Iowa Class Battleship

General Characteristics

Length:

271 metres

Beam:

33 metres

Draught:

11 metres

Displacement:

58000 tonnes full load

Propulsion:

4 screws; geared turbines; 8 Babcock & Wilcox Boilers; G.E. (BB-61;BB-63); West. (BB-62; BB-64; BB-66); 212,000 shp (158,000 kW)

Complement:

1800 men

Armament:

Cold War/Gulf War:

9 × 16-inch / 50 cal. Mark 7 guns
12 × 5-inch / 38 cal. Mark 12 guns
32 × BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles
16 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles
4 × 20 mm / 76 cal.Phalanx CIWS

Speed:

30.3 kn (56 km/h)

Armour:

Belt: 12.1 in (310 mm)
Bulkheads: 11.3 in (290 mm)
Barbettes: 11.6 to 17.3 in (295 to 439 mm)
Turrets: 19.7 in (500 mm)
Decks: 7.5 in (190 mm)

Aircraft:

Cold War/Gulf War:
8 × RQ-2 Pioneer Unmanned aerial vehicle

 

 

Zumwalt class destroyer

General Characteristics

Length:

183 metres

Beam:

24.1 metres

Draft:

8.4 metres

Displacement:

14564 tonnes full load

Propulsion:

2 Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 gas turbines and emergency diesel generators, 78 MW

Complement:

140 men

Armament:

20 × MK 57 VLS modules, comprising a total of 80 missiles
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
Tactical Tomahawk Block IV
Standard Missile 2 Block III (SM-2MR)
Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC)
2 × 155 mm Advanced Gun System
920 × 155 mm total; 600 in automated store + Auxiliary store room with up to 320 rounds (non-automatic) as of April 2005
70-100 LRLAP rounds planned as of 2005 of total
2 × Mk 110 57 mm gun (CIWS)

Speed:

30.3 kn (56 km/h)

Armour:

limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas

Aircraft:

2 SH-60 LAMPS helicopters or 1 MH-60R helicopter
3 MQ-8 Fire Scout VTUAV

 

 

Ticonderoga class cruiser

General Characteristics

Length:

173 metres

Beam:

17 metres

Draft:

9.5 metres

Displacement:

9500 tonnes full load

Propulsion:

4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp

Complement:

360 men

Armament:

2 x Mk 26 Guided Missile Launching System (CG-47 through -51)
? 122 cell Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (CG-52 on)
? SM-2 Standard SAM (has an ASuW mode)
? RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM
? 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
? BGM-109 Tomahawk (CG-52 on)
? ASROC Anti-submarine Missile
? 2 x 5 inch (127 mm/54) Mk-45 (lightweight gun)
? 2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
? 2 x Mark 32 triple Torpedo tubes (6 x Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedoes)

Speed:

32+ knots (exact maximum classified)

Armour:

limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas

Aircraft:

2 x SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters

 

 

O. H. Perry Frigate

General Characteristics

Length:

138 metres

Beam:

17.3 metres

Draft:

6.7 metres

Displacement:

4200 tonnes full load

Propulsion:

2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines; 1 shaft; 41,000 shaft horsepower (31 MW); 2 x Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (.25 MW) retractable electric azipods for maneuvering and docking.

Complement:

176 men

Armament:

1 × single-arm Mk 13 Missile Launcher with a 40-round magazine that can handle SM-1MR anti-air/ship missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Removed from U.S. ships starting in 2003, due to retirement of the SM-1 missile
2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine torpedoes
1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun
1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
8 × Hsiung Feng II SSM (Taiwanese units only)

Speed:

30 knots (35 mph or 56 km/h)

Sensors:

Radar: AN/SPS-49, AN/SPS-55, Mk 92 fire control system
Sonar: SQS-56, SQR-19 Towed Array

Aircraft:

1 or 2 × anti-ship and -sub helicopters (the SH-2 Seasprite on short-hulls, the SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III on long-hulls)

 

 

Skjold Class

General Characteristics

Length:

47.5 metres

Beam:

13.5 metres

Draft:

1.0 metres

Displacement:

274 tonnes full load

Propulsion:

Loiter diesel engine
608.5 kilowatts
Twin boost turbines
12,170 kilowatts
Twin diesel engines
1490 kilowatts

Complement:

16 men

Armament:

8 Naval Strike Missile SSMs (when available) kept in an internal weapons bay
76mm Oto Breda Super Rapid multi-role cannon
Mistral missile SAM
12.7mm gun

Speed:

In rough sea:
45 knots
In calm sea:
60 knots

Sensors:

Thales MRR-3D-NG air/surface radar
Ceros 200 FC
CS-3701 electronic warfare suite
Sagem Vigy 20 Electro-optical sensor

Soft kill:

MASS decoy (32)

 

 

Submarine Typhoon Class

General Characteristics

Length:

175 metres

Beam:

