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	Destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Destroyers (with a DD hull classification symbol) primarily perform anti-submarine warfare duty while guided missile destroyers (DDGs) are multi-mission (anti-submarine, anti-aircraft, and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants.
		Arleigh Burke is billed by her builders, the Bath Iron Works, as ton-for-ton the most powerful warship in history.
		The destroyers (as well as frigates) are, as always, the workhorses of the fleet, the former optimised for air defence and the latter for surface and subsurface warfare.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Destroyer (1894 words)

	Arleigh Burke class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers, one of the destroyer classes of the United States Navy, are built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar.
		One Arleigh Burke class ship has been damaged by enemy action: Cole was damaged and almost sunk by an improvised explosive device delivered by a suicide boat in October 2000 in Aden, Yemen (see USS Cole bombing).
		In August 2005, the Australian Government announced that the a variant of the Arleigh Burke was the 'preferred design' for the Air Warfare Destroyer (SEA 4000) project in which three new destroyers are to be built for the Royal Australian Navy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arleigh_Burke_class_destroyer (572 words)

	Encyclopedia: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
		Admiral Burke was alive when the class leader was commissioned, and his words to the plank crew echo in the class' distinguished service to date: "This ship is built to fight; you'd better know how." Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (commander of the sea).
		Admiral Arleigh Burke in 1951 Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 _ January 1, 1996), an Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, was born far from the sea in Boulder, Colorado.
		The USS Lassen (DDG 82), an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Arleigh-Burke-class-destroyer (2930 words)

	ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS AEGIS DESTROYER STATS
		The Arleigh Burk was also the first ship to use shaping techniques to reduce the radar signature of the hull which reduces thier detectablity.
		The Arleigh Burke class is assigned to high threat areas and strike opperations as it is designed to defend against enemy aircraft, missiles and submarines.
		Destroying the main sensory array behind the command tower will have the same effect, but the command staff will not be killed instantly.
	unsd.macrossroleplay.org /aegisdestroyer.html (1367 words)

	Naval Technology - Arleigh Burke Class (Aegis) - Guided Missile Destroyers
		The Arleigh Burke class destroyers are equipped with the Aegis Combat System which integrates the ship's sensors and weapons systems to engage anti-ship missile threats.
		Arleigh Burke vessels are being fitted with the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM), developed by Raytheon.
		The destroyers are powered by four GE LM 2500 gas turbines, each rated at 33,600hp with a power turbine speed of 3,600rpm, driving two shafts, with controllable pitch propellers.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/burke (1394 words)

	DDG-51 ARLEIGH BURKE-class - Navy Ships
		Congress appropriated $3.6 billion for construction of 4 new destroyers in fiscal year 1997 and gave the Navy authority to procure a total of 12 destroyers in fiscal years 1998 through 2001 using a multiyear acquisition strategy.
		The Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Class Industrial Base Study of 1993 stated that procurement of three destroyers per year could only sustain the destroyer industrial base if some additional, non-DDG 51 work, were available to each sipbuilder.
		Class changes in production Flight IIA critical to littoral warfighting effectiveness include the incorporation of embarked helicopters (SH-60R), an organic minehunting capability and the introduction of area theater ballistic missile defense capability to protect near coastal air-fields and seaports essential to the flow of forces into theater in time of conflict.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm (8886 words)

	U.S. Naval Institute Resources: Arleigh Burke-Class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		DDG 54 became the first of the class to be based overseas, at Yokosuka, Japan, on 30-9-96, followed by DDG 56 on 30-6-97.
		The SLQ-32(V)2 passive-only EW suite in the Flight I units of the class has been upgraded to SLQ-32(V)5 through the addition of "Sidekick" jammers; later units were completed with Sidekick, while the Flight II ships are receiving the integrated SLQ-32(V)3 intercept and jamming array.
		Correction posted 03/24/04: The Arleigh Burkes use the AN/SPS-67(V)3, the (V)4 was a design in progress at DRS Technologies but got cancelled due to the Navy choosing the AN/SPS-73(V)12 system.
	www.usni.org /arleighburkeddg.htm (1387 words)

	Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers Specifications
		Destroyers are fast warships that help keep larger ships safe, or are used for protection in large battle groups.
		The Arleigh Burke Destroyers can be used for many tasks, for example in Operation Desert Storm Destroyers were used to fire Tomahawk Cruise Missles at land based targets, and gave carrier groups air-support, anti-surface support, and anti-subamarine support.
		The Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), was named for the Navy's most famous destroyer squadron combat comander and three-time Chief of Naval Operations, the Arleigh Burke was commisioned July 4, 1991 and was the most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea since the Iowa Class Battleships.
	home.comcast.net /~shipsoftheusn/arleighbur.html (357 words)

	Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		An older class of Destroyer, the Charles F. Adams class will have been paid off for Merc worlds, but not in Twilight or DC.
		They, due to their size, were then reclassified as Frigates, and then as Destroyers as they went into reserve in the 70's.
		The premiere destroyer of the American fleet, the AEGIS destroyer is a combat ready ship with a massive amount of firepower available at a moments notice.
	www.twilightarmouries.ca /Ships/Destroyers/arleigh_burke_class_destroyers.htm (597 words)

	ABC News: Sen. Collins Christens Farragut Warship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Susan Collins dedicated the Farragut to its shipbuilders, its sailors and the nation before smashing the bottle against the bow of the 510-foot Aegis destroyer, which is still under construction.
		With the Union ironclad Tecumseh destroyed by an underwater mine, known in those days as torpedoes, and the advance of his fleet faltering in the channels, Farragut exhorted the sailors to press onward into battle.
		The $1 billion destroyer, which will carry a crew of 300 sailors, is designed to withstand chemical attacks while advanced radar enables it to simultaneously battle enemy airplanes, warships and submarines.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=970753 (309 words)

	Directory of links to all things military. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Destroyers primarily perform anti-submarine warfare duty while guided missile destroyers are multi-mission (ASW, anti-air and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants.
		Named for the Navy's most famous destroyer squadron combat commander and three-time Chief of Naval Operations, the Arleigh Burke was commissioned July 4, 1991, and was the most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea.
		Spruance-class destroyers are expected to remain a major part of the Navy's surface combatant force into the 21st century.
	www.worldnewsstand.net /2001/military/No19.htm (631 words)

	USS Barry (DDG-52) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Barry (DDG-52) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1992.
		Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Barry is homeported in Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
		Several improvements over USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) exist on this ship and all following Arleigh Burke class destroyers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Barry_(DDG-52) (268 words)

	DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class
		The mission of Arleigh Burke-class is to conduct sustained combat operations at sea, providing primary protection for the Navy’s aircraft carriers and battle groups, as well as essential escort to Navy and Marine Corps amphibious forces and auxiliary ships, and independent operations as necessary.
		The potent offensive and defensive capabilities of Aegis destroyers are achieved with maximum survivability.
		Truly multi-mission combatants, Aegis destroyers are the most balanced surface warships ever built, with the weapons, electronics, helicopter support facilities, and propulsion, auxiliary and survivability systems to carry out the Navy’s missions today, and into the next century.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/ddg-51.htm (507 words)

	Kongo class destroyer - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Image:Myoko.jpg Kongo class destroyers are fourth generation destroyers and an improvement upon the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class (Flight I) which serve in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotillas.
		The Kongo class vessels are being modified to serve in a theater missile defense role, with the primary intention of countering North Korean ballistic missiles.
		The class shares a name with the previous Japanese class of battlecruisers named after Kongo, all of which were lost during World War II.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Kongo_class_destroyer (409 words)

	DD-21 Zumwalt- Navy Ships
		The DD 21 will be a true fleet destroyer, capable of handling any mission that a Fleet commander might ask, from key wartime missions in land attack and undersea warfare to the equally important presence missions, noncombatant evacuations, escort, and diplomatic missions that have been closely associated with Navy destroyers for almost a century.
		Like today's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, DD 21 will be a multi-mission ship, capable of providing forward presence and deterrence, and operating as a vital part of naval, joint and combined maritime forces to gain battlespace dominance in littoral operations.
		The report shall include a discussion of commencing construction of the first destroyer in that class during fiscal year 2004, with delivery of the completed ship during fiscal year 2009, and delaying commencement of construction of the next destroyer in that class until fiscal year 2006.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/dd-21.htm (3852 words)

	World Navies Today: US Navy Aircraft Carriers & Surface Combatants
		The Nimitz class is considered the finest carrier design ever; the ships will be in production for over 30 years, and the last will be in service up to 80 years after the first was completed.
		CVN 77, the final ship of this class, will be a "transition" ship to the new CVNX design, and will differ considerably from the other ships of the class.
		Disposal Note: The Kidd class destroyers have been stricken and are awaiting disposal; they may be sold abroad.
	www.hazegray.org /worldnav/usa/surface.htm (4491 words)

	Navy Times - News - More News
		The Arleigh Burke class destroyer, designated DDG98, is named in honor of Navy Adm. Forrest Percival Sherman who served as chief of Naval Operations from 1949 until his death in July 1951 and was the youngest man ever to serve in this role.
		The Sherman is the 48th ship in the Arleigh Burke class of Aegis guided missile destroyers and the 23rd Aegis destroyer to be launched and christened of 28 contracted to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.
		It is the second destroyer to carry Sherman’s name.
	www.navytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-382928.php (227 words)

