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	Cruiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cruisers were also attached to the main battlefleet and used for reconnaissance, sweeping ahead of the fleet looking for the enemy.
		Light cruisers were defined to be armed with 6.1 in (155 mm) guns or smaller and heavy cruisers to be armed with larger calibers, 8 in (203 mm) being particularly common.
		From the 1950s to the 1970s, US Navy "cruisers" were large vessels equipped with heavy offensive missiles (including the Regulus nuclear cruise missile) for wide-ranging combat against land-based and sea-based targets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cruiser (1657 words)

	guided missile on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Guided missiles are powered either by rocket engines or by jet propulsion.
		Air-to-air missiles are fired by aircraft at enemy aircraft and are often guided by self-contained controls that detect and target the missile toward heat sources.
		Cruise missiles, which are launched like a missile but use flipout wings and a turbofan engine to fly like an airplane to the target at altitudes of about 50 ft (15 m), are either air-to-surface or surface-to-surface missiles.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/g1/guidedmi.asp (1040 words)

	Cruiser Introduction
		His preliminary cruise in the Sumter showed him the possibilities and the limitations of this species of warfare; and he entered upon the cruise of the Alabama with a well-considered plan of operations.
		Cruisers were allotted a duty which, in the Age of Sail, was fulfilled by pirates and privateers —to pursue merchant ships,fall on them by night and sink or seize them, with passengers, crews and cargoes, with the object of cutting the communications and paralysing the trade of the enemy.
		There was not one of the US fast cruisers that could profit to any extent by the use of sail power even in strong winds, although their enginery enables them to attain a high rate of speed, with a correspondingly large coal consumption.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/cruiser-intro.htm (3050 words)

	1144 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fire power of the cruiser is ensured by 20 underdeck missile launchers to fire cruise missiles with a considerable accuracy against enemy large surface ships of task forces at a range of over 500 km.
		The AD guided missile can destroy any type of high speed maneuvering air targets at altitudes ranging from 25 m to 30 km and at a range of up to 90 km.
		The cruiser's 130mm twin artillery mount is intended to deliver fire against sea and coastal targets and ensure fire support for naval landing.
	www.militarism.navy.ru /1144.htm (1066 words)

	AllRefer.com - cruiser (Naval And Nautical Affairs) - Encyclopedia
		Upon the retirement of the battleship from the major navies of the world, the cruiser became the largest of the conventionally armed warships in commission.
		The advent of guided missiles as the primary offensive weapon of modern warfare has led to the conversion of many cruisers into guided-missile cruisers.
		The guided-missile cruiser Long Beach (completed 1961) was the first ship since World War II to be constructed for the U.S. navy from keel up as a cruiser; it was also the first nuclear-powered surface fighting ship in the world.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/cruiser.html (294 words)

	Kirov Class - Project 1144
		Originally designed as a large antisubmarine warship to search for and engage enemy ballistic missile submarines, the Kirov’s role was expanded to engage large surface targets and provide air and antisubmarine protection to naval forces after the introduction of the Granit antiship missile system.
		Twenty Granit antiship missiles are installed under the upper deck, mounted at a 60 degree elevation.
		The lead missile assumes a high-level flight trajectory enabling it to increase its target acquisition capacity, while the other missiles follow at a lower level.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1144.htm (771 words)

	guided missile -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Missiles vary from small tactical weapons that are effective out to only a few hundred feet to much larger strategic weapons that have ranges of several thousand miles.
		The German V-1 missile used in World War II was a precursor of the cruise missile, which was developed by the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and '70s.
		Capable of carrying either a nuclear or a conventional warhead, the cruise missile was designed to have a very low radar cross section and to hug the ground...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9274694?tocId=9274694 (849 words)

	Ticonderoga class cruiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ticonderoga class cruisers are the first warships in the world to use phased-array radar; the increased combat capability offered by the AEGIS combat system and the AN/SPY-1 radar system justified the changing of the classification of Ticonderoga and Yorktown from DDG (guided missile destroyer) to CG (guided missile cruiser).
		The two VLS systems allow the ship to have 127 launch tubes that can carry a wide variety of missiles, including the Tomahawk cruise missile, the Standard surface-to-air missile, and the ASROC anti-submarine missile.
		However, more importantly, the VLS system enables all missiles to be fully standing by at any given time, shortening the ship's reaction time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ticonderoga_class_cruiser (418 words)

	USS William H. Standley (CG 32)
		Relieved by guided missile frigate KING (DLG 10) on station, WILLIAM H. STANDLEY sailed to Hong Kong for some well-earned rest and recreation, arriving at the British Crown Colony on 18 May. Departing on the 24th, the guided missile frigate sailed for Japanese waters and reached Yokosuka on 28 May.
		The guided missile frigate made one more exercise and spent one more period in port before she headed out from Mayport, bound for the Mediterranean and her second tour with the 6th Fleet.
		For the remainder of the cruise, the guided missile frigate continued her schedule of at-sea periods interspersed with visits to Genoa and San Remo, Italy, and to Rota.
	united-states-navy.com /cg/cg32.htm (2445 words)

