NAVAL SHIPS - APPENDIX CHARLIE

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  1. 3. CAPABLE OF OPEN SEA OPS, BUT USED FOR NEAR SHORE AREAS, 'MISSION PACKAGES' AVAILABLE WHEN SWITCHING OUT ARMAMENTS. 2 VARIANTS
  2. 6. 820 FT LONG, 106 FT WIDE, SPEED 24 KTS, CREW 82 OFFICERS/882 ENLISTED/1900 MARINES, STEAM PROPELLED, LANDING CRAFT CAPABLE, HOLDS UP TO 45 AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLES
  3. 8. 1092 FT LONG, 134 FT WIDE, SPEED 30+, TOTAL CREW 4539, 75+ AIRCRAFT. ARMAMENTS: EVOLVED SEA SPARROW, PHALANX CIWS, RAM MOUNTS USED AGAINST ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
  4. 9. USED IMPORTANT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY, WORKS WITH USCG IN PATROLLING/SURVEILLANCE, 1 CLASS
  5. 12. PROTECTS AMPHIBIOUS FORCES, SUPPLY SHIPS, MERCHANT CONVOYS. CHEAP TO BUY, BUT ONLY SURFACE CAPABILITY, CAN WITHSTAND DAMAGE BUT CANNOT BE EASILY UPGRADED. 1 CLASS
  6. 13. 445 FT LONG, 45 FT WIDE, SPEED 29+ KTS CREW 17 OFFICERS/198 ENLISTED, 2 GENERAL ELECTRIC GAS TURBINES, 1-2 SEAHAWKS. ARMAMENTS: MK-46 TORPEDOES, MK-75 GUN, PHALANX CIWS
  7. 16. USED FOR TRANSPORTING LANDING FORCES, CAN HOUSE AIRCRAFT, 2 CLASSES
  8. 19. EQUIPPED WITH AIR AND SURFACE RADAR, COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER FOR 6TH/7TH FLEET COMMANDERS. 1 CLASS
  9. 21. 505 FT LONG, 59 FT WIDE, SPEED 30+ KTS, CREW 23 OFFICERS/270 ENLISTED, 4 ELECTRICAL GAS TURBINES. ARMAMENTS: SM-2, TOMAHAWK, MK-46 TORPEDOES, 2 MK-45 GUNS, 2 PHALANX CIWS, HARPOON MISSILES, ASROC
  10. 23. 609 FT LONG, 84 FT WIDE, SPEED 20+ KTS, CREW 22 OFFICERS/400 ENLISTED/400 MARINES, DEISEL PROPULSION, NO AIRCRAFT ON BOARD BUT CAN LAND ANY HELICOPTER
  11. 24. TRIMARIAN HULLED 419 FT LONG, 103 FT WIDE, SPEED 40 KTS
  12. 25. 1092 FT LONG, 134 FT WIDE, SPEED 30+ KTS, TOTAL CREW 3200, AIRWING 1500, OTHER 500, 60+ AIRCRAFT. ARMAMENTS: SEA SPARROW, PHALANX CIWS, RAM MOUNTS USED AGAINST ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
  13. 26. 224 FT LONG, 39 FT WIDE, SPEED 14 KTS, CREW 8 OFFICERS/76 ENLISTED, 4 DEISEL ENGINES, MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEM
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  1. 1. USES SONAR, VIDEO SYSTEMS, CABLE CUTTERS, DETONATING DEVICES. FIBERGLASS SHEATHED WOODEN HULL MAKES IT EASY TO ATTACK. 1 CLASS
  2. 2. MULTI-MISSION (AIR, STRIKE, SURFACE) SUPPORTING CARRIER BATTLE GROUPS, AMPHIBIOUS FORCES, OR OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY AS FLAGSHIP. PRIMARY MISSION: AIR WARFARE, 1 CLASS
  3. 4. 609 FT LONG, 84 FT WIDE, SPEED 20+ KTS, CREW 27 OFFICERS/380 ENLISTED/500 MARINES, DEISEL PROPULSION. ARMAMENT: 2 MK-38 GUNS, 2 PHALANX CIWS, 6 .50 CAL GUNS, 2 RAM LAUNCHERS
  4. 5. 844 FT LONG, 106 FT WIDE, SPEED 20 KTS, CREW 66 OFFICERS/1000 ENLISTED/1800 MARINES, LANDING CRAFT CAPABLE, HOLDS UP TO 40 AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLES
  5. 7. PRIDE OF NAVY, USED FOR POWER PROJECTION, FORWARD PRESENCE, HUMANITARIAN AID, SEA CONTROL, MARITIME SECURITY. 2 CLASSES
  6. 10. MULTI-MISSION CAPABILITIES, OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY OR IN A GROUP. EXPANDED ROLE IN STRIKE WARFARE BECAUSE OF MK-41 VLS, 1 CLASS
  7. 11. 567 FT LONG, 55 FT WIDE, SPEED 30+ KTS, CREW 30 OFFICERS/300 ENLISTED, 4 ELECTRICAL GAS TURBINE ENGINES, 2 SEAHAWKS. ARMAMENTS: SM-2, TOMAHAWK, MK-46 TORPEDOS, 2 MK-45 GUNS, 2 PHALANX CIWS, HARPOON MISSILES, ASROC
  8. 14. LOOKS LIKE SMALL CVN AND CAPABLE OF AIR OPS VERTICAL AND SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, MAIN BASE FOR MARINE CORPS MEUs AND MEBs. 3 CLASSES
  9. 15. THE OLDEST COMMISSIONED SHIP IN THE NAVY, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 6 FRIGATES USED AGAINST THE BARBARY PIRATES
  10. 17. 179 FT LONG, 25 FT WIDE, SPEED 35+ KTS, CREW 4 OFFICERS/24 ENLISTED, 4 DEISEL ENGINES. ARMAMENTS: MK-38 GUNS, 5 .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNES, 2 MK-19 GRENADE LAUNCHERS, 2 MK-60 GUNS
  11. 18. 844 FT LONG, 106 FT WIDE, SPEED 22+ KTS, CREW 65 OFFICERS/994 ENLISTED/1600 MARINES, GAS TURBINE ENGINES, NO WELL DECK, DOES NOT HOLD LANDING CRAFT
  12. 20. 630 FT LONG, 108 FT WIDE, SPEED 23+ KTS, CREW 34 OFFICERS/560 ENLISTED, BOILER SYSTEM PROPULSION, CAN HOUSE ALL HELICOPTERS (NOT STALLION), NO ARMAMENTS
  13. 22. TRADITIONAL HULL DESIGN, 378 FT LONG, 57 FT WIDE, SPEED 40 KTS