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18-MAY-2012

USS Gridley (DDG-101)

with USS Kidd (DDG-100) on left

Class: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
isplacement: 9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length: 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m), Beam: 66 ft (20 m), Draught: 31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed: >30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 380 officers and enlisted
Armament: 1 × 32 cell, 1 × 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles
1 × 5/62 in (127/62 mm), 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns, 2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes, 1 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried: 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters


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Frank Brault25-May-2013 23:37
A wonderful image of this pair of ships. A terrific point of view. V
Mike H.25-May-2013 21:32
Formidable guided missile destroyers -- both, well-captured and
presented with interesting facts. Superb, Walter - V.
Jim's Atavistic Visions25-May-2013 20:12
We toured this one while she was up here at Port Hueneme.
747 type jet engines on these and I am sure they are faster than
the published speeds.
Kim25-May-2013 20:08
Excellent composition! V
Carol How25-May-2013 18:44
I really like all those neutral gray/blues. Well composed and imparting the power that's there! V
Marcia Colelli25-May-2013 18:31
Nice composition and tones of gray. V
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