Armament arly burke. US Navy. Design and General Data
In June 2011, the US Navy announced its plans for the future of US Navy destroyers. Promising destroyers of the Zumwalt type turned out to be too expensive for mass production, so it was decided to leave the Arleigh Burk project as the main destroyer of the Navy. In addition, ships of the Orly Burke type will be added to the fleet until the early thirties of this century. During this time, American shipyards will assemble two dozen destroyers. Based on the normal service life of ships in the United States Navy, it can be assumed that the last ship of the Orly Burke class will be withdrawn from the fleet only in the seventies of this century. Apparently, the US Navy command has its own considerations that allow these destroyers to be included in such a distant future.
In order to provide an advantage over the Soviet Navy in the mid-70s, American sailors wished to receive destroyers of a new project. The recently appeared Spruences, although they were modern ships, still did not have great prospects and required, if not replacement, then at least a serious addition. In addition to this, Spruance class destroyers, despite the available weapons, were listed in official documents as ordinary destroyers, and the time and situation required full-fledged URO destroyers (with guided missile). Work on the formation of the appearance of the new ship and the terms of reference for it took several years, and the development competition began only in 1980. It took seven shipbuilding companies at once about three years to create competitive preliminary designs, after which three contestants remained: Bath Iron Works, Ingalls Shipbuilding and Todd Shipyard. The third firm was never able to get the “attention” of the tender commission, which is why the construction of the first two ships of the new project was entrusted to Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Shipbuilding, respectively. The project, as well as its lead ship, was named after Admiral Orly Albert Burke, who commanded various destroyer formations for most of World War II. The contract with the Bath Iron Works for 322 million dollars was awarded in April 85th. However, the total cost of the lead destroyer turned out to be several times higher. Taking into account all electronic equipment, weapons, etc. it cost the Pentagon $1.1 billion.
The construction of the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) began in late 1988, and on Independence Day 1991, she entered service. In the future, two shipyards - Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Shipbuilding - built another two dozen such ships. The first two dozen ships of the new project were made in accordance with the first version of the project, which was named Flight I. However, soon after the start of construction of the lead project of the first series, American shipbuilders began to modernize. As a result, the destroyer USS Mahan, ordered back in 1992, was completed as the first ship of the second series. The construction of the destroyers of the Flight II version had a more modest scale: only seven ships. It is argued that a small second series was originally considered as a transitional link from the first to the third. And so it happened, but contrary to logic a new version The project had in the index not a triple, but the designation IIA. This line turned out to be the most numerous. At the moment, 34 Orly Burke destroyers of the IIA series have been built and their construction continues. According to the old plans, the total number of ships was supposed to be 75 units, but for now only 62 are ready. Most likely, those 24 destroyers that will be ordered later will be made according to next option project.
All existing series of ships - I, II and IIA - have only minor differences in design. They are caused by the features of the installed equipment and the features of the operation of helicopters. The rest of the design is similar. "Orly Burke" of all three series are single-hull ships with a long forecastle. It is noteworthy that the vast majority of ship hull parts are made of high-strength steels. The fact is that after the Second World War, American shipbuilders began to actively use aluminum parts in the construction of ships of this class. In engineering terms, this was a good undertaking, but the experience of fighting with the participation of aluminum ships forced a return to steel. Aluminum destroyers "Orly Burke" made only some parts, such as masts. The low-sitting hull has a relatively small flare in the bow and a relatively wide middle part. This hull shape slightly increases water resistance, but improves stability and reduces pitching. On ships of the IIA series, a bow bulb was added to compensate for the deterioration of the flow due to the peculiarities of the hull contours. Watertight bulkheads divide the internal volume of the hull into 13 compartments. It is curious that the lower decks have a layout that allows you to move around the ship without restrictions without leaving the upper deck. This is done so that the crew is not at risk if the enemy uses weapons. mass destruction. In addition to specially planned interior spaces, protection of the crew from chemical, biological and nuclear weapons is carried out by a special ventilation system with multiple filtration of the air taken from outside.
Orly Burke became the first American destroyer, whose hull and superstructure are made using stealth technology. To reduce radar visibility, the outer surface of the superstructure of the ship consists of several large flat panels, coupled under sharp corners, which leads to a noticeable scattering of radio waves. Chimney casings are made in a similar way. In addition, exhaust power plant before being released, it passes through a special mixing chamber, where it is mixed with atmospheric air and cooled. As a result, ships of the Orly Burke type have almost half the radar and thermal visibility than their Spruence-class predecessors. The use of large parts that reduce visibility, among other things, made it possible to make the design of the ship modular. Thanks to this, 10-15 weeks pass from the laying of the ship to its launch.
The twin-shaft power plant of the Orly Burke destroyers of all series is composed of four LM2500 gas turbine engines manufactured by General Electric. Each engine is equipped with a thermal insulation circuit, which reduces fuel consumption by up to a quarter, and is mounted on shock-absorbing mounts to reduce noise. The entire power plant of the ship is a single module, which, if necessary, can be dismantled entirely. The maximum possible power of the power plant is in the range of 100-105 thousand horsepower. As backup engines, destroyers of all series have three Allison 2500 gas turbine engines. The power of the main and standby engines is transmitted to two shafts that rotate five-blade variable-pitch propellers.
The destroyers of the Orly Burke project are capable of speeds up to 32 knots, but the maximum cruising range is achieved at an economic speed of 20 knots. In this case, the destroyers of the first series can travel up to 4,400 nautical miles, and the ships of the II and IIA series - five thousand miles more. At the same time, some American sources claim that reducing the speed to 18 knots can bring the cruising range up to six thousand miles. However, there are some doubts about this.
