PLATFORM TYPE:   JOSEPHUS DANIELS CLASS (CG)
PLATFORM NAME:   USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS CG 27
                 USS WAINWRIGHT CG 28
                 USS JOUETT CG 29
                 USS HORNE CG 30
                 USS STERETT CG 31
                 USS WILLIAM H STANDLEY CG 32
                 USS FOX CG 33
                 USS BIDDLE CG 34

DESCRIPTION:     PRIMARY ROLE IS PROVIDING ANTI-AIRCRAFT
                 PROTECTION FOR FLEET ASSESSMENT
SPEED:           33KTS
RANGE:           8,000 AT 14KTS
                 2,500 AT 30KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   479
DIMENSIONS:      547 x 55 x 29 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    8200 FULL LOAD (CG 26 TO CG 28)
                 8,065 FULL LOAD (CG 29 TO CG 33)
POWER PLANT:     4 BOILERS
                 2 GEARED TURBINES 85,000 SHP
                 2 SHAFTS.

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES:
                 8 HARPOONS LAUNCHED FROM 2 QUAD
                 MISSILE LAUNCHERS

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 40 STANDARD SM-2ER

ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONS:
                 20 ASROC LAUNCHED FROM THE MK10
                 LAUNCHER

GUNS:            1 FMC 5 IN 54MK45
                 2 VULCAN PHALANX 6-BARREL 20mm

TORPEDOES:       6 TRIPLE TUBE LAUNCHERS CAPABLE
                 OF LAUNCHING THE MK46 TORPEDOS

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):        SPS-49
    (SURF SRCH):       SPS-48
    (FIRE CTRL):       SPS-53F
                       SPS-55B USED WITH THE MK76
                       MISSILE
    (NAVIGATION):      LN-66

    (TACAN):           URN-25
    (IFF):             MKXII AIMS UPX-29

ELECTRONIC WARFARE:
    (ESM/ECM):         SLQ-32(V)3
    (ESM):             OUTBOARD II

COUNTERMEASURES:
                       4 0R 6 SRBOC 6-BARREL MK36 CHAFF
                       AND IR DECOY SYSTEMS
                       SLQ-25 NIXIE TOWED TORPEDO DECOY
                       SYSTEM
                       FANFARE TORPEDO DECOY SYSTEM

SONAR:                 SQS-26 BOW MOUNTED SONAR

COMBAT DATA SYSTEMS:
                       NTDS WITH LINKS 4A,11,14 AND 16
SATCOM:
                       SRR-1
                       WSC-3 (UHF)

AIRCRAFT:
                       1 SH-2F LAMPS MK1 HELICOPTER

COUNTRIES:             USA
COMMMENTS:             ORIGINALLY PART OF THE BELKNAP CLASS
                       BUT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CHANGES THE
                       BELKNAP WENT THROUGH AFTER HER
                       1978 - 1980 REFITTING, THE FOLLOWING
                       EIGHT SHIPS NOW FORM THE
                       "JOSEPHUS DANIELS" CLASS. SOME OF
                       THE CLASS HAVE BEEN PAID OFF AND WILL
                       BE SCRAPPED AS NEWER VESSELS
                       (TICONDEROGA & ARLEIGH BURKE) ENTER
                       FLEET SERVICE.
