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David
Sat January 3, 2004 11:34pm

DD963 - Spruance Class De

Function: Gas turbine destroyer configured for Anti-Submarine and Strike Warfare.

Description: Spruance class destroyers operate in support of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious groups and replenishment groups. The Spruance class destroyers primarily perform antisubmarine warfare duty while guided missile destroyers like the Arleigh Burke are multi-mission (ASW, anti-air and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants. The addition of the Mk-41 Vertical Launch System to the destroyers has greatly expanded their role in strike warfare. The Spruance class destroyers were the first large U.S. Navy warships to employ gas turbine engines as their main propulsion system and are undergoing extensive modernizing. The upgrade program includes addition of vertical launchers for advanced missiles on 24 ships of this class, in addition to an advanced ASW system and upgrading of its helicopter capability. Spruance class destroyers are expected to remain a major part of the Navy's surface combatant force into the 21st century.

General Characteristics, Spruance Class

Cost:
About $1 billion each

Builders:
Ingalls Shipbuilding

Power Plant:
Four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines, two shafts, 80,000 shaft horsepower length

Date Deployed:
Sept. 20, 1975 (USS Spruance)

Crew:
30 officers, 352 enlisted

Sensors:

Radars:
One AN/SPS-40E air search radar

One AN/SPS-55 surface search radar

One AN/SPQ-9A gunfire control radar

One AN/SPG-60 fire control illuminator

Sonars:
One AN/SQS-53 hull mounted sonar

One AN/SQR-19 towed array sonar

One AN/SQQ-89 ASW combat system

Countermeasures:
One Mk 36 Mod 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off Board Chaff System (SRBOC)

One AN/SLQ-32(v)3 electronic warfare suite

One AN/SLQ-25 towed torpedo decoy (Nixie)

Length, Overall:
563 feet (171.6 meters)

Beam:
55 feet (16.76 meters)

Displacement:
9,100 tons (9,246.04 metric tons) full load

Speed:
30+ knots (34.52+mph, 55.55+ kph)

Armament:

Guns:
2 Mk 45 5"/54 caliber Lightweight Gun Mounts

Torpedos:
2 Mk 32 Mod 14 triple torpedo tubes firing either the Mk 46 Mod 5 or Mk 50 ASW torpedoes

Vertical Launch ASROC with Mk 46 Mod 5 or Mk 50 ASW torpedoes

Missiles:
Tomahawk cruise missiles

NATO Sea Sparrow (RIM-7M) Surface to Air missile

Vertical Launch ASROC torpedoes

Missiles launched from 2 forward mounted Mk 41 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS)

Two Mk 141 Harpoon Missile Quad-Cannister launchers

One Mk 15 Mod 2 Close-In Weapon System (2 mounts)

Ships:
USS Spruance (DD 963), Mayport, FA
USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964), Everett, WA
USS Kinkaid (DD 965), San Diego, CA
USS Hewitt (DD 966), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Elliot (DD 967), San Diego, CA
USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968), Norfolk, VA
USS Peterson (DD 969), Norfolk, VA
USS Caron (DD 970), Norfolk, VA
USS David R. Ray (DD 971), Everett, WA
USS Oldendorf (DD 972), San Diego, CA
USS John Young (DD 973), San Diego, CA
USS O'Brien (DD 975), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Briscoe (DD 977), Norfolk, VA
USS Stump (DD 978), Norfolk, VA
USS Moosbrugger (DD 980), Mayport, FA
USS John Hancock (DD 981), Mayport, VA
USS Nicholson (DD 982), Mayport, FA
USS Cushing (DD 985), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS O'Bannon (DD 987), Mayport, FA
USS Thorn (DD 988), Norfolk, VA
USS Deyo (DD 989), Norfolk, VA
USS Fife (DD 991), Everett, WA
USS Fletcher (DD 992), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Hayler (DD 997), Norfolk, VA

David
Sat January 3, 2004 11:34pm

FFG7 - Oliver Hazard Perr

Function: Guided Missile Frigate configured for Anti-Submarine and Protection of Shipping missions.