The first 28 ships of the Orly Burke type (series I and II) had a crew of 320-350 people: 22-25 officers and 300-330 sailors, warrant officers, etc. The difference in numbers was due to some differences in armament and in the number of helicopters. On the ships of the IIA series, the required number of crew in a number of services was revised and a maintenance group for two helicopters was added. All this led to an increase in the crew to 380 people (32 officers). The Americans especially note the fact that designers and ergonomics specialists participated in the layout of the living quarters of the Orly Burke ships. Thanks to this, with an area of about four square meters per person, it was possible to create all the necessary conditions for normal living.
The weapons of the Orly Burke destroyers include many systems, but its basis is the Aegis control system (read "Aegis"). This multifunctional combat information and control system (CICS) combines a whole set of detection, control and destruction tools. Aegis includes a multifunctional phased array radar, air and surface target detection radar, electronic warfare equipment, communications equipment, etc. In addition, Aegis has a number of subsystems for outputting information, transmitting data to other ships, and direct weapon control systems.
The Orly Burke destroyers are armed with various types of missiles. In the bow and stern of ships of all series there are universal silo launchers Mk 41. On ships of series I and II, the bow and stern launchers have 30 and 60 cells, respectively. On the IIA series, the number of cells increased to 32 and 64. A transport and launch container with a BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile, an SM-2 or SM-3 anti-aircraft missile or a block of four containers with RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles can be placed in one cell . The launcher equipment makes it possible to simultaneously prepare 16 missiles of various types for launch and launch them at a rate of one missile per second. In addition to launchers, the Mk 41 has several cranes for loading TPK with missiles. However, the features of the crane equipment and the design of the destroyer do not allow reloading Tomahawk or SM-2/3 missiles from supply ships. Loading such weapons is possible only in the conditions of the base. This disadvantage is compensated by the flexibility of the range of weapons: if the ship is to attack ground targets, then it will receive Tomahawks, if the ship will perform air defense functions, it will be loaded with Sea Sparrow or SM-2 / 3.
The “main caliber” of the destroyers’ artillery armament is the 127-mm Mk 45 mount. At the same time, the Mk 45 Mod was installed on the first 30 copies of the Orly Burke. 2, on the rest - Mk 45 Mod. 4. Installation with anti-bullet armor can guide a 127-mm rifled gun in the range from -15 ° to + 65 ° vertically and in almost all directions horizontally, of course, with the exception of the sector covered by the ship's superstructure. The rate of fire of the Mk 45 with conventional projectiles reaches 20 rounds per minute, and in the case of guided munitions, it drops by half. The maximum firing range of an unguided projectile for the Mk 45 mod. 4 is 35-38 kilometers. When using an ERGM guided active rocket, this figure increases to 115 kilometers. In the artillery cellar of the destroyers "Orly Burke" fits in the ammunition load of 680 shells of various types. It takes about 15-16 hours to load all this number of shells.
Anti-aircraft artillery "Orly Burke" can be equipped with various types of weapons. On ships of the I, II series, as well as on the first few destroyers of the IIA series, six-barreled 20-mm anti-aircraft guns Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS were installed with a rate of fire of up to 3000 rounds per minute. A smaller number of ships were equipped with 25-mm Bushmaster automatic guns, and almost all Orly Burkes have on board several (from three to six) heavy machine guns Browning M2HB. Despite their original purpose, the M2HB and Bushmaster are ineffective for air defense. Therefore, they are only used for training. personnel and shelling small targets, like light boats and motor boats.
To destroy more serious surface targets, the destroyers of all three series have two built-in Mk 32 torpedo tubes with a total ammunition load of six torpedoes. It can be Mk 46 or Mk 50. When creating destroyers "Orly Burke" the main emphasis was on missile armament, therefore, reloading of torpedo tubes by the crew after firing all six torpedoes is not provided. In the early versions of the project, engineers considered the possibility of using depth charges on the Orly Burke, but this tactical and technical solution did not even reach Flight I.
One SH-60 helicopter could be based on the deck of ships of the first and second series. Near landing pad there was a kerosene tank and a small "warehouse" with weapons - nine Mk 46 torpedoes. Helicopters intended for deployment on the Orly Burke destroyers are equipped with the LAMPS-3 anti-submarine system integrated into the overall Aegis CICS. Due to the limited volumes of the ships of the first two series, they did not have any means of maintaining or repairing the helicopter, other than those that are on board. Thus, any more or less serious damage led to the fact that the ship was left without rotorcraft "eyes". When creating the version of the IIA project, these shortcomings were taken into account and the shipbuilders made a special helicopter hangar in the aft part of the ship's hull, due to which the destroyer's aviation group doubled. This is what required the introduction of an aircraft maintenance group into the crew. The engineers also increased the arsenal for helicopter weapons: on the Orly Burke IIA series, it fits up to 40 torpedoes, air-to-ground missiles of various types, and even several MANPADS.
Destroyers of the Orly Burke type participated in several military conflicts, starting almost from the very beginning of their service. Iraq in 1996, 1998 and 2003, Yugoslavia in 1999 and several other operations. Due to their large number (there are currently sixty ships in service), these destroyers participate in almost every campaign of the US Navy. However, in Russia these ships are better known thanks to the "mission" of the destroyer USS McFaul (DDG-74), which he carried out in August 2008. Recall that then, a few days after the end of the infamous "War of the Three Eights", this ship brought 55 tons of humanitarian cargo to the Georgian port of Batumi.