	USS Albany CA-123
		Following outfitting and a shakedown cruise in the vicinity of Casco Bay, Maine, Albany began operations along the east coast of the United States punctuated with cruises to the West Indies.
		The cruiser alternated five assignments to the 6th Fleet with operations along the east coast of the United States and in the West Indies and made three cruises to South American ports.
		On 31 October, the guided missile cruiser returned to Mayport to begin operations with the Atlantic Fleet.
	www.multied.com /Navy/cruiser/Albany.html (627 words)

	Xinhua News Agency: Guided Missile Cruiser Made in Ukraaine Possible for Sale.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Guided Missile Cruiser Made in Ukraaine Possible for Sale.
		Ukrainian Prime Minister Anatoly Kinakh on Thursday discussed with the Russian Ambassador to Ukraine, Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin, the possibility of selling to a third country a Ukraine-built guided missile cruiser ordered by the Navy of the former Soviet Union, the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency reported.
		During a working conference on the guided missile cruiser " Ukraine", which is being built in a shipyard in the southern Nikolayev area, Kinakh and Chernomyrdin focused on the production and future of the cruiser.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:86857912&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (179 words)

	US Cruisers List: Guided Missile Cruisers
		Only one guided missile cruiser was built to a true cruiser design; several were converted from WWII cruisers.
		The 3/50s were replaced by 8 Harpoon missiles, the Terrier launchers were upgraded to fire the Standard SM-2ER missile (all complete by 1985), and 2 Phalanx CIWS were added.
		The 3/50s were replaced by 8 Harpoon missiles, the 21 inch TT were removed, the Terrier launchers were upgraded to fire the Standard SM-2ER missile, and 2 Phalanx CIWS were added.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/cruisers/guided.htm (3958 words)

	Naval Technology - Ticonderoga - Guided Missile Cruisers
		Ticonderoga-class cruisers USS Shiloh (CG 67) and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) were deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, carrying out a series of combat operations and Tomahawk cruise missile launches.
		The Ticonderoga class, like the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers, are equipped with the Aegis Combat System which integrates the ship's electronic sensors and weapons systems to engage anti-ship missile threats.
		The ships are armed with the Raytheon Standard Missile 2MR surface-to-air missile which uses command and inertial guidance and semi-active radar homing and has a range of 70km.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/ticonderoga (1229 words)

	Ships in Bottles, Guided Missile Cruiser, CG-20 USS Richmond K. Turner
		Photos showing a Leahy Class cruiser in various sea states were consulted and the sea state selected.
		The ship was re-classified as a guided missile cruiser, in 1975, and finally decommissioned and stricken in March of 1995.
		Missiles: 8 Harpoon SSM in two quad mounts, 80 Standard SM-2 missiles in two mark10 twin mount launchers.
	seafarer.netfirms.com /2/turner.htm (740 words)

	U.S. Navy - Operation Allied Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Adriatic Sea, Mar. 26, 1999 — A Tomahawk missile is launched Friday afternoon from the after launch tubes of the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) on day three of the NATO-led Operation Allied Force.
		The Adriatic Sea, Mar. 25, 1999 — A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) at targets throughout Kosovo, Yugoslavia.
		The Adriatic Sea, Mar. 24, 1999 — A Tomahawk missile launched in the first strike against Yugoslavia leaves the bow of the guided missile cruiser USS Philippines Sea (CG 58).
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/kosovo/alliedforce01.html (314 words)

	Untitled13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The guided-missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) will be open for general public visiting on Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16 from 1 to 4 p.m.
		The ship's purpose is to detect, classify and track hundreds of potential targets using a variety of weapons — ship and helicopter launched torpedoes, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, rapid-fire close-in weapons and electronic jammers and decoys.
		The ship is 372 feet in length, displaces 2,500 tons and cruises at a maximum speed of 29 knots.
	www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/july14/cruiser.htm (309 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Admiral Halsey later referred to this battle as the "Trafalgar of the Pacific." Cape St. George is the 25th of 27 Ticonderoga-class Aegis guided missile cruisers scheduled to be built.
		These cruisers are designed to provide the primary anti-air warfare protection for the Navy's battle forces.
		The ship is equipped with Standard surface-to-air missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, antisubmarine rockets, torpedoes, and Tomahawk cruise missiles in forward and aft vertical launching systems; two fully automated, radar controlled Phalanx close-in weapons systems; two five-inch guns and electronic warfare systems.
	wald.stat.virginia.edu /nns466.txt (365 words)