	Preble Sails Again as Navy Welcomes New Destroyer
		The arrival makes it the fourth Arleigh Burke destroyer to be stationed in San Diego since May of 2001.
		DDG 88 is the Navy’s fourth destroyer (and sixth ship overall) to carry the proud moniker of its namesake, Edward Preble, who served in the Navy from his days as a midshipman in 1777 until his death as a commodore in 1807.
		The Preble’s arrival in December marked the fourth newly commissioned destroyer to be stationed in San Diego since May 2001.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=5173 (532 words)

	Bad Ship Model Kits
		Please note that you are offered an option on the missile system, either a Mk 26 mod 1 launcher, or a Mk 41 ULS system may be ordered at no extra charge with the kit.
		This kit may be converted as the earlier Glover or Garcia class as originally built with the DASH hangar.
		Also included are the running hardware in the form of a five bladed brass prop, stuffing box, drive shaft and rudder assembly.
	www.marylandsilver.com /badship.htm (1448 words)

	STUDENT GUIDE
		The mission of the Arleigh Burke class destroyer (DDG51) is to project power simultaneously in the four dimensions of naval warfare.
		The DDG51 class destroyer is designed to be a battle group asset and a multi-purpose surface combatant capable of sustained operations in threat areas outside the umbrella of battle group operations.
		Like its predecessors, the Burke class has three switchboards each located near their associated generator.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/navy/docs/swos/eng/PS9-101.html (1507 words)

	GE - Aviation: GE Delivers LM2500 Gas Turbines For U.S. Navy's DDG 80 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
		The destroyer is being built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS.
		For example in early applications, the LM2500 was rated at 21,500 bhp for the U.S. Navy's DD 963 and DDG 993 class destroyers, the CG 47 class cruisers, and the FFG 7 class frigates.
		M&I's LM family of gas turbines is currently being considered as the main propulsion for the next U.S. Navy destroyer, the DD 21.
	www.geae.com /aboutgeae/presscenter/marine/marine_19980225.html (474 words)

	Bainbridge class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bainbridge-class destroyers were the first destroyers of the United States Navy.
		Some sources break the class into other classes.
		Hopkins and Hull were oil-fueled rather than coal-fueled, and may be considered to be Hopkins-class.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bainbridge_class_destroyer (181 words)

	Pit Road USS Porter Arleigh Burke Class DDG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The USS Porter is the last of the Arleigh Burke Flight II destroyers.
		The Flight II variant of the Burke class is externally similar to the Flight I. The Flight II has a few extra electronic domes and a vertical TACAN antenna at the mast head.
		If you are interested in building a Burke class destroyer and are undecided as to which one to build, this may be the kit for you.
	www.steelnavy.com /PorterDDG.htm (470 words)

	Hell in a Handbasket
		At any rate, the people who serve on destroyers become the persons that they'll be for the rest of their lives while they're there, good or bad.
		The Ticonderoga class cruiser, the USS Gettysburg (CG-64) was racing around it at high speed.
		The survivors were picked up by helo, and the wreck was destroyed by naval gunfire so it would no longer be a menace to navigation.
	www.handbasket.blogspot.com (10999 words)

	DefenseLINK News: NAVY COMMISSIONS ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68)
		The Guided Missile Destroyer The Sullivans (DDG 68) will be commissioned during an 11 a.m.
		The Sullivans is the 18th of 32 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers currently authorized by Congress.
		Aegis destroyers are equipped to conduct a variety of missions, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, in support of the national military strategy.
	www.dod.gov /releases/1997/b041897_bt185-97.html (440 words)

	Arleigh Burke class destroyer: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Arleigh Burke class destroyer
		Arleigh Burke class destroyer: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Arleigh Burke class destroyer
		Power Plant: Four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower.
		Date Deployed: 4 July 1991 (USS Arleigh Burke)
	www.encyclopedian.com /ar/Arleigh-Burke-class-destroyer.html (170 words)

	Program Executive Office Ships - DDG 51
		The DDG 51 Class is a multi-mission guided destroyer missile designed to operate independently, or as units of Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESG), and Missile Defense Action Groups in multi-threat environments that include air, surface, and subsurface threats.
		DDG 51 Class destroyers are the most advanced state-of-the-art warships built in the world.
		These destroyers are equipped with the Navy’s AEGIS Combat System, ACS, the world’s foremost integrated naval weapon system.
	peoships.crane.navy.mil /ddg51/default.htm (437 words)

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