PLATFORM TYPE:   TICONDEROGA CLASS GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER
                 (BASELINE 0 & 1 VARIANTS)
PLATFORM NAME:   USS TICONDEROGA CG 47
                 USS YORKTOWN CG 48
                 USS VINCENNES CG 49
                 USS VALLEY FORGE CG 50
                 USS THOMAS S GATGES CG 51

DESCRIPTION:     PRIMARY ROLE IS PROVIDING ANTI-AIRCRAFT
                 DEFENSE FOR FLEET ASSETS.
                 SECONDARY ROLES OF ASW, ASUW, LAND ATTACK
                 AND OTHER MISSIONS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.
SPEED:           30KTS+
MANNING LEVEL:   405
DIMENSIONS:      567 x 55 x 31 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    9590 FULL LOAD
RANGE:           6,000 AT 20KTS
POWERPLANT:      4 GE LM 2500 GAS TURBINES 88,000 HP
                 2 SHAFTS WITH CP PROPS

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES:
                 HARPOON (2 QUAD LAUNCHERS)

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 GDC STANDARD SM-2MR

GUNS:
                 2 FMC 5 IN/54 MK45 MOD 1
                 2 MK15 VULCAN PHALANX CIWS

ANTI-SUBMARINE ROCKETS:
                 MK 46 (V5) NEARTIP OR
                 MK 50 TORPEDOS

TORPEDOES:
                 2-TRIPLE TUBE MK46

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):        SPS-49
                       SPY-1A
    (FIRE CTRL):       SPQ-9A
                       SPG-62
                       SPY-1A
    (SURFACE SRCH):    SPS-55
    (NAVIGATION):      SPS-64(V)9
    (TACAN):           URN-25
    (IFF):             MK 12 AIMS UPX-29

ELECTRONIC WARFARE:
    (ESM/ECM):         SLQ-32(V)3
    (ECM):             6 SRBOC 6-BARREL MK36 CHAFF
                       DISPENSERS
                       SLQ-25 NIXE

SONAR:
                       SQS-53 BOW-MOUNTED ACTIVE
                       SEARCH/ATTACK
                       SQR-19 PASSIVE TOWED ARRAY

HELICOPTERS:
                       2 SH-60B SEAHAWK LAMPS MK III

COUNTRY:               USA
COMMENTS:              BUILT TO PROVIDE BATTLEGROUP AIR
                       DEFENSE AND REPLACE THE AGING
                       UNITED STATES CRUISER FORCE.

                     - BASELINE 0 IS THE ORIGINAL VARIANT
                     - BASELINE 1 ADDED THE LAMPS MK III
                       THE RAST HAUL DOWN FLIGHT DECK SYSTEM
                       AND THE SM-2MR MISSILES.