In addition to combat successes and an interesting design, the Orly Burke destroyers are in some way record holders in the US Navy. The fact is that with a total displacement of about 8500 tons (series I), 9000 tons (series II) and 9650 (series IIA), the Orly Burke is the most massive American warship with a displacement of more than five thousand tons. This fact suggests that this type of ship is an undoubted success of American shipbuilding. Also in favor of the success of the project is the fact that the Japanese were interested in it at one time. In 1993-95, four destroyers of the Kongo type entered the Japan Self-Defense Forces. In fact, these are the same "Orly Burke", but modified in such a way as to comply with the legal features of the Japanese fleet.
Like any other project, Orly Burke eventually had to be replaced by newer equipment. But, unfortunately for the US Navy, a promising URO destroyer project called Zumwalt turned out to be much more expensive than planned. Thanks to such a failure of the Zamvolta, the Orly Burke will remain in service in the future. When these ships were put into service, it was planned that they would serve for about 35 years. But the lack of the possibility of mass production of Zumwalt destroyers forced the command of the US Navy to begin last year the creation of a new version of the project (series III) and outline plans to purchase 24 ships in addition to the 75 already ordered. Together with the assumption regarding the possible duration of the Orly Burke's service until the seventies of the current century, this may help these destroyers set another record. This time it's about durability.
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Orpi Burke-class URO destroyers, equipped with a gas turbine power plant, replaced the Kuntz-class URO and the Legi and Belknap-class URO cruisers.
Initially, it was assumed that it would be cheaper than a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, a ship with less combat capabilities. However, it has become a multi-purpose warship with very large combat capabilities based on the presence of modern weapons and other combat systems.
The destroyer URO "Orpy Burke" (DDG 51) became the first large American warship built using stealth technology, which reduced the radar visibility of the ship. Initially, it was planned to use these ships in confrontation with the Soviet Navy, but at present they carry out anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and anti-ship defense of the forward groups of the US Navy, and also strike at ground targets during operations in crisis regions.
The configuration of the hull of these ships significantly improved their seaworthiness and made it possible to maintain a high speed in difficult sea conditions. The ship's structures, except for the masts, made of aluminum alloys to reduce weight, are made of steel. The combat posts and the premises of the power plant are additionally protected by Kevlar armor. Surprisingly, the destroyers of this type became the first ships in the US Navy capable of fighting in the conditions of the use of weapons of mass destruction due to the complete sealing of the hull and superstructures.
The AN / SPY-1D radar with phased antenna arrays has significantly increased the capabilities of the AEGIS system, especially in the context of the use of electronic warfare by the enemy.
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The AEGIS system is capable of repelling a massive strike by existing and future cruise missiles against ships of the American group. A conventional radar with a rotating antenna "sees" a target when the antenna beam illuminates it once per full rotation around its axis. To accompany this target, another radar is required.
In the radar of the AEGIS system, these processes are combined. The four phased array antennas of the SPY-1D radar radiate energy in all directions at once, providing constant search and tracking at the same time. The SPY-1D radar and the Mk 99 fire control system ensure the destruction of enemy aircraft and cruise missiles at long range with Standard missiles launched from the UVP. For self-defense, ZAK "Phalanx" Block 1 is used.
The US Navy planned to have 57 Orly Burke-class destroyers in service by 2004, but budgetary restrictions imposed by the US Congress pushed back this deadline until 2008. One of the design elements of these ships that was criticized was the lack of a helicopter hangar, although the first 28 destroyers have a platform for an SH-60 helicopter.
The helicopter hangar is installed on destroyers of the PA series. They are also equipped with an oversized UVP, a new 127mm gun and an improved REV.
DESTROYERS OF THE TYPE DDG-51 ARLEIGH BURKE
25.06.2019
According to the Associated Press, on June 22, at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in Bath, Maine, the baptism ceremony for the new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Daniel Inue (DDG-118) took place.
DDG-118 will be the 68th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the 37th ship of the type built by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GDBIW). The keel laying ceremony for DDG-118 took place on May 14, 2018. The destroyer Daniel Inue is scheduled to be handed over to the US Navy in FY20.
The DDG-118 will be built in the current version of the Fly-2A with the Aegis Baseline 9 weapon control system, which includes the AN / SPY-1 radar, the Mk.99 fire control system, the Mk.41 TLU and the SM-3 Standard SAM, ensuring the defeat of air threats and missile defense.
The latest of the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works built on December 1, 2018, the Arleigh Burke-class URO (DDG-116) URO (DDG-116) squadron destroyer entered the US Navy.
The destroyers (DDG-120) Karl M. Levin, (DDG-122) John Basilon, (DDG-124) Harvey S. Barnum are also under construction at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works enterprise.
TsAMTO
01.08.2019
The command of the US Navy announced the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer (DDG-117) "Paul Ignacius" of the class "Arleigh Burke" held on July 27 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
DDG-117 became the 67th Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) and 31st destroyer of the series built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The cutting of the first steel for the construction of DDG-117 began on September 30, 2014, and the keel authentication ceremony took place on September 30, 2015. The ship was launched on November 12, 2016. The christening ceremony took place on April 8, 2017, and on February 22, 2019 (DDG-117) "Paul Ignacius" was transferred to the US Navy. The ship's home port will be Mayport (Florida).
