Ship Characteristics Flashcards
What class of Cruisers do we have?
Ticonderoga Class
What are the Cruisers capabilities?
designed for Air Defense (AD), Undersea Warfare (USW), Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS), Surface Warfare (SUW), and Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) capability.
What is a Cruisers length characteristics?
567 feet
What is a Cruisers beam characteristics?
55 feet
What is a Cruisers speed characteristics?
30+ knots
What is a Cruisers Armament characteristics?
Mk 41 vertical launching system Standard Missiles (SM)
Vertical Launch Anti-submarine rocket (VLA) missiles
Tomahawk cruise missiles
Harpoon Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM)
6 Mk 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple mounts)
2 Mk 45 5-inch/.54-cal. lightweight guns
2 Phalanx Close-In-Weapons System (CIWS) mounts
What aircraft can a Cruiser hold?
2 SH-60 Seahawks
What class of Destroyers do we have?
Arleigh Burke class
What do Cruisers support?
They support Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs), Surface Strike Groups (SSGs), and replenishment groups.
What do Destroyers support?
They support Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs), Surface Strike Groups (SSGs), and replenishment groups.
What are Destroyers propulsion characteristics?
4 General Electric LM 25003-30 gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 100,000 shaft horsepower
What is a Destroyers length characteristics?
Flight IIA : 509 feet
What is a Destroyers beam characteristics?
59 feet
What is a Destroyers speed characteristics?
30+ knots
What is a Destroyers crew size?
24 Officers, 300+ Enlisted
What is a Destroyers Armament characteristics?
Standard missiles (SM-2MR)
VLA missiles
Tomahawk cruise missiles
Harpoon ASCM (not IIA)
6 Mk 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple tube mounts)
1 Mk 45 5-inch/.54-cal. lightweight gun (Flight I & II)
1 Mk 45 5-inch/.62-cal. lightweight gun (Flight IIA)
2 Phalanx CIWS mounts (DDG 92 and below)
What is a Frigate’s (FFG) mission?
Provide protection of shipping (POS) and serve as USW combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment (UNREP) groups, and merchant convoys – Oliver Hazard Perry class
What is a Aircraft Carrier (CVN/CV) mission?
Support and operate aircraft that engage in attacks on airborne, subsurface, surface, and shore targets – Nimitz, Enterprise, and Kitty Hawk classes
What is a Submarine (SSN/SSBN/SSGN) mission?
Attack: Seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships – Los Angeles, Sea Wolf, and Virginia classes Ballistic Missile: Stealth and precision delivery of nuclear warheads – Ohio class Guided Missile: Support and launch cruise missiles – Ohio class
What is a Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD/LHA) mission?
Support the Marine Corps tenets of Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS) and Ship to Objective Maneuver (STOM); provide a rapid buildup of combat power – Tarawa and Wasp classes
What is a Amphibious Dock Landing Ship (LSD) mission?
Support amphibious operations, including landings via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), conventional landing craft, and helicopters – Whidbey Island and Harpers Ferry classes
What is a Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) mission?
Embark, transport, and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare missions – San Antonio class
What is a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission?
Provide assured access for joint forces in littoral operations – Freedom and Independence classes
What is a Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Ship mission?
Find, classify, and destroy mines using sonar and video systems, cable cutters, and a remote controlled mine detonating device, or conventional sweeping measures – Avenger class
