Keywords: USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) in the Great Bitter Lake.jpg A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S GATES CG-51 as it waits in the Great Bitter Lake to complete its transit of the Suez Canal The ship is heading for the Red Sea to support Operation Desert Shield http //www dodmedia osd mil/Assets/Still/1991/Navy/DN-ST-91-01490 JPEG ID DN-ST-91-01490 / Service Depicted Navy / Command Shown N1601 Date Shot 15 Sep 1990 Camera Operator PH3 FALKENHAINER PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Thomas S Gates CG-51 Great Bitter Lake 1990 in Egypt |