Sea Weapons

Guided Missile Cruiser (1983)

Ticonderoga class

USS Vicksburg (CG-69)
Ticonderoga (Mk. 26)-class

Preceded by:

Virginia (1976)

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassTiconderoga (Mk. 26)Ticonderoga (Mk. 41)
TypeGuided Missile CruiserGuided Missile Cruiser
Year19831986
Crew405405
Dimensions
Length172.8 m172.8 m
Beam16.8 m16.8 m
Draught9.5 m9.5 m
Displacement
Empty7,015 t7,015 t
Loaded9,800 t9,800 t
Performance
Speed60 km/h60 km/h
Range11,112 km @ 83 km/h
11,112 km @ 83 km/h
Machinery
Shafts22
Turbines4 x Gas turbine
86,000 hp
General Electric
LM2500

4 x Gas turbine
86,000 hp
General Electric
LM2500

Fuel--
Armament
Main2 x 127-mm/51 (2 x 1)
5"/51 Mk. 7
-8.5° / +25°

2 x 127-mm/51 (2 x 1)
5"/51 Mk. 7
-8.5° / +25°

Anti-Aircraft
Torpedo tubes2x1 x (12.75-in)
2x1 x (12.75-in)
Launcher4 x Mk. 26 GMLS122 x Mk. 41 VLS
AA WeaponsRIM-66 SM-2 (68)
RUR-5 ASROC (20)
RGM-84 (2 x 4)
RIM-66 SM-2
RIM-156 SM-2ER
RIM-161 SM-3
RIM-162 ESSM
RIM-174 ERAM
BGM-109
RUM-139 VL-ASROC
RGM-84 (2 x 4)
Armor
ArmorNoneNone
Sensors
RadarAN/SPY-1A/1B
AN/SPS-49
AN/SPG-62
AN/SPS-73
AN/SPQ-9
AN/SLQ-32
AN/SPY-1A/1B
AN/SPS-49
AN/SPG-62
AN/SPS-73
AN/SPQ-9
AN/SLQ-32
SonarAN/SQQ-89(V)1/3
AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3
Aircraft
Helicopters22
Production
Built522
Total27

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Ticonderoga CG-47 Ingalls21/01/198025/04/198122/01/198330/09/2004Sold/Scrapped
Yorktown CG-48 Ingalls19/10/198117/01/198304/07/198410/12/2004Sold/Scrapped
Vicennes CG-49 Ingalls19/10/198214/01/198406/06/198529/06/2005Sold/Scrapped
Valley Forge CG-50 Ingalls14/04/198323/06/198418/01/198630/08/2004Sunk as target
Thomas S. Gates CG-51 Bath Iron Works31/08/198414/12/198522/08/198716/12/2005Sold/Scrapped
Ticonderoga (VLS):
Bunker Hill CG-52 Ingalls11/01/198411/03/198520/09/198622/09/2023Inactive
Mobile Bay CG-53 Ingalls06/06/198422/08/198521/02/198710/08/2023Inactive
Antietam CG-54 Ingalls15/11/198414/02/198606/06/1987-Active
Leyte Gulf CG-55 Ingalls18/03/198520/06/198626/09/1987-Active
San Jacinto CG-56 Ingalls22/07/198514/11/198623/01/198815/09/2023Inactive
Lake Champlain CG-57 Ingalls03/03/198603/04/198712/08/198801/09/2023Inactive
Philippine Sea CG-58 Bath Iron Works08/05/198612/07/198718/03/1989-Active
Princeton CG-59 Ingalls15/10/198602/10/198711/02/1989-Active
Normandy CG-60 Bath Iron Works07/04/198719/03/198809/12/1989-Active
Monterey CG-61 Bath Iron Works19/08/198723/10/198816/06/199016/09/2022Inactive
Chancellorsville CG-62 Ingalls24/06/198715/07/198804/11/1989-Active
Cowpens CG-63 Bath Iron Works23/12/198711/03/198909/03/1991-Active
Gettysburg CG-64 Bath Iron Works17/08/198822/07/198922/06/1991-Active
Chosin CG-65 Ingalls22/07/198901/09/198912/01/1991-Active
Hué City CG-66 Ingalls02/02/198901/06/199014/09/199123/09/2022Inactive
Shiloh CG-67 Bath Iron Works01/08/198908/09/199018/07/1992-Active
Anzio CG-68 Ingalls21/08/198902/11/199002/05/199222/09/2022Inactive
Vicksburg CG-69 Ingalls30/05/199002/08/199114/11/1992-Active
Lake Erie CG-70 Bath Iron Works14/03/199013/07/199110/05/1993-Active
Cape St. George CG-71 Ingalls19/11/199010/01/199212/06/1993-Active
Vella Gulf CG-72 Ingalls15/04/199113/06/199218/09/199304/08/2022Inactive
Port Royal CG-73 Ingalls18/10/199120/11/199204/07/199429/09/2022Inactive

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