Mission Statement

We will operate this ship with Excellence and Efficiency to achieve our overall mission of warfighting readiness - our cardinal headings will be Self, Stewardship, Family and Integrity.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS

• Dimensions: 153.8m x 20.4m x 9.3m

• Guns: Mk45 127mm .54 (2) MK15 Block 1 Phalanx Gatling 20mm Gun

• Missiles: (2) MK41 Vertical Launching Systems (MOD 0 forward, MOD 1 Aft) with
  
  29 cells forward and 61 aft to house SM-2 SAMs, Tomahawk and ASROC.
  
  (2) MK141 quadruple launchers for RGM-84 Harpoon

• ASW: (2) MK32 triple 324mm torpedo tubes for MK46 of MK50 ASW torpedos

• Electronics: SPY-1D, SPS-67, SPS-64 radars (3) SPG-62 directors for SAMs used with AEGIS FC
  
  system MK160 MOD4 gunfire control system including optronic backup SQQ-89(V)6
  
  sonar incorporating SQS-53C hull mounted and SQR-19 towed array sonars used
  
  with MK116 MOD7 ASW fire control system.

• Propulsion: (4) GE LM 2500-30 Gas Turbines giving 100,000 hp to two shafts

• Speed: 30+ Knots

• Crew: 300+

• Aircraft: Helicopter Platform