PLATFORM TYPE:   CHARLES F. ADAMS CLASS GUIDED MISSILE
                 DESTROYER (DDG)
PLATFORM NAME:   USS CHARLES F. ADAMS DDG 2
                 USS LYNDE B. McCORMICK DDG 8
                 USS JOSEPH STRAUSS DDG 16
                 USS TATTNALL DDG 19
                 USS GOLDSBOROUGH DDG 20

DESCRIPTION:     IMPROVED "FORREST SHERMAN" CLASS DESIGN
                 WITH ALUMINUM SUPERSTRUCTURES
SPEED:           30KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   360
DIMENSIONS:      437 x 47 x 20 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    4500 FULL LOAD
POWERPLANT:      4 BOILERS
                 2 GEARED STEAM TURBINES 70,000 SHP
                 2 SHAFTS

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES:
                 HARPOON
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 TARTAR (1 TWIN MK11 LAUNCHER IN DDG 2-14)
                 TARTAR (1 SINGLE MK13 LAUNCHER IN
                          DDG 15-24)
ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONS:
                 1 ASROC 8-TUBE LAUNCHER
                 2 TRIPLE TUBES (MK32)

GUNS:            2  5 IN (127mm)/54 (SINGLE MK42)

ASW:             1 MK114 ASW FCS (DDG 16-24)
                 1 MK111 ASW FCS (ON REMAINDER)

RADARS:
    (3D SRCH):         SPS-39A (EXCEPT DDG 19)
                       SPS-52C (DDG 19)
    (AIR SRCH):        SPS-40 (EXCEPT DDG 5)
                       SPS-52C (DDG 5)
    (SURFACE SRCH):    SPS-10 SERIES
    (FIRE CTRL):       2 SPG-51C
                       1 SPG-52A
    (NAVIGATION):      LN-66 (DDG 4,9,16,19 ONLY)

ELECTRONICS:           FITTED WITH OE-82 SATELLITE
                       COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA
                       ONE SSR-1 RECEIVER
                       TWO WSC-3 TRANSCEIVERS

SONAR:           SQQ-23A (HULL-MOUNTED) (EXCEPT DDG 19)
                 SQS-23D (DDG 19)
                 T-MK6 FANFARE TORPEDO DECOY SYSTEM

COUNTERMEASURES:
                 SLQ-32V EW SYSTEM
                 4 MK36 SRBOC CHAFFROC

COUNTRY:         USA



 