The DDG-117 is built in the Fly-2A (Flight IIA) configuration with the Aegis Baseline 9 weapon control system, which includes the AN / SPY-1 radar, the Mk.99 fire control system, the Mk.41 TLU and the SM-3 SAM "Standard", ensuring the destruction of aircraft of various types and ballistic missiles.
To date, four more ships of the series are under construction at the HII facility in Pascagoula: Delbert D. Black (DDG-119), Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121), Lena Sutcliff Higby (DDG- 123) and "Jack Lucas" (DDG-125).
On September 28, 2018, the US Navy command signed a long-term contract with Ingalls Shipbuilding worth $ 5.104 billion for the construction of 6 destroyers of the Arleigh Burke class (DDG-51) of the Fly-3 version ( Flight III) with enhanced air and missile defense capabilities.
TsAMTO
21.09.2019
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair has been awarded two contracts totaling more than $170 million to repair and upgrade two US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers based in San Diego.
The shipyard received $86.1 million to repair the destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). In 2018, the destroyer was on a deployment to the South China Sea during which it was attacked by a Chinese destroyer that passed within 45 yards of Decatur's bow. The contract is expected to be completed by October 2020. The destroyer returned to Naval Base San Diego in April 2019 after being deployed to the US 7th and 5th Fleets.
USS Decatur (DDG-73) is named after the former naval officer Stephen Decatur, Jr., is the 23rd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. USS Decatur was the 13th ship of the class built at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine with construction beginning on 11 January 1996. The destroyer was launched on November 10, 1996, and on August 29, 1998 the ship was commissioned.
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Destroyers of the Arleigh Burke class (Arleigh Burke class destroyers) - a type of URO destroyers (with guided missile weapons) of the third generation. Destroyers have been built by order of the US Navy since 1988, and the construction of ships of this type continues.
The development of a new type of URO destroyers, capable of supplementing the 31 Spruence-class destroyers and replacing the destroyers of previous types, began in the late 1970s and, as a result, led to the creation of the appearance of ships of this type and the emergence of a program for their construction. Fundamentally new type URO destroyers was supposed to be a means to achieve the superiority of the US Navy over the Navy of the Soviet Union. Initially, the development of a new destroyer project was proposed in 1980 to the designers of seven shipbuilding enterprises. Their number was already reduced to three companies in 1983: Todd Shipyards, Bath Iron Works, and Ingalls Shipbuilding.
As a result, on April 5, 1985, the Bath Iron Works shipyard won a contract to build the first ship of the Ι series. The contract was signed for $321.9 million, and the total cost of the first-born destroyer, together with weapons, was $1.1 billion (in 1983 prices). The Bath Iron Works shipyard also received a contract to build the 3rd and 4th destroyers in the series, and later sought more and more contracts. The second destroyer of the first series was ordered by a second company, Ingalls Shipbuilding (Todd Shipyards was unable to secure a contract).
The construction of the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) began in late 1988, and on Independence Day 1991, she entered service. In the future, two shipyards - Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Shipbuilding - built another two dozen such ships. The first two dozen ships of the new project were made in accordance with the first version of the project, which was named Flight I. However, soon after the start of construction of the lead project of the first series, American shipbuilders began to modernize.
As a result, the destroyer USS Mahan, ordered back in 1992, was completed as the first ship of the second series. The construction of the destroyers of the Flight II version had a more modest scale: only seven ships. It is argued that a small second series was originally considered as a transitional link from the first to the third. And so it happened, however, contrary to logic, the new version of the project had not a triple in the index, but the designation IIA. This line turned out to be the most numerous.
At the moment, 34 Arleigh Burke destroyers of the IIA series have been built and their construction continues.
All existing series of ships - I, II and IIA - have only minor differences in design. They are caused by the features of the installed equipment and the features of the operation of helicopters. The rest of the design is similar.
Each ship is equipped with 29 bow and 61 stern vertical launchers, which house four types of missiles. Anti-aircraft guided missiles SM-2 "Standard" capable of destroying enemy targets located at a distance of 166 km. Anti-submarine torpedo missiles RUM-139 "VL-Asroc" with an effective firing distance of over 16 km. anti-ship missiles AGM-84 "Harpoon", threatening even from beyond the horizon and finally, the main caliber cruise missiles BGM-109 Tomahawk.
In addition to the launchers, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are equipped with a 127 mm artillery mount with 680 rounds of ammunition, two six-barreled 20 mm Phalanx anti-aircraft artillery mounts, and four 12.7 mm Browning machine guns. In addition to deck weapons, two SH-60B Seahawk helicopters with sets of anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons can be placed on board, expanding the destroyer's range, allowing you to detect and attack enemy targets tens of kilometers away. With such an arsenal on board, these warships can not only protect the squadron, but also deliver high-precision strikes against enemy ships. In other words, these warships are not just a tactical weapon, but also an operational-tactical one, that is, to hit targets in the depths of the enemy.
As of May 2010, the Arleigh Burke destroyer is the largest-scale type of surface warship with a total displacement of more than 5,000 tons in the entire post-war history of the fleet. Given the rather low pace of construction of destroyers in other states, in the coming years, not a single state in the world will be able to beat this kind of record.
In addition to the US Navy, four ships of the Arleigh Burke type, albeit with a slightly modified design and built according to civilian standards (destroyers of the Congo type), are in service with the Japanese Naval Self-Defense Forces. For 2000, it was planned to introduce three more ships into the Japanese Navy by 2010, upgraded to the level of the IIA series, but at present, the construction of these ships has been abandoned in favor of more advanced Atago-class destroyers.
