden LPD 5 USS Port Royal CG 73 USS Decatur DDG 73 and USS Greeneville SSN 772 http //www navy mil/management/photodb/photos/030903-N-0106C-002 jpg from http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9368 U S Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Daniel J Calderon RELEASED 2003-09-03 General views of USS Port Royal CG-73 PD-USGov-Military-Navy |