Monday, February 3, 2014

Missile cruiser USS San Jacinto CG-56


Label came from the Battle of San Jacinto critical during the American Revolution
In service since 1988


Is a cruiser that fired the first barrage of Tomahawk cruise missiles during Desert Storm

Is the first cruiser is published in the theater of operations of the full payload of rockets
122 Tomahawk cruise missiles of various categories

Weight: 9800 tons - Length: 173 meters - Width: 17 meters

Payment by four engines from General Electric gives impetus to 80 thousand horse
And gives him the speed of 60 km per hour

Number of crew members : 33 officers and 27 row officers and 340 soldiers sailor

Sensors : radar AN/SPY-1 A / B multi-tasking
Sensors : radar air search AN/SPS-49


Sensors : radar control in the shooting AN/SPG-62

Sensors : radar search AN/SPS-73
Sensors : radar electronic war AN/SLQ-32

Electronic warfare suite also includes a sophisticated sonar systems

Armament : 2 × 61 cell firing rockets disco 41 vertical launch system

Reinforcement : 122 Tomahawk cruise missiles of different versions and systems Ram

8 rocket launchers Harpoon RGM-84 Harpoon missiles

Reinforcement : gun number 2 Mk 45 Mod 2 5 in / 54 cal


Reinforcement : Cannon 2 mm Mk 38 gun 25

Reinforcement : Defender Vlanks number 2 Phalanx CIWS Block 1B

Reinforcement : triple torpedo launcher Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo

Hawwamtin Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk

October 12, 2012 in the cruiser collided with the U.S. nuclear submarine Montpelier
Class of Los Angeles and The collision occurred near the coast of Florida
Got cracked in the hull of the submarine and the destruction of the rudder and propeller
Now the process of conducting maintenance complex unmatched submarine at a cost of 60 million dollars.




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