In March 2012, the US Navy awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a $663 million contract to build the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The construction of the destroyer under the number DDG-116 is provided for by an option to the Navy contract concluded in the fall of 2011. DDG-116 will be the 66th ship of the Arleigh Burke project.
In 2012, researchers from the U.S. Naval Surface Weapons Center at Carderock completed a two-week cycle of hydrodynamic tests of the GAS bulbous fairings intended for installation on destroyers of the DDG51 Arleigh Burke type, the official website of the American Navy reported. The protruding fairing of the hydroacoustic station in the form of a tear is planned to be installed in the area of the vessel's waterline in order to reduce the wave resistance of the hull and, consequently, fuel consumption. At the preliminary stage, scientists developed more than 20 versions of fairings, of which, based on the results of the tests, 4 were selected to continue work to improve their shape and size.
In accordance with the decision made public in September 2009, the US missile defense architecture in Europe will be created in four stages. At the first - in the period up to 2011 - ships equipped with Aegis systems and RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) interceptor missiles were deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, a missile defense radar was deployed in Turkey. On the second - by 2015 - it is planned to transfer mobile batteries with SM-3 missiles to the territory of Romania. Further - by 2018 - they are supposed to be deployed in Poland. And by 2020, it is planned to replace these missiles with more advanced ones, capable of protecting the entire territory of NATO member countries not only from intermediate and shorter-range missiles, but also from intercontinental ballistic missiles.
In June 2013, the US Navy command signed contracts with shipbuilding enterprises General Dynamics and Hungtington Ingalls for the construction of nine new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The deal amounted to 6.1 billion dollars. All ordered ships must be delivered to the customer by the end of 2017. As expected, the first two ships of the order ─ DDG-117 and DDG-118 ─ will receive the names "Paul Ignatius" and "Daniel Inoui". The names of the other destroyers have not yet been determined. All destroyers ordered by the US Navy will be built according to a modernized project and will receive a number of significant improvements. In particular, instead of obsolete SPY-1D radars, new AMDR air and missile defense radars will be installed on ships. Since the power consumption of the new radars is much higher than that of the SPY-1D, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will receive improved power supply systems.
On September 12, 2013, Huntington Ingalls Industries began building the next Aegis missile destroyer for the US Navy, the Ralph Johnson (DDG-114). The ship will be the 30th Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyer built by Ingalls Shipbuilding.
In October 2013, Raytheon announced a $385.74 million contract for the design, development, integration, testing and delivery of AMDR-S (Air and Missile Defense Radar S-Band Radar) S-band air defense / missile defense radars. and radar control kit (RSC). AMDR is a next-generation air defense/missile defense radar designed to equip the Arleigh Burke-class Fly III (DDG-51) destroyers starting in 2016. The AMDR system will be a complex of S-band radar (2-4 GHz), X-band radar and radar control unit (RSC).
The United States resumed the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer building program, laying down another such ship on November 4, 2013. The destroyer will be named "John Finn"; it is being built at the Hungtington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The destroyer is being built as part of the continued "Series IIA"; it will be the 29th ship of this project and the 63rd of the Arleigh Burke class.
In January 2014, Lockheed Martin was awarded another $574 million contract for the production of Aegis missile defense system components for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 117-123) and the assembly of one Aegis Ashore complex.
The first of the American warships, which will form the naval component of the US missile defense system (ABM) in Europe, the destroyer URO Donald Cook in February 2014 he arrived at the Spanish naval base Rota. Donald Cook is equipped with the Aegis weapons control system, which, when interacting with other ground, air or space systems, allows you to detect and destroy ballistic missiles enemy.
The second of four American missile defense destroyers designed to support Europe's "anti-missile architecture" left the United States on June 3, 2014. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) left the Norfolk Naval Base (Virginia) and will join the sister ship USS Donald Cook ( DDG 75).
In March 2014, the U.S. Naval Shipbuilding and Armaments Command signed two contracts on March 14 to build the FY14 Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 destroyers for a total cost of $1.244 billion. An agreement worth $642.58 million has been signed with General Dynamics But Iron Works (BIW) for the construction of one DDG-51 class destroyer under a long-term contract signed in June 2013 (calculated for FY 2013-2017). Construction will take place in Brunswick, Maine. The agreement also includes $79.4 million to finance the purchase of materials for subsequent ships in the series, which will be ordered in 2016-2017. Initially, the DDG-51 class destroyer program was expected to be completed in 2012 after the transfer of the 62nd ship of the DDG-112 series "Michael P. Murphy" to the US Navy. However, due to the increased cost of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyers, the US Navy decided to continue ordering the Arleigh Burke class ships.
In April 2014, BAE Systems received a contract from the US Navy to carry out work on the technical re-equipment and modernization of nine destroyers assigned to the port of Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu (Hawaii). The contract is for 5 years. Repair work will be carried out on the following warships: Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG-90), USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) , USS Hopper (DDG-70), USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), USS O'Kane (DDG-77), USS Halsey (DDG-97), USS Milius (DDG -69) and "USS Preble" (DDG-88). This contract is a continuation of the work on the modernization of destroyers of this type, which was carried out by BAE Systems under the previous 7-year contract.
On September 23, 2014, the keel of the next Arleigh Burke-class USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) missile destroyer was laid at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard. This is the 30th ship of this type built / under construction at the Pascagoula shipyard (Mississippi). It is reported that the construction of the destroyer blocks is 26% completed, the construction will last until 2017.
