Historia
This cruiser (ticonderoga-class) was built in 1985 by Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula, MS.
Notas históricas
George Schneider stated "This vessel is 37 years old, and was decommissioned Sept 22, although all layup formalities including stripping her outfitting are typically done before that. Now she'll wait until she's fully decomposing from neglect and then be broken up or sunk. The earliest DDGs of the class "replacing" her are only about 5 years younger."
Propietarios y capitanes
In 2021-2023 she was owned by the United States Navy.
Armamento
2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing
122 × mix of:
RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB
RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV
RIM-161 SM-3
RIM-162A ESSM
RIM-174A Standard ERAM
BGM-109 Tomahawk
RUM-139A VL-ASROC
8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
2 × 5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun
2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 gun
2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun
2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B
2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried 2 × Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.
Referencias
George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021)
