Proknow Surface Warfare

CG-47 Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser

DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer

DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer

LCS Littoral Combat Ship

MCM-1 Avenger Class Mine Counter Measure Ship

LSD-41 Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship

LPD-17 San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock

LHD-1 Wasp, LHA-6 America Class Landing Helicopter Assault Ship

Landing Craft, Utility, and Mechanized - LCU & LCM

Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

LCS Littoral Combat Ship

LSD-41 Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship

Landing Craft, Utility, and Mechanized - LCU & LCM

Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

Surface Warfare Mission

To provide combat ready ships to the fleet; and to supply those ships and supporting commands with the leadership, manpower, equipment, training, and material needed to achieve operational excellence and conduct prompt, sustained combat operations at sea to ensure victory

How many warships and Military Sealift Command are in the Navy's surface fleet?

Over 275 warships and more than 110 Military Sealift Commands

Capabilities

Stealth, Endurance, Firepower, Mobility, and Communication

Aspects of a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

Visual Identification: large black skirt, two large propellers aft

Mission: High speed, over the beach, amphibious landing craft, unrestricted by tides

Lift capability: 60-75 tons

Crew: 5

Aspects of Landing Craft, Utility, and Mechanized - LCU & LCM

Long flat open top

LCU: Control compartment on starboard side

LCM: Control compartment on the stern

Mission: Capable of transporting cargo, tracked and wheeled vehicles, and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers

Lift Capability: LCU: 125 tons, LCM: 58-65 tons

Crew: LCU: 15, LCM: 5

Aspects of LHD-1 Wasp, LHA-6 America Class Landing Helicopter Assault Ship

Visual Identification: Largest amphibious warship, flight deck along main deck, elevator portside

Missions: resembles a small aircraft carrier, capable of V/STOL, STOVL, and VTOL

Lift Capability: WASP: 3 LCACs, MH-60S Helicopters, AMERICA: 4 MH-60S Knighthawks, 4 CH-53E Sea Stallions

Crew: 1,108 crew (104 officers) + 1,894 embarked troops

Aspects of LPD-17 San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock

Visual Identification: two enclosed masts, angled hull and superstructure, single exhaust stack

Mission: support amphibious operations, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions

Lift Capability: 2 LCAC or 1 LCU, 2 CH-53E Sea Stallions

Weapons: 2 x RAM launchers, 2 x 30mm guns

Crew: 28 officers/340 enlisted

Aspects of LSD-41 Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship

Visual Identification: solid block superstructure, two deck mounted boat/aircraft cranes

Mission: largest capacity for landing craft (four) of any U.S. Navy amphibious platform

Lift capability: 4 LCACs, 3 LCU

Weapons: 2 x RAM launchers, 2 x 20mm CIWS mounts, 2 x 25mm machine guns, 6 x .50 caliber machines guns

Crew: 22 officers/350 enlisted

Aspects of LCS Littoral Combat Ship

Visual Identification: dual designed for max speed and shallow draft

FREEDOM class (odd numbers) - mono-hull

INDEPENDENCE class (even numbers) - tri-hull

Mission: Deploy man and unmanned vehicles and its sensors in support of mine, undersea, and surface warfare missions, designed and built by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics

Weapons: 1 x 57 mm machine gun, 2 x 20 mm guns, RAM on Freedom, SEARAM on Independent

Crew: 50-100 mission dependent

Aspects of MCM-1 Avenger Class Mine Counter Measure Ship

Visual Identification: Wooden hull, crowded decks, small singledeck house

Mission: Finding, classifying, and destroying moored and bottom mines

Weapons: .50 Caliber guns

Mission Specific Capabilities: mine hunting specific systems

Crew Size: 8 officers/75 enlisted

Aspects of CG-47 Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser

Visual Identification: Hurricane bow, split superstructure, two masts, two SPY array

Mission: Multi-mission Air Warfare (AW), Undersea Warfare (USW), Strike Warfare (STW), and Surface Warfare (SUW)

Weapons: 2 x VLS, 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x quadruple Harpoon cannisters

Aircraft: 2 MH-60 Helicopters

Mission Specific Capabilities: Towed Array Sonar, Aegis Combat system

Crew: 30 officers/300 enlisted

Aspects of the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer

Visual Identification: Open bow, split superstructure, four SPY array

Mission: Multiple-mission Air Warfare (AW), Undersea Warfare (USW), and Surface Warfare (SUW)

Weapons: 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x VLS, 2 x quadruple harpoon cannisters

Aircraft: 2 MH-60

Mission Specific Capabilities: Aegis Combat System, Towered Array Sonar

Crew Size: 28 officers/254 enlisted

Aspects of DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer

Visual Identification: Wave piercing "Tumblehome" form

Mission: Made for sustained operations in the littorals and land attack

Weapons: 80 x PVLS cells, 2 x AGS 155 mm guns, 2 x 30mm CIGS

Aircraft: 2 x MH-60R

Crew: 20 officers/140 enlisted

Endurance

three primary methods of propulsion are steam, gas turbine, and diesel

average gas turbine ship speed is 6000nm at 20 knots

Communication

data transmission via HAWKLINK, LINK 11, and LINK 16, CEC, and voice transmission

MIO, NSFS, EW

Maritime Interdiction Operations, Naval Surface Fire Support, Electronic Warfare

SM-3

In February 2008, an SM-3 fired from Lake Erie intercepted and destroyed a non-government satellite in Operation Burnt Frost

April 2009

USS Bainbridge rescued the Maersk Alabama after being hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean, U.S. Navy's first successful pirate seizure of a ship since the early 19th century

2011

After 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan surface ships provided aid in Operation Tomodachi

2016

While operating off the coast of Yemen in 2016 the USS Mason warded off multiple cruise attacks

AW

Air Warfare

SUW

Surface Warfare

ASW

Anti-submarine Warfare

BMD

ballistic missile defense

STW

Strike Warfare

MIO

Maritime Interdiction Operations

NSFS

Naval Surface Fire Support

EW

Electronic Warfare

EXW

Expeditionary Warfare

AMW

Amphibious Warfare

MIW

Mine Warfare

MOB

Mobility