At the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on September 30, a ceremony was held to cut the first steel for the destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) of the Arleigh Burke class. It is planned that "Paul Ignatius" will be transferred to the US Navy in the first half of 2017. This ship will be the 30th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built by Ingalls Shipbuilding. The destroyer "Paul Ignatius" will be built in the current version of the Fly-2A and will be a total of 67 ships of the class "Arleigh Burke" (DDG-51).
It is expected that ships of this type will serve in the US Navy until at least 2070.
SERIES:
FLIGHT I
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), Norfolk, VA
USS Barry (DDG 52), Norfolk, VA
USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), San Diego, CA
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Stout (DDG 55), Norfolk, VA
USS John S McCain (DDG 56), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Mitscher (DDG 57), Norfolk, VA
USS Laboon (DDG 58), Norfolk, VA
USS Russell (DDG 59), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Ramage (DDG 61), Norfolk, VA
USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Stethem (DDG 63), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Carney (DDG 64), Mayport, FL
USS Benfold (DDG 65), San Diego, CA
USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), Norfolk, VA
USS Cole (DDG 67), Norfolk, VA
USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), Mayport, FL
USS Milius (DDG 69), San Diego, CA
USS Hopper (DDG 70), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Ross (DDG 71), Norfolk, VA
FLIGHT II
USS Mahan (DDG 72), Norfolk, VA
USS Decatur (DDG 73), San Diego, CA
USS McFaul (DDG 74), Norfolk, VA
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Norfolk, VA
USS Higgins (DDG 76), San Diego, CA
USS O'kane (DDG 77), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Porter (DDG 78), Norfolk, VA
FLIGHT IIA
USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), Norfolk, VA
USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), Mayport, FL
USS Winston S Churchill (DDG 81), Norfolk, VA
USS Lassen (DDG 82), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Howard (DDG 83), San Diego, CA
USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), Norfolk, VA
USS McCampbell (DDG 85), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Shoup (DDG 86), Everett, WA
USS Mason (DDG 87), Norfolk, VA
USS Preble (DDG 88), San Diego, CA
USS Mustin (DDG 89), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Chafee (DDG 90), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Pinckney (DDG 91), San Diego, CA
USS Momsen (DDG 92), Everett, WA
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Nitze (DDG 94), Norfolk, VA
USS James E Williams (DDG 95), Norfolk, VA
USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), Norfolk, VA
USS Halsey (DDG 97), San Diego, CA
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), Norfolk, VA
USS Farragut (DDG 99), Mayport, FL
USS Kidd (DDG 100), San Diego, CA
USS Gridley (DDG 101), San Diego, CA
USS Sampson (DDG 102), San Diego, CA
USS Truxtun (DDG 103), Norfolk, VA
USS Sterett (DDG 104), San Diego, CA
USS Dewey (DDG 105), No homeport
USS Stockdale (DDG 106), San Diego, CA
USS Gravely (DDG 107), Norfolk, VA
USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), San Diego, CA
USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), Norfolk, VA
USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), San Diego, CA
USS Spruance (DDG 111), San Diego, CA
USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), Pearl Harbor, HI
PCU John Finn (DDG 113), Under construction
PCU Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), Under construction
PCU Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), Under construction
PCU Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), Under construction
Paul Ignatius DDG-117, Under construction
Daniel Inouye DDG-118, Under construction
Delbert D. Black DDG-119, Under construction
Carl M. Levin DDG-120, Under construction
Frank E. Petersen Jr. DDG-121, Under construction
John Basilone DDG-122, Under construction
Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee DDG-123, Under construction
Harvey C. Barnum Jr. DDG-124, Under construction
Jack H. Lucas DDG-125, Under construction
Louis H. Wilson Jr. DDG-126, Under construction
CHARACTERISTICS
Displacement (tons): 8373
Length (m): 153.8
Width (m): 20.4
Speed (knots): 30
Range (miles): 4400
Draft (m): 6.3
Crew: 346 people.
WEAPONS
ZRS: Aegis
UVP: MK41 - 90 cells for missiles and missiles
Gun: 1 x 127 mm Mk45
Torpedo tubes: 6,318 mm
Anti-ship complexes: 8 Harpoon
Anti-aircraft installations: 2 Vulkan MK.15
Electronic weapons
GAS: 1 AN/SQS-53C(V)
Radar: 1 AN/SPY-1D 3-D
1 AN/SPS-67(V)3
1 AN/SPS-64(V)9
First Arleigh Burke I-class destroyer entered service Navy Navy USA in 1991. The contract for the construction of the ships was divided between the two companies Litton and Ingalls SB.
Ships of the Arleigh Burke I series are the main and most numerous representatives of the class. EM Destroyer in Navy Naval Forces USA - by the end of the 90s it is planned to have Navy Naval Forces about 50 such ships.
When starting to create an Arleigh Burke I-class destroyer, the Americans proceeded from two fundamental points: the ship must have high survivability and have Aegis IFSO. The composition of the weapons was taken the same as on the Ticonderoga, only by reducing total number container-cells MK41 from 122 to 90. Compared to Spruence, the speed has slightly decreased. Among other innovations, it should be noted a gas turbine power plant with a heat recovery circuit, which made it possible to save 25 percent fuel, an improved system of protection against weapons of mass destruction (in particular, all doors along the outer contour are equipped with air tambours), a torpedo deflection device, an artillery control system fire with laser rangefinders.