Description: Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates were designed to function primarily as a cost effective ASW platform with limited Anti Air capabilities. Intended to provide open ocean escort of supply convoys and amphibious warfare ships in a low to medium threat environment, the O.H. Perry lacks the ability to perform multiple threat missions or to survive independently in high threat situations.

General Characteristics, Oliver Hazard Perry Class

Cost:
About $1 billion each

Builders:
Bath Iron Works

Power Plant:
Two General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines, 1 shaft with 1 reversable variable pitch screw, 41,000 shaft horsepower

Date Deployed:
December 17, 1977 (USS Oliver Hazard Perry)

Crew:
13 officers, 287 enlisted

Sensors:

Radars:
One AN/SPS-49 air search radar

One AN/SPS-55 surface search radar

One Mk 92 Fire Control System

Sonars:
One AN/SQS-53 hull mounted sonar

One AN/SQR-19 towed array sonar

One AN/SQQ-89 ASW combat system

Countermeasures:
One Mk 36 Mod 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off Board Chaff System (SRBOC)

One AN/SLQ-32(v)3 electronic warfare suite

One AN/SLQ-25 towed torpedo decoy (Nixie)

Length, Overall:
453 feet (139.4 meters)

Beam:
45 feet (13.5 meters)

Displacement:
4,100 tons (4,165.80 metric tons) full load

Speed:
30+ knots (34.52+mph, 55.55+ kph)

Armament:

Guns:
One Mk 75 3"/62 caliber Lightweight Gun Mount

One Mk 15 Mod 2 Close-In Weapon System (1 mount)

Torpedoes:
Two Mk 32 Mod 14 triple torpedo tubes firing either the Mk 46 Mod 5 or Mk 50 ASW torpedo

Missiles:
Standard SM-1MR Surface to Air missile

Harpoon Anti Ship Missile

One Mk 13 Guided Missile Launcher (for Harpoon and Standard missiles)

Aircraft:
Two SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters

Ships:
USS McInerney (FFG 8), Mayport, FA
USS Wadsworth (FFG 9), San Diego, CA
USS George Philip (FFG 12), San Diego, CA
USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13), Mayport, FA
USS Sides (FFG 14), San Diego, CA
USS Estocin (FFG 15), Norfolk, VA
USS John A. Moore (FFG 19), San Diego, CA
USS Boone (FFG 28), Mayport, FA
USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), Pascagoula, MI
USS John L. Hall (FFG 32), Pascagoula, MI
USS Jarrett (FFG 33), San Diego, CA
USS Underwood (FFG 36), Mayport, FA
USS Crommelin (FFG 37), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Curts (FFG 38), San Diego, CA
USS Doyle (FFG 39), Mayport, FA
USS Halyburton (FFG 40), Norfolk, VA
USS McClusky (FFG 41), San Diego, CA
USS Klakring (FFG 42), Norfolk, VA
USS Thach (FFG 43), San Diego, CA
USS De Wert (FFG 45), Mayport, FA
USS Rentz (FFG 46), San Diego, CA
USS Nicholas (FFG 47), Norfolk, VA
USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), Mayport, FA
USS Taylor (FFG 50), Mayport, FA
USS Gary (FFG 51), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Carr (FFG 52), Norfolk, VA
USS Hawes (FFG 53), Norfolk, VA
USS Ford (FFG 54), Everett, WA
USS Elrod (FFG 55), Norfolk, VA
USS Simpson (FFG 56), Norfolk, VA
USS Reuben James (FFG 57), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), Norfolk, VA
USS Kauffman (FFG 59), Norfolk, VA
USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), Everett, WA
USS Ingraham (FFG 61), Everett, WA

David
Sat January 3, 2004 11:34pm

LHD - Wasp Class Amphibio

Function: Primary landing ships, resembling small aircraft carriers, designed to put troops on hostile shores.

Description: Modern U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships are called upon to perform as primary landing ships for assault operations of Marine expeditionary units. These ships use Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), conventional landing craft and helicopters to move Marine assault forces ashore. In a secondary role, using AV-8B Harrier aircraft and anti-submarine warfare helicopters, these ships perform sea control and limited power projection missions.

