Arkansas

U.S.S. Arkansas

(Argos AS-53)

Class: Virginia -- 4 nuclear-propelled guided missile cruisers of 1970-75
Displacement: 11,400 tons
Dimensions: 585' x 63' x 31'6"
Machinery: 2 pressurized-water D2G reactors, steam turbines; 70,000 shp; 2 shafts
Speed: 30+ knots
Missiles: 2 twin Mk 26 Mod 0/1 launchers for Standard-MR SM-2 SAM (68 weapons); 8 Harpoon SSM Mk 141 (2 quad canisters); 8 Tomahawk SSM Mk 143 (2 quad ABL)
Guns: 2-5"/54 DP Mk 45 (2x1); 2-20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mk 16
ASW weapons: ASROC fired from forward Mk 26 launcher; 6-12.75" T.T. Mk 32 (2x3)
Helicopters: VERTREP area only
Complement: 38+516