USS Leahy - A Leahy Class Cruiser
These are "double-ended" missile cruisers, the smallest U.S. Navy ships classified as cruisers
DISPLACEMENT, TONS: 5,670 - FULL DISPLACEMENT, TONS: 8,281
DEAD WEIGHT, TONS: 2,369
DIMENSIONS, FEET : 533 x 55 x 26
HULL MATERIAL: Steel Hull - Aluminum Superstructure
MAIN BATTERY: 4 x 3"/50 in 2 twin mounts aft
removed in favour of the Harpoons 1980s
SAM: 1 twin Terrier Mk-10 Mod 5 launcher forward
1 twin Terrier Mk 10 Mod 6 launcher aft
w/80 Terrier missiles
modified in AAW upgrade to fire GDC Standard SM-1ER (RIM-87B)
modified to fire SM-2ER in early 1980s
SSM: 8-RGM-84A Mk-141 Harpoon in two quad launchers
replaced 3"
ASW: 1 Mk 16 Mod 7 w/8 Honeywell ASROC
CIWS: 2 GE/GD 20mm/76 Phalanx 6-barreled (Mk-15) aft
1 starboard 1 port (installed 1980s)
TORPEDOS: 6 x 12.75" tubes in 2 triple mounts
FLAG ACCOMODATIONS: 18 "Double-end" missle cruisers especially designed to screen fast carrier task forces.
CLASSIFICATION: Originally classified as guided missle frigates (DLG); reclassified as guided missle cruisers (CG)
on 30 June 1975.
DESIGN: Distinctive in having twin missle launchers forward and aft with a ASROC launcher between the forward missle
launcher and the bridge on the main deck level.
Helicopters Platform for medium helicopter (VERTREP)
ELECTRONICS: Naval Tactical Sata Systems (NTDS) fitted during AAW modernisation. Fitted with OE-82 satellite communications
antenna. SSR-1 reciever and three WSC-3 transcievers, SLO 32 ECM .
DECOYS: 4 Loral Hycor SRBOC 6-barreled Mk-36
SLQ-26 Nixie towed torpedo decoy
FIRE CONTROL: 1 Mk 114 antisubmarine warfare;
4 Sperry/RCA SPG 55B; Four Mk 76 missile control systems
AIR SEARCH RADAR: 3D search: SPS 48 - ITT SPS 48A
Raytheon SPS 49(V)3/5
NAVIGATION RADAR: Marconi LN 66
SURFACE SEARCH RADAR: Norden SPS 67 or SPS 10F
SONAR: GE/Hughes SQS 23 bow-mounted
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