EM Destroyer type "Arleigh Burke I" are intended, like cruisers URO Managed missile weapon type Ticonderoga, for zonal protection against air attack means of NK formations (primarily AUG carrier strike group), landing groups and convoys, combating PL Submarine and NK of the enemy, artillery support for landing operations, tracking the ships of a potential enemy, ensuring a naval blockade of certain areas, as well as participating in search and rescue operations. At the same time, "Arleigh Burke I", compared to Ticonderoga, has smaller dimensions, better stability parameters and combat survivability (due to the increased width of the hull, the absence of AMG in superstructure designs and a more rational division of the hull into watertight compartments).
For "Arleigh Burke I" a new hull was developed with full contours in the bow and a small collapse of the surface branches of the bow frames. According to experts Navy Naval Forces USA, despite some increase in water resistance, this form of hull has the best seaworthiness. These include the smoothness and smallness of the pitching range, the moderation of flooding and splashing, small roll angles on the circulation. The hull of the ship is steel, with a characteristic forecastle extended far into the stern. It is divided by watertight bulkheads reaching the upper deck into 13 compartments and has a double bottom throughout, as well as two continuous decks, not counting the upper one. The collapse of the sides is more than 8 ° over a significant part of the length, the hull is made low-sitting. During the tests, it was demonstrated that it was possible to maintain a speed of 30 knots at hurricane wind and excitement up to 9 points.
When designing the Arleigh Burke I, special attention was paid to the issues of providing constructive protection and survivability. To this end, the dimensions of the all-steel superstructure were minimized, its outer surfaces received an inclination to the main plane with surfaces lined with radar-absorbing coatings to reduce the EPR. To reduce the thermal field, the chimneys were equipped with special mixing chambers in which the exhaust gases are mixed with cold air; vital combat posts were located in the ship's hull; AP REV was distributed throughout the ship in order to reduce the likelihood of damage. Premises GEM Main power plant, REV and control posts have Kevlar anti-fragmentation protection. To protect mechanisms and equipment below the DWL, local armor made of high-strength aluminum-magnesium alloys up to 25.4 mm thick also serves. Plates made of these alloys protect the main waveguides and cables, as well as the most important combat posts (BIP rooms, ammunition cellars and upper tiers of superstructures). The ship has a system collective defense from WMP. Also to reduce hydroacoustic visibility EM Destroyer equipped with air supply systems under the "Masker" bottom and to the edges of the PRAIRIE propeller blades.
The main means of illuminating the air and surface situation is a multifunctional radar Radar station AN / SPY-1D with four HEADLIGHTS. To provide a circular view, they are mounted on the outer surfaces of the superstructure bow block. radar Radar station capable of detecting and tracking air targets at distances up to 400 km. Data on the elements of the movement of air targets are transmitted to BIUS and a system for displaying information, as well as a system for making recommendations to the commander of the ship for making decisions. From BIUS Combat information and control system information about air targets is transmitted to the control system by firing SAM Anti-aircraft missile systems and ZAK Anti-aircraft artillery complex Mk 99, which has three radar Radar station AN/SPG-62 designed for control SAM anti-aircraft guided missile and illumination of shelled CCs. System SAM anti-aircraft guided missile Mk 99 can control 18 at the same time SAM anti-aircraft guided missile. Systems for displaying information and making recommendations to the commander can also receive information from radar Radar station AN / SPS-67 on the air and surface situation, from GAK Hydroacoustic complex SQQ-89 (V) 4 about the underwater situation and from the AN / SLQ-32 complexes about the radio technical situation. In addition, these systems can receive information from other SC and LA. Based on the information received, decisions are made on the use of a particular weapon.
A feature of "Arleigh Burke I", unlike other American EM Destroyer and KR cruise missile URO guided missile weapon is the lack of a helicopter hangar. Available only WFP Airstrip with RAST forced landing system.
EM Destroyer type "Arleigh Burke I" took part in all conflicts of the late twentieth - early XXI century. The presence on the ships of the VPU made it possible not only to provide tasks air defense Air Defense and PRO Anti-missile defense AUG carrier strike group, but also to participate in strikes on the coast.
Summarizing the above, we can conclude that Arleigh Burke I-class destroyers are really successful ships high class capable of equally successfully operating in a variety of conditions when performing various tasks. American shipbuilders managed to achieve a rare harmony in the seaworthiness of the ship, its architecture and armament. EM Destroyer type "Arleigh Burke I" can be called one of the best ships of the late twentieth century.
A worthy continuation of the Arleigh Burke I series was the Arleigh Burke II series and the Arleigh Burke IIA series.
DDG-51 Arleigh Burke 1991DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-52 Barry 1992DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-53 John Paul Jones 1993DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-54 Curtis Wilbur 1994DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-55 1994DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-56 John S. McCain 1994DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-57 Mitscher 1994DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-58 1995DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-59 Russell 1995DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-60 Paul Hamilton 1995DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-61 Ramage 1995DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-62 Fitzgerald 1995DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-63 Stethem 1995DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-64 Carney 1996DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-65 Benfold 1996DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-66 Gonzalez 1996DDG Guided Missile Destroyer (destroyer URO)-67 Cole 199610/12/2000 in Yemen, in the port of Aden, there was an explosion on board the ship. At first it was reported that the cruiser was attacked by a boat loaded with explosives.
