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To: CFC__VRWC

Does the 5th Fleet have ammo for their cannons? Or do they use missiles now? Just askin', no reason...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760250/posts?page=14#14


28 posted on 12/30/2006 5:12:50 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Good question. I'm not even sure which ships are near Somalia right now.


31 posted on 12/30/2006 5:17:34 PM PST by CFC__VRWC (AIDS, abortion, euthanasia - Don't liberals just kill ya?)
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To: SunkenCiv

USS Ticonderoga Class Cruiser(CG-47)


USS Ticonderoga Class USS Anzio, a Ticonderoga class cruiser.
General Characteristics
Displacement: 9,600 tons
Length: 567 ft
Beam: 55 ft
Draught: 33 ft
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp
Speed: 30+ knots
Complement: 387 officers and enlisted
Armament: 2 x Mk 26 missile launchers, 88 x RIM-67 SM-2, 8 x AGM-84 Harpoon missiles
2 x 5 in, 2–4 x 12.7 mm guns, 2 x
2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft: 2 x SH-2 Seasprite helicopters

34 posted on 12/31/2006 3:08:25 PM PST by ricks_place
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