Background: Amphibious warships are uniquely designed to support assault from the sea against defended positions ashore. They must be able to sail in harm's way and provide a rapid built-up of combat power ashore in the face of opposition. The United States maintains the largest and most capable amphibious force in the world. Wasp class ships are the largest amphibious ships in the world. The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD-1), was commissioned in July 1989 in Norfolk, VA. The Guam (LPH 9), the last of the Iwo Jima Class, was decommissioned August 25, 1998.

General Characteristics, Wasp Class

Builders:
Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MI

Power Plant:
Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shaft horsepower

Date Deployed:
July 29, 1989 (USS Wasp)

Length, Overall:
844 feet (257.30 meters)

Beam:
106 feet (32.31 meters)

Displacement:
Approx. 40,500 long tons (41,150 metric tons) full load

Speed:
20+ knots (23+ miles per hour)

Crew:
Ship's Company: 104 officers, 1,004 enlisted

Marine Detachment: 1,894

Armament:
Two NATO Sea Sparrow launchers

Three 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts

Eight .50 caliber machine guns

Aircraft:
Assault: 42 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters

Sea Control: 5 AV-8B Harrier attack planes; 6 ASW helicopters

Ships:
USS Wasp (LHD-1), Norfolk, VA
USS Essex (LHD-2), San Diego, CA
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), Norfolk, VA
USS Boxer (LHD-4), San Diego, CA
USS Bataan (LHD-5), Norfolk, VA
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), San Diego, CA
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Norfolk, VA

David
Sat January 3, 2004 11:51pm

T-AGS Survey Ships

Function: Military Sealift Command's Special Missions program supports worldwide oceanographic programs with ships which perform acoustical, biological, physical and geophysical surveys. Ships such as USNS Silas Bent (TAGS 26), USNS Kane (TAGS 27) and USNS Bowditch (TAGS 62) gather data which provides much of the military's information on the ocean environment. Oceanographic and hydrographic survey ships are used to study the world's oceans. The collected data helps to improve technology in undersea warfare and enemy ship detection. The oceanographic and hydrographic survey ships' multibeam, wide-angle precision sonar systems make it possible to continuously chart a broad strip of ocean floor. Two oceanographic ships survey the sea bottom and collect hydrographic data, charting three-fourths of the world's coastlines. USNS John McDonnell (TAGS 51) and USNS Littlehales (TAGS 52) make it easier for navigators to find their way along well-traveled and not-so-familiar shipping routes.

History: The USNS John McDonnell (TAGS 51) was laid down Aug. 3, 1989, and the USNS Littlehales (TAGS 52) on Oct. 25, 1989. The McDonnell launched Aug. 15, 1980, the Littlehales on Feb. 14, 1991. The contract for the Pathfinder class of surveying ships was awarded in January 1991 for two ships with an option for a third which was taken up May 29, 1992. A fourth ship was ordered in Oct. 1994 with an option for two more. A fifth ship was ordered Jan. 15, 1997.

Description: The Silas Bent class of surveying ships were designed specifically for surveying operations. They have a bow propulsion unit for precise maneuverability and station keeping. The John McDonnell class of survey ships carries 34-foot survey launches for data collection in coastal regions with depths between 10 and 600 m and in deep water to 4,000 m. A small diesel is used for propulsion at towing speeds of up to 6 knots. SIMRAD high-frequency active hull-mounted and side scan sonars are carried. The Pathfinder class of survey ships have three multipurpose cranes and five winches plus a variety of oceanographic equipment including multibeam echo-sounders, towed sonars and expendable sensors.

General Characteristics, Silas Bent Class

Builders:
American SB Co., Lorain/Christy Corp, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Power Plant:
Diesel-electric; two Alco diesel generators; one Westinghouse/GE motor; 3,600 horsepower (2.69 MW); one shaft; cp prop; bow thruster; 350 horsepower (261 kW)

Length, Overall:
285.3 feet (86.96 meters)

Beam:
48 feet (14.63 meters)

Displacement:
2,550 to 2,843 long tons (2,590.92 to 2,888.62 metric tons) full load

Speed:
15 knots when towing

Crew:
31 civilians (12 officers) plus 28 scientists

Ships:
USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS 26)
USNS Kane (T-AGS 27)