Destroyers have long been the workhorses of the modern navy. The latest and most complex version of such a ship destroyer class " Arleigh Burke". A state-of-the-art weapon platform and state-of-the-art radar system allowed these ships to dominate the seas for decades to come. It is these warships that have been defining the standards of world military shipbuilding for many years now. What is the secret of the famous destroyers.
The photo above shows modern destroyers of the class " Arleigh Burke". They are in service with the US Navy and are considered the most the best ships in the world because of their versatility. Moreover, today Arleigh Burke" This destroyers record holders - their displacement is 5000 tons. According to this indicator, they are considered the largest surface ships in the entire post-war history of the American Navy.
lead destroyer USS Arleigh Burke
lead destroyer USS Arleigh Burke
destroyers class " Arleigh Burke» American designers began to develop in the late 70s. The new ships were supposed to replace other destroyers that fought during the Second World War and were considered obsolete, and versatility became the main requirement in the development of a new type of destroyer. The ship was supposed to surpass everything that the USSR fleet had by that time.
As a result, on July 4, 1991, American shipyards built the first destroyer new series " USS Arleigh Burke”(tail number DDG 51), which has become a real masterpiece of military shipbuilding. It was named after Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, the legendary destroyer commander of World War II. While fighting in the Pacific, Arleigh A. Burke commanded the 23rd destroyer squadron; won several key battles with the Japanese fleet, including the Battle of Cape St. George in November 1943. And also played a significant role in the formation of the post-war fleet.
new shipbuilding approaches for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
destroyers class " Arleigh Burke"demonstrate new shipbuilding approaches and one of the most impressive changes - the shape of the hull. Traditionally, destroyers were long and narrow. The designers of this ship approached this problem differently. In the ship architecture of the destroyer " Arleigh Burke»one unique value has been preserved - the ratio of length to width, which means an increase in stability. The experience of operating destroyers of this class confirms the advantages of the new design. When the sea is rough and the wave height is up to 7 meters, these warships capable of maintaining a speed of up to 25 knots.
In addition to the unique body shape destroyers received other changes in ship architecture. For example, a return to steel construction. The fact is that the destroyers of the Second World War were made of steel, and by the 60s and 70s steel was replaced by aluminum. The change in material was caused by the weighting of the radars and other sensors located on the masts. Aluminum is an excellent alternative to steel (strength with less weight), but it has certain disadvantages - vulnerability to fire. Designers of a modern destroyer " Arleigh Burke» decided to return to steel, but at the same time retained many modern electronic systems that have become indispensable in all modern ships. The vital rooms of destroyers of this class are additionally protected by 25 mm thick armor sheets and covered with Kevlar.
destroyers « Arleigh Burke» feature a more compact design than its predecessors. Their superstructures are calmer, less hectic than those of earlier designs.
combat capabilities of the destroyer "Arleigh Burke"
Changes in the architecture have given the destroyer survivability in battle, but initially ships of this class may simply appear to be devoid of weapons. However, looks are deceiving.
destroyers class " Arleigh Burke"are equipped with weapons that have no analogues in the world - the installation of a vertical launch Mk-41. Surprisingly, this system is capable of firing one guided missile per second, which means that in just a few minutes, an American destroyer is capable of hitting about a hundred enemy targets. The entire ammunition load can be fired in two minutes.
Each ship is equipped with 29 bow and 61 stern vertical launchers, which house four types of missiles. Anti-aircraft guided missiles SM-2 "Standard" capable of destroying enemy targets located at a distance of 166 km. Anti-submarine torpedo missiles RUM-139 "VL-Asroc" with an effective firing distance of over 16 km. Anti-ship missiles AGM-84 "Harpoon", threatening even from beyond the horizon, and finally, the main caliber cruise missiles BGM-109 "Tomahawk".
In addition to the launchers on board destroyers class " Arleigh Burke"a 127 mm artillery mount with an ammunition load of 680 rounds is installed, two six-barreled 20 mm anti-aircraft artillery mounts" Phalanx"and four machine guns of the system" Browning»caliber 12.7 mm. In addition to deck weapons, two SH-60B Seahawk helicopters with sets of anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons can be placed on board, expanding the destroyer's range, allowing you to detect and attack enemy targets tens of kilometers away. With such an arsenal on board, these warships can not only protect the squadron, but also deliver high-precision strikes against enemy ships. In other words, these warships are not just a tactical weapon, but also an operational-tactical one, that is, to hit targets in the depths of the enemy.
Combat power of class destroyers Arleigh Burke” can no longer be assessed only by armament. Electronic sensors are much more important. They allow you to accurately determine the target at distant approaches and direct weapons with amazing accuracy. This was made possible thanks to latest system management " Aegis". Its difference from previous systems lies in the fact that it combines all the technical and combat means destroyer and manages them herself. Depending on the tactical situation Aegis»redistributes targets depending on the degree of threat. For example, when repulsing a massive attack from the air, the system stops searching for new targets and focuses on tracking and destroying the detected ones. " Aegis» is a data center of twenty powerful computers, fundamentally new radars with a maximum target detection range of up to 450 km. Its hexagonal radiating antennas are hidden from the eyes of the enemy and are mounted in the plane of the destroyer's superstructure.
Destroyers « Arleigh Burke"are the most common warships of their class. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces are armed with ships of the class " Atago", in the Navy South Korea ships of the class "" and all of them are analogues of the American " Arleigh Burke"and are armed with systems" Aegis". In addition to Asian countries, Norway and Spain have similar ships. Many of the countries are trying to create such ships, but so far only the People's Republic of China has succeeded.