Charles F. Adams Class Armament (US Navy version) |
Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling /Missiles |
2 |
5'/54 (127mm) DP |
2 single turrets |
25,909 yards @ 45° (14.7 miles) AA ceiling 51,600' @ 80° 70 lb. HE shell |
1 (a) |
Mk 11 missile launcher Mk 13 missile launcher |
double launcher single launcher |
34-36 - SM-1-MR (SAM) missiles |
1 (b) |
Mk 16 ASROC launcher |
8 cell launcher |
4 reloads (some units) |
6 |
Mk 32 12.75" (324mm) torpedo tubes |
2 triple launchers |
Mk 46 torpedoes 8,000 yards @ 45 knots (4.5 miles) 99 lb. PBNX-103 warhead |
4 |
.50 cal (12.7mm) Machine guns |
single mounts |
6,003' (1.1 miles) Rate of fire up to 550 RPM |
Armament notes: |
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(a): |
Mk 11 double launcher mounted on DDG-2 thru DDG-14. Mk 13 single launcher mounted on DDG-15 thru DDG-24. |
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(b): |
ASROC (anit-submarine rocket) warhead was either Mk 44 torpedo, Mk 46 torpedo or an Mk 17 nuclear depth bomb with a rocket booster for launch. |
The forward 5"/54 (127mm) Mk 42 turret on the USS Goldsborough DDG-20.
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The aft 5"/54 (127mm) Mk 42 turret of the USS Richard E. Byrd DDG-23.
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The aft 5"/54 (127mm) Mk 42 turret on the USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16.
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A 12.75" (324mm) Mk 46 torpedo fired from the Mk 32 torpedo launcher on the USS Goldsborough DDG-20.
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The ASROC Mk 16 launcher on the USS Richard E. Byrd DDG-23.
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