General Characteristics, John McDonnell Class

Builders:
Halter Marine Moss Point, MS

Power Plant:
One GM EMD 12-645E6 diesel; 2,500 horsepower (1.9 MW) sustained; one auxiliary diesel; 230 horsepower (172kW); one shaft

Length, Overall:
208 feet (63.40 meters)

Beam:
45 feet (13.72 meters)

Displacement:
2,054 long tons (2,086.96 metric tons) full load

Speed:
12 knots (13.8 mph, 22.22 kph)

Crew:
22 civilians plus 11 scientists

Ships:
USNS John McDonnell (T-AGS 51)
USNS Littlehales (T-AGS 52)

General Characteristics, Pathfinder Class

Builders:
Halter Marine Moss Point, MS

Power Plant:
Diesel-electric; four EMD/Baylor diesel generators; 11, 425 horsepower (8.52 MW); two GE CDF 1944 motors; 8,000 horsepower (5.96 MW) sustained; 6,000 horsepower (4.48 MW); two Lips Z drives; bow thruster, 1,500 horsepower (1.19 MW)

Length, Overall:
328.5 feet (100.13 meters)

Beam:
58 feet (17.68 meters)

Displacement:
4,762 long tons (4,838.42 metric tons) full load

Speed:
16 knots (18.4 mph, 29.63 kph)

Crew:
28 civilians plus 27 scientists

Ships:
USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60)
USNS Sumner (T-AGS 61)
USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62)
USNS Henson (T-AGS 63)
USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64)

David
Sun January 4, 2004 12:31am

SSN688 - Los Angeles Clas

Function: Nuclear powered Fast Attack submarine.

History: Deployed on November 13, 1976, the Los Angeles (SSN688) fast attack submarine marked a technological leap forward in submarine design. Built from the screw forward as a dedicated antisubmarine warfare (ASW) platform, the Los Angeles class submarines were designed to guard American Carrier Battle Groups by hunting Soviet submarines and anti-surface warfare (ASUW) capitol ships like the Kirov class BCGN. The Los Angeles submarines were faster, quieter, carried more sophisticated sensors and possessed better weapons than any other submarine in existence. In addition to their primary function as offensive ASW weapons the 688 boats perform a number of additional duties to include sub surface precision land attack strikes (using tube launched Tomahawk cruise missiles), intelligence gathering, mine warfare, and special operations support (SEAL deployment and recovery). In fact, their performance was so revolutionary that beginning with USS Providence (SSN719) the hull was lengthened to accommodate 12 vertical launch system (VLS) tubes to allow the submarines to launch Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles. Nearing the end of their 30-year lives, the Los Angeles class submarines are slowly being replaced by the Improved Los Angeles (San Juan SSN751), the Seawolf (SSN21) and ultimately by the Virginia class (SSN774).

General Characteristics, Los Angeles Class

Cost:
About $900 million each

Builders:
General Dynamics Electric Boat Division

Power Plant:
One S6G nuclear reactor, one shaft, 35,000 shaft horse power

Date Deployed:
November 13, 1976 (USS Los Angeles)

Length, Overall:
360 feet (109.73 meters)

Beam:
33 feet (10.06 meters)

Draft:
35 feet (10.67 meters)

Displacement:
6,927 tons (7,010.73 metric tons) submerged

Speed:
32 knots submerged

Crew:
13 Officers; 121 Enlisted

Armament:
Mk 48 ADCAP Torpedoes, launched from four 533mm torpedo tubes

Harpoon anti-ship missiles (tube launched)

Tomahawk anti-ship/ land attack missiles (tube launched SSN688 - SSN718, VLS launched SSN719 - SSN751)

Sensors:
BSY-1 combat data system

Radar:
1 AN/BPS-5 surface search radar

1 AN/BPS-15 navigation and fire control radar

Sonar:
1 TB-16 passive towed sonar array

1 TB-23 passive "thin line" towed sonar array

1 AN/BQG-5 wide aperture flank array

1 AN/BQQ-5 low frequency spherical bow sonar array

1 AN/BQS-15 close range active sonar (ice detection)

Mine and Ice Detection and Avoidance System (MIDAS)