	CG-47 Ticonderoga - Navy Ships
		The guided missile cruiser Port Royal (CG 73) was comissioned on Saturday, July 9, 1994.
		These new cruisers have replaced older, less capable ships that are being taken out of service as part of the Navy's overall plan to recapitalize the fleet.
		Upon completion of post-launch outfitting, the cruisers went through an extensive dockside and at-sea testing period to ensure the ship and crew were ready to safely go to sea.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/cg-47.htm (2010 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Vincennes sees end to 20 years of active duty
		The crew of the guided-missile cruiser Vincennes marched on the deck yesterday during the decommissioning ceremony for the vessel at the 32nd Street Naval Station.
		The 9,600-ton Vincennes was the Navy's first Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser to enter the Pacific Fleet.
		While engaged in a battle with Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz, the cruiser's crew fired missiles at a radar target it believed to be an Iranian F-14 fighter descending toward the ship.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20050630-9999-7m30vincen.html (688 words)

	USN Ships--USS Canberra (CAG-2, previously and later CA-70)
		The "mothballed" heavy cruiser Canberra, a 13,600 ton unit of the Baltimore class, was redesignated CAG-2 in early January 1952.
		She was subsequently towed from Bremerton, Washington, to Camden, New Jersey, to begin an extensive conversion to a guided missile heavy cruiser.
		This gunnery emphasis, plus the outdated nature of her "Terrier" guided missile system, caused her reclassification back to a heavy cruiser in May 1968, when she regained her original hull number, CA-70.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/cag2.htm (1228 words)

	Miltary Equipment Guides -CG47
		With 27 cruisers slated for construction over a period of 14 years, construction was broken up into four separate "blocks" to take advantage of technological advancements.
		Mk 26 Mod 5 missile launchers are removed and replaced with fore and aft Mk 41 Mod 0 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS.) In addition, the Ticonderoga's anti-ship and land strike potential are increased with the introduction of VLS launched Tomahawk cruise missiles.
		Encompassing the remaining cruisers, the Aegis radar is upgraded to the AN/SPY-1B and the combat information systems are upgraded to the UYK-43/44 standard.
	www.military.com /Resources/EQG/EQGmain?file=CG47&cat=v&lev=2 (686 words)

	USS Albany (CA-123) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fourth USS Albany (CA-123) was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser CG-10.
		During that time, the cruiser visited many foreign ports and participated in a number of exercises with units of friendly navies.
		Some 20 months later, on 9 November 1968, the guided missile cruiser was placed back in commission at Boston, Captain Robert C. Peniston in command.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/USS-Albany-(CA-123).htm (497 words)

	USN Ships--USS Columbus (CG-12, previously CA-74)
		The 13,600-ton heavy cruiser Columbus (CA-74) underwent a massive conversion to a guided missile cruiser (CG-12) between May 1959 and late 1962.
		Launchers and magazines for long-range Talos missiles were installed fore and aft, while a smaller launcher for Tartar missiles was fitted on each side, and a launcher for ASROC anti-submarine rockets was located amidships.
		Talos guided missiles on one of the cruiser's launchers, 1962.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/cg12.htm (1207 words)

	CGN 9 Long Beach
		USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) was the first nuclear powered cruiser and first large combatant in the US Navy with its main battery consisting of guided missiles.
		She was also the first American cruiser since the end of World War II to built entirely new from the keel, up, and, when completed, boasted the highest bridge in the world.
		The world's first nuclear-powered surface warship, the guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach got underway on nuclear power for the first time on the morning of July 5, 1961.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/cgn-9.htm (409 words)

	NSGA Yokosuka Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		USS Vincennes a Ticonderoga-Class cruiser, is 563 feet in length, has a beam of 55 feet and displaces 9,600 tons fully loaded.
		USS Cowpens is a Ticonderoga-Class cruiser, is 563 feet in length, has a beam of 55 feet and displaces 9,600 tons fully loaded.
		USS Chancellorsville a Ticonderoga-Class cruiser, is 563 feet in length, has a beam of 55 feet and displaces 9,600 tons fully loaded.
	www.nsgayokosuka.navy.mil /newarrivals.htm (515 words)

	US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/AntiAircraft Cruisers, Part 2
		Notes Light Cruiser CL AntiAircraft Cruiser CLAA ex CL Heavy Cruiser CA some ex CL Guided Missile Cruiser CLGN Redesignated in CG series Guided Missile Cruiser CGN Redesignated in CG series Guided Missile Cruiser CLG Redesignated in CG series CLAA was a new designation for Destroyer Leader/AntiAircraft Cruiser CLs.
		CLGN/CGN/CLG were designations for guided missile ships, all changed to the new CG series.
		WWII conversions to CVL are detailed in the carrier lists; postwar guided missile conversions are detailed in the guided missile cruiser list.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/cruisers/ca-cl2.htm (4831 words)

	USS Lake Erie Makes Naval History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The target missile was shot from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai.
		When we detected the missile, we tracked it, then launched the interceptor and were successful,” said Wingeart.
		While the AEGIS weapons system, the foundation of the ballistic missile defense, is currently installed on 68 Navy ships, Lake Erie is the only Navy ship that has intercepted a ballistic missile.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=17335&page=2 (504 words)

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