23 metres

Draft:

12 metres

Displacement:

Surfaced:
23,200-24,500 tonnes
Submerged:
33,800-48,000 tonnes

Propulsion:

2×OK-650 pressurized-water nuclear reactors
190 megawatt each
2×VV-type steam turbines
37 megawatt each
2 shaft, 7 blades shrouded screws

Complement:

163 men

Armament:

1×9K38 Igla SAM

4×650 mm torpedo tubes
RPK-7 Vodopad AShMs
Type 65K torpedoes
2×533 mm torpedo tubes
RPK-2 Viyoga cruise missiles
Type 53 torpedoes[1]
D-19 launch system
20×RSM-52 SLBMs

Speed:

Surfaced: 12 knots
Submerged: 27 knots

Maximum depth:

400 metres

Submarine SSN Los Angeles Class

General Characteristics

Length:

360 ft (110 m)

Beam:

33 ft (10 m)

Draft:

32 ft (9.7 m)

Displacement:

6,927 tons submerged

Propulsion:

S6G reactor

Complement:

140 men

Armament:

4 × 21 in (533 mm) forward torpedo tubes
on SSNs 719?725 and 750?773, 12 Vertical Launch System tubes

Speed:

25+ knots (46 km/h) submerged

Maximum depth:

greater than 800 ft (240 m)

Submarine Akula Class

General Characteristics

Length:

108.0 - 111.7 m (sources vary)

Beam:

13.5 m

Draft:

9.6 m

Displacement:

6,927 tons submerged

Propulsion  and Power:

1 190 MW OK-650B pressurized water nuclear reactor
1 OK-7 steam turbine 43,000 hp (32 MW)
2 OK-2 Turbogenerators producing 2,000 kW
1 seven-bladed propeller
2 retractable electric propulsors for low-speed maneuvering at 3 knots (6 km/h)

Complement:

25 Officers, 26 Enlisted

Armament:

four 533 mm torpedo tubes (plus six external 533 mm tubes on Improved Akulas and Akula II?s)
four 650 mm torpedo tubes
storage space for up to forty torpedoes/mines/missiles etc.
One SA-18 Igla-M Surface-to-air missile launcher fired from sail. (To be used if the sub is forced to remain surfaced)
assorted small arms for security. (Locked away when away from port)

Speed:

20 knots (37 km/h) surfaced
35 knots (65 km/h) submerged

Maximum depth:

450 m test depth
550 m never-exceed depth
600-660 m calculated crush depth

Submarine U212 Class

General Characteristics

Length:

56 m (183.7 feet)

Beam:

7 m (22.96 feet)

Draft:

6 m (19.68 feet)

Displacement:

1450 tonnes surfaced
1830 tonnes submerged

Propulsion:

1 MTU 16V 396 diesel-engine[1]
9 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells, 30-40 kW each (U31)
2 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells 120 kW (U32, U33, U34)
1 Siemens Permasyn electric motor 1700 kW, driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller

Complement:

23-27(incl. 5 officers)

Armament:

6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes (in 2 foward-pointing groups of 3) with 12 torpedoes
24 external naval mines (optional)

Speed:

20 knots (37 km/h) submerged
12 knots surfaced

Maximum depth:

over 700 m (2,296 feet)

Arleigh Burke class destroyer

Class Overview

Class Type

Guided missile destroyer

Class Name

In honor of Admiral Arleigh ?31 knot? Burke

Preceded By

Spruance-class destroyer

Succeeded By

Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer

General characteristics

Cost:

~US$800 million

Displacement:

8315 tons full load (Flight I)
8400 tons full load (Flight II)
9200 tons full load (Flight IIA)

Length:

505 ft (154 m) (Flights I and II)
509 ft (155 m) (Flight IIA)

Beam:

59 ft (18 m)

Draft:

30.5 ft (9.3 m)

Propulsion:

4 General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines;
two shafts,
100,000 total shaft horsepower (75 MW)

Speed:

30+ knots (56+ km/h)

Range:

4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots
(8,100 km at 37 km/h)

Complement:

23 officers, 300 enlisted

Armament:

90 cells Mk 41 vertical launch systems
BGM-109 Tomahawk
RGM-84 Harpoon SSM (not in Flight IIa units)
SM-2 Standard SAM (has an ASuW mode)
RIM-162 ESSM SAM (DDG-79 onward)
RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC
one 5 inch (127 mm/54) Mk-45 (lightweight gun) (DDG-51 through -80)
one 5 inch (127 mm/62) Mk-45 mod 4 (lightweight gun) (DDG-81 on)
two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS (DDG-51 through -83, several later units)
two Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (six Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedoes, Mk-54 in the near future)

Aircraft:

None, but LAMPS III electronics installed on landing deck for coordinated DDG-51/helo ASW operations (Flights I and II)
two SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helos (Flight IIA)