SADS-TG active detection sonar)

Optics:
1 Type 2 attack periscope

1 Type 18 search periscope

Countermeasures:
WLR-9 acoustic intercept receiver

WLQ-4 ESM

WLY-1 torpedo decoy

Ships:
USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Philadelphia (SSN-690), Groton, CT
USS Memphis (SSN-691), Groton, CT
USS Bremerton (SSN-698), San Diego, CA
USS Jacksonville (SSN-699), Norfolk, VA
USS Dallas (SSN-700), Groton, CT
USS La Jolla (SSN-701), San Diego, CA
USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705), Groton, CT
USS Albuquerque (SSN-706), Groton, CT
USS Portsmouth (SSN-707), San Diego, CA
USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN-708), Norfolk, VA
USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709), Norfolk, VA
USS Augusta (SSN 710), Groton, CT
USS San Francisco (SSN-711), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Houston (SSN-713), San Diego, CA
USS Norfolk (SSN-714), Norfolk, VA
USS Buffalo (SSN-715), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716), San Diego, CA
USS Olympia (SSN-717), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Honolulu (SSN-718), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Providence (SSN-719), Groton, CT
USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720), Groton, CT
USS Chicago (SSN-721), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Key West (SSN-722), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723), Norfolk, VA
USS Louisville (SSN-724), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Helena (SSN-725), San Diego, CA
USS Newport News (SSN-750), Norfolk, VA

David
Thu January 8, 2004 3:03pm

9th Army Air Force

Worn from 16 September 1943 to August 1954

The Ninth Air Force began operations on 12 November 1942 by participating in the Allied drive across Egypt and Libya, the Campaign in Tunisia, and the invasion of Sicily and Italy. In addition, they helped prepare for the assault on Normandy and supported operations on the beach. They took part in the drive that carried the Allies across France and culminated in victory over Germany in May 1945. On an ultramarine blue background, the United States Army Air Force star sits above a winged Arabic number nine, which is the unit's designation. Activated 8 April 1942, New Orleans Army Air Base, Louisiana.

Campaigns:
WWI (American theater; Air Combat, Europe-African-Middle East theater; Egypt-Libya; Air Offensive, Europe; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; and Central Europe).

David
Thu January 8, 2004 3:03pm

5th Army Air Force

The 5th Air Force - Headquarters on Java in the Neatherlands Indies, February 1942. Headquarters moved to Brisbane, Australia in September 1942, and moved throughout the Sowthwest Pachific with the Allied advance.Worn from 25 March 1943 to the Mid 1950's
This air force lost most of its men and equipment in the defense of the Philippines after 7 December 1941. In January 1942, re-equipped, they were sent to Java to help delay Japanese advances in the Netherlands Ins. The Fifth participated in operations that stopped the Japanese drive in Papua, recovered New Guinea, neutralized islands in the Bismarck Arhipelago and the Netherlands East Indies, and liberated the Philippines. From June 1950 to July 1953, it was engaged in the Korean war. The five small stars form the Southern Cross constellation under which the unit fought in the Pacific theater. The army air force star is encompassed in the comet taken from the unit's aircraft markings. The three tails represent bombers, fighters, and troop carriers. Activated 5 February 1942 in the Dutch East Indies.

Campaings:
WWII (Philippine Islands; East Indies; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Papua, New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive), Korean War (UN Defensive, UN Offensive, CCF Intervention, First UN Counter Offensive, CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter, Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, Summer-Fall 1953).

Decorations:
Distinguished Unit Citations (Philippine Islands, 8-22 December 1941; Philippine Islands, 7 December 1941-10 May 1942; Papua, September 1942-23 January 1943). Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (two are shown in AFR 900-902)

David
Thu January 8, 2004 3:35pm

Second Armored Division

Worn from July 15th 1940 to current Tab "Hell on Wheels"

Activated at fort Benning, Georgia. The Arabic number two represents the division's designation. The tab memorializes a remark made by General George S. Patton, "they'll be hell on wheels when they meet the enemy."

Campaigns:
WWII (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe), Armed Forces Expeditions (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait).