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USS South Carolina (CGN-37) was the second ship of the California class of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy. USS South Carolina and her sister ship, USS California, were equipped with two Mk-13 launchers, fore and aft, for the RIM-24 Tartar surface-to-air missiles, ASROC missiles, and Harpoon missiles. They were ...
USS South Carolina (BB-26), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the eighth state.She was also the first American dreadnought; though she did not incorporate turbine propulsion like HMS Dreadnought, South Carolina ' s design included revolutionary aspects as well, primarily the superfiring arrangement of ...
USS South Carolina (1860) was a screw steamer built in 1860; served in the American Civil War and sold in 1866; USS South Carolina (BB-26) was a South Carolina-class battleship launched in 1908 and sold for scrap in 1924; USS South Carolina (CGN-37) was a California-class cruiser built in 1972 and decommissioned in 1999
The Navy often referred to unprotected cruisers and obsolete protected cruisers (and some large gunboats without cruiser features) as peace cruisers due to their use in major policing and diplomatic roles. [11] USS Newark (C-1) USS Raleigh (C-8) USS Montgomery (C-9) (C-1) Newark (1891) – Spanish–American War
USS California and her sister ship, USS South Carolina were equipped with two single-armed Mk 13 launchers, fore and aft, for the Standard Missile, one ASROC missile launcher, and two Mk-141 launchers for the Harpoon missiles. These cruisers were equipped with two 5-inch/54 calibre Mk 45 guns rapid-fire cannons, fore and aft. The two cruisers ...
USS Michigan (BB-27), a South Carolina-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 26th state. She was the second member of her class, the first dreadnought battleships built for the US Navy. She was laid down in December 1906, launched in May 1908, and commissioned into the fleet 4 January 1910.