Type 42 destroyer

Class Overview

Class Type

Guided missile destroyer

Class Name

Type 42 class

Builders

Several different

In service

1975

General characteristics

Cost:

unknown

Displacement:

Batch 1 & 2: 4,350 tons full load
Batch 3: 5,350 tons

Length:

Batch 1 & 2: 125 m (413 feet)
Batch 3: 141.1 m (466 feet

Beam:

Batch 1 & 2: 14 m (46 feet)
Batch 3: 14.9 (49 feet)

Draught:

5.8 m (19 feet)

Propulsion:

2 shafts COGOG
2 x Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines, (50,000 shp (37.5 MW))
2 x Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1A cruise gas turbines, (8,000 shp (6 MW)

Speed:

30 knots (Olympus)
18 knots (Tyne)

Range:

4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots
(8,100 km at 37 km/h)

Complement:

312

Armament:

Twin launcher for GWS-30 Sea Dart missiles,
4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun,
2 x 3-tube STWS-1 launchers for 324 mm (12.75") A/S torpedoes,
2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS,
4 x Oerlikon/BMARC 30 mm L/75 KCB guns in GCM-A03 twin mounts,
2 x Oerlikon / BMARC 20 mm L/70 KBA guns in GAM-B01 single mounts,
2 x quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers

Aircraft:

1 x Westland Lynx HAS / HMA

Visby class corvette

Class Overview

Class Type

Guided missile corvette

Class Name

-

Builders

Kockums in Karlskrona

In service

2000

General characteristics

Cost:

unknown

Displacement:

650 tonnes

Length:

72 m

Beam:

10.4 m

Draught:

2.5 m

Propulsion:

2 KaMeWa Waterjets, powered by:
High-speed machinery: 4 Honeywell gas turbines, total rating 16 MW
Low-speed machinery: 2 squeegie engines, total rating 2.6 MW

Speed:

35+ knots

Range:

-

Complement:

43

Armament:

Bofors 57 mm/70 SAK Mk3
8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM
8 x Umkhonto surface-to-air missile 4 × 400 mm tubes for Type 43/45 torpedoes
4 x MASS Countermeasure launchers
mines
prepared for the installation of heavy Torpedoes

Aircraft:

navy helicopters Hkp15B (Agusta A109)

Stockholm class corvette

Class Overview

Class Type

Guided missile corvette

Class Name

-

Builders

Karlskrona

In service

1984

General characteristics

Cost:

unknown

Displacement:

330 tons

Length:

50 m

Beam:

7,5 m

Draught:

3,3 m

Propulsion:

2 squeegie engines MTU 396 TB94 (2850 hp)
1 gas turbine Allied Signal TF50 (5400 hp)

Speed:

30 knots

Range:

-

Complement:

19 officers, 14 enlisted

Armament:

Sea Dart missiles 6xRBS-15 Mk2
one 71/03 Mk II, 57 mm
Torpedo 4x40 cm anti-submarine torpedoes
anti-submarine grenades m/90 (4x9st)
waterbombs 33
two Ksp 58 machineguns

Aircraft:

none

Hauk class patrol boat

Class Overview

Class Type

Guided missile patrol boat

Class Name

-

Builders

-

In service

-

General characteristics

Cost:

unknown

Displacement:

150 tons

Length:

36.5 m (119.75 ft)

Beam:

6.2 m (20.34 ft)

Draft:

1.50 m

Propulsion:

Twin MTU 16V 3600 hp diesels (Total 7200 hp)

Speed:

32 knots (59 km/h)

Range:

-

Complement:

24 men

Armament:

6 MK 2 Penguin missile SSMs
2 TP 613 torpedoes
Mistral Simbad + Manpad SAMs
Bofors 40 mm L/70 gun

Aircraft:

none

PT Boat

Class Overview

Class Type

patrol boat

Class Name

-

Builders

-

In service

-

General characteristics

Cost:

unknown

Displacement:

56 tons (full load)

Length:

80 feet (24.4 m) overall

Beam:

20 ft 8 in (6.3 m)

Draft:

3 ft 6 in (1.06 m) maximum (aft)

Propulsion:

three 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines 1500 hp each; three shafts

Speed:

41knots (76 km/h) maximum (trials)

Range:

-

Complement:

3 Officers, 14 Enlisted Men

Armament:

two 12,7 cal. MG`s
4 torpedoes
one 20 mm gun
mines

Number Built:

326

LCAC - Landing Craft Air Cushioned

General Characteristics

Length:

26,4 m

Beam:

14,3 m

Draft:

-

Displacement:

200 tons full load

Propulsion:

4 Avco-Lycoming gas turbines, 12.280 hp

Complement:

5 men

Armament:

2 12,7 mm M2-machine guns
2 MK 19

Speed:

40 kn with freight

Range:

200 miles at 40 kts with payload
300 miles at 35 kts with payload

Operating Time:

16 hours per day per LCAC