Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!apple!veritas!amdcad!amdcad!military From: swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Random thoughts on Ships Message-ID: <1991Mar28.033213.3703@amd.com> Date: 27 Mar 91 13:59:40 GMT References: <1991Mar27.051326.22591@amd.com> Sender: military@amd.com Organization: David Taylor Research Center, Bethesda, MD Lines: 43 Approved: military@amd.com From: swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams) > ... but the Forrestals will be some 40 years old and the Kitty Hawks > approx. 30 this decade. Obviously, they have quite a few good years > left in them... USS FORRESTAL was commissioned on 1 Oct 1955; she is now 36 years old. The FORRESTAL underwent the SLEP (Ship Life Extension Program) which would add another 15 years to FORRESTAL's life. USS KITTY HAWK was commissioned on 29 Apr 1961, so that makes her 30 years old. The KITTY HAWK is expected to complete her SLEP in February, 1991. > Just saw an ad in _USNI Proceedings_ saying that the Arleigh Burke was > launched. Anyone know how many of these are going to be built? Name Laid Down Launched Commissioned Status --------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------ DDG 51 ARLEIGH BURKE 6 Dec 1988 16 Sep 1989 Feb 1991 Bldg. DDG 52 JOHN BARRY 26 Feb 1990 Mar 1991 Sep 1991 Bldg. DDG 53 JOHN PAUL JONES 14 Aug 1990 Jul 1991 Feb 1993 Bldg. DDG 54 CURTIS WILBUR Feb 1991 Jan 1992 Jul 1993 Bldg. DDG 55 STOUT Jul 1991 Jul 1992 Oct 1993 Bldg. DDG 56 JOHN S McCAIN Aug 1991 Aug 1992 Jan 1994 Bldg. DDG 57 MITSCHER Jan 1992 Jan 1993 Apr 1994 Bldg. DDG 58 LABOON Jul 1992 Apr 1993 Jul 1994 Bldg. DDG 59-63 Authorized FY 1990 program DDG 64-68 Authorized FY 1991 program > Also, did they retrofit the Aegis system onto these, or did they have > to do a few mods from the Ticonderogas (i.e., is it the same, or is > it different? The TICONDEROGA class guided missile cruisers have Aegis Mk 7 multi-target tracking with Mk 99 MFCS which includes 4 Mk 80 illuminator directors. The ARLEIGH BURKE class guided missile destroyers have Aegis multi-target tracking with Mk 99 MFCS which includes 3 Mk 80 illuminators. Source: Jane's Fighting Ships 1990-91