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USS Harry E Yarnell - A Leahy Class Cruiser

DISPLACEMENT, TONS: 4,670 STANDARD, 8,203 FULL LOAD

DIMENSIONS, FEET : 533 x 54.9 x 24.8

MISSLES: SSM; 8 Harpoon (2 quad) SAM; 80 standard ER (SM-2) (2 Mk 10 Launchers)

GUNS: 3 Pellet and 8 BB

A/S WEAPONS: 1 ASROC 8-tube launcher; 2 triple torpedo tubes (Mk32)

MAIN ENGINES: 2 geared turbines; 2 shafts, 85,000 shp

BOILERS: 4 Babcock and Wilcox

SPEED, KNOTS: 32.7 (with a tail wind)

FUEL, TONS: 1,800

RANGE, Miles: 8,000 at 20 knots

COMPLEMENT: 377 (18 officers, 359 enlisted)

FLAG ACCOMODATIONS: 18 "Double-end" missle cruisers especially designed to screen fast carrier task forces.

CLASSIFICATION: Originally classified as guided missle frigates (DLG); reclassified as guided missle cruisers (CG) on 30 June 1975.

DESIGN: Distinctive in having twin missle launchers forward and aft with a ASROC launcher between the forward missle launcher and the bridge on the main deck level.

ELECTRONICS: Naval Tactical Sata Systems (NTDS) fitted during AAW modernisation. Fitted with OE-82 satellite communications antenna. SSR-1 reciever and three WSC-3 transcievers, SLO 32 ECM .

FIRE CONTROL: Four Mk 76 missile control systems

RADAR: 3D search: SPS 48

Air Search: SPS 49

Surface search: SPS 10

SONAR: SQQ 23 series bow-mount