USS CALIFORNIA DLGN-36 Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Frigate
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| Details about the nuclear-powered guided-missile frigate USS California, DLGN-36. Specifications include a full load displacement of 10,000 tons, overall length of 596 feet, and propulsion by two nuclear reactors providing over 10 years of normal operation without refueling. It has a speed of over 30 knots and features advanced antiaircraft, guided-missile, antisubmarine warfare systems, electronic warfare systems, Naval Tactical Data System, two 5"/54 guns, Long Range Sonar, two Tartar surface-to-air missile launchers, Antisubmarine Rocket (ASROC) launcher, and Torpedo Tubes. It also has a helicopter facility. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, delivered